I think it is important to support and encourage the growth of freenets
to counter corporate media interests. The services they provide don't
include all the bells and whistles that commercial servers provide, but
they do offer an important alternative.

Harry


On Mon, 12 May 1997, brian j. callahan wrote:

> Which brings us to the internet and listservs like this.  Doesn't it seem
> likely that as the internet because more commercialized, listservs and other
> means of discussion will become run by these same media corporations?  All
> that's needed is a change in the way payment for use is structured, and
> they've started pushing for that.
>
> Or am I just being paranoid?
>