[governance] Ethical principles on which the Internet is based

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

Fully in agreement and thanks for sharing

--srs (htc one x)



On 17 May 2013 7:20:56 PM Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:
> From the blog of Konstantinos Komaitis, Policy Advisor of ISOC:
>
>    ...Internet technology and platforms are based on some ethical
>    considerations: the fact that everyone should have access to the
>    Internet, the fact that the Internet does not distinguish who
>    participates in its social construction and technological evolution
>    (equality of participation), the principle that there should not be
>    any discrimination in relation to the services available to users
>    (the end-to-end principle) and the Internet’s paradigm of open
>    standards are invaluable principles, which reflect ethical
>    propositions.
>
>    What makes this approach, I feel, more sustainable in the context of
>    Internet ethics, is the fact that these considerations are not
>    subjective – these are the principles under which the Internet was
>    originally built. And, we are fortunate that the ethical standards of
>    the Internet’s architects reflected such ideals that have
>    subsequently been transposed to the architecture of the Internet.
>
> Source:
> http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/05/thinking-about-ethics-internet-space
>
> Are we all in agreement with these principles, and with the assertion
> that the Internet has been originally built according to these
> principles?
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
>
> --
> Recommendations for effective and constructive participation in IGC:
> 1. Respond to the content of assertions and arguments, not to the person
> 2. Be conservative in what you send, be liberal in what you accept
>



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