+1 in THEORY the original question sounds well, in PRACTICE it is quite different. Norbert On 5/17/2012 14:09, David Cake wrote: > On 17/05/2012, at 1:42 PM, Horacio T. Cadiz wrote: > >> On 05/16/2012 08:43 AM, David Cake wrote: >>> I've suggested previously that the only reason alternate roots have >>> failed in the past is that none of them have got significant user >>> share, and that Pirate bay/The Pirate party is one of the few groups >>> that could probably provide impetus for a significant uptake. >> Why do you think Pirate Bay would gain more traction than >> the other alternate roots? What makes them different from >> AlterNIC and the like? > A very small percentage of the population care about DNS, and even know what AlterNIC is. > A much larger percentage of the population care about access to pirated media, and know what Pirate Bay is. > Or to put it another way - does anyone think it likely that AlterNIC, or other alternate roots, would ever have their own political party, that actually gets members elected in several countries? > Cheers > David > -- Norbert Klein Website: http://www.thinking21.org eMail: [log in to unmask]