On 3/22/06, Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Gordon Messmer wrote: > > > > > > I think there's a difference between waiters and ISPs. I've never had a > > waiter serve my meal late because he doesn't like serving it. > > Not analogous. Your ISP is not refusing you service, nor is he delaying > packets which you own. > > > Why is it legitimate for an ISP to sell you a link of a given bandwidth, > > and then tell you how you can use it? > > They don't sell you a link of a given bandwidth and then tell you > how you can use it. They license you to use *their* equipment, and > then tell you how you can use *their* equipment. And you *agree* > to the terms when you sign up to use *their* equipment. > And you *pay* them for the privilege. Such things go two ways. -- imalone -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
