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To: Dan Nunn
“...like Amazon Web Services.”

I admit I don't understand what's involved with that kind of thing, but:

Suppose they did that. Suppose FR became dependent on another privately owned entity. Then suppose that other privately owned entity decided they didn't like FR’s politics or position on a particular issue and decided to cut FR off, as many here would say is their right.

What then?

38 posted on 05/25/2012 10:25:07 AM PDT by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of their ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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To: KrisKrinkle; CedarDave

Sigh. You think FR isn’t dependent on their current ISP? They could be cut off from them at any time. Does FR have a data center hosting their equipment or is it in JR’s basement? They could be cut off from them at any time as well.

Amazon has a Customer Agreement and a Service Level Agreement that covers this kind of thing. They host numerous Fortune 500 companies, power Netflix, Pfizer, and Ericsson, among others, and generate about 1% of all internet traffic. To think they are interested in the PR backlash of terminating an account on the basis of political disagreement (as if they don’t host numerous conservative sites already) is ludicrous.

And for the sufficiently paranoid, such a service can be provisioned with local backups nightly in case anything does happen.

My point: To avoid useful technology because you perceive the world is out to get you is absurd.


52 posted on 05/25/2012 10:37:46 AM PDT by Dan Nunn (Support the NRA!)
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