[FSFLA] Our Internet, Our Future: Together We Can Protect the Internet for Today and Tomorrow

[willi uebelherr]

Dear Andrew, dear friends,

how can we secure an internet if we don't have an internet? Every time I 
discuss around ISOC, I ask this question.

The name "Internet" comes from:
The Inter-connection of local Net-works".

This means that the constituent elements of an Internet are the local 
networks. And if these elements do not exist, then no Internet can 
exist. It is as simple as that.

The task of an Interent: the transport of digital data in packet form. 
Nothing else.

So it is a transport system. Everything we do with it is the application 
system and has nothing to do with transport directly. We use the 
transport system like roads and paths over arbitrary distances on our 
planet.

The only requirement to be able to act act regionally and globally is 
the definition of a language for the transport information, which we 
call Internet protocol.

The purpose is to allow 2 arbitrary end nodes, clients or servers, to 
communicate with each other if both want to do it. This eliminates any 
kind of third party intervention. Here private or state constructs.

If the free communication over telecommunication is hindered or blocked, 
then these are always private or state constructs. But they have no 
place in this sphere of communication.

Dear Andrew, your concerns are also very understandable for me. But, you 
are following a wrong focus.

with kind regards, willi
Asuncion, Paraguay



-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --------
Betreff: Our Internet, Our Future: Together We Can Protect the Internet 
for Today and Tomorrow
Datum: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:55:23 +0000 (UTC)
Von: Andrew Sullivan, Internet Society <mailer en isoc.org>
Antwort an: Andrew Sullivan <globalmembership en isoc.org>
An: willi uebelherr <willi.uebelherr en riseup.net>

Dear willi,

You’re receiving this because you believe in the power of the Internet. 
You know how it can present life-changing opportunities, how it can 
transform entire communities for the better, and how much our world 
depends on it. You know this already, because you’re part of the 
Internet Society. That means you also know we cannot take the Internet 
for granted.

The Internet needs all of us, together, because billions of people still 
lack access. It also needs all of us, together, as it faces an 
increasing number of threats—some that pose a risk to its future 
existence. The open and borderless Internet, where we trust that our 
information is private and secure, could become a thing of the past if 
we don’t act now to protect it against misguided actions from 
governments and corporations. Instead, things like the splinternet, 
Internet shutdowns, and tech policies that put people last could become 
the norm.

Fortunately, there is another way forward. Today’s Internet Society 
action plan, Our Internet, Our Future: Protecting the Internet for Today 
and Tomorrow, lights the way. It details specific, measurable actions we 
can take to build, and defend the Internet. Together, we must continue 
our tireless work to protect the open collaborative model that has 
helped the Internet become the resource that it is. We must continue to 
connect the people who are on the wrong side of the global digital 
divide. We must empower decision-makers with information so that they 
can make good choices, and we must nurture emerging Internet leaders.

Saturday, 10 December marks an important milestone for the Internet 
Society. On this day exactly thirty years ago we were incorporated as a 
nonprofit, charitable organization. How fitting that this important 
anniversary comes on the heels of our Action Plan, when the Internet 
needs all of us the most.

The powers threatening the Internet have far more resources than we do. 
But there is one thing that they don’t have:

You.

They don’t have your passion. They don’t have your energy and your 
idealism. They don’t have your drive to do what is right for the 
Internet. They do not work, as you do, to make sure the Internet is for 
everyone.

Read the 2023 Action Plan - Our Internet, Our Future: Protecting the 
Internet for Today and Tomorrow:

https://www.internetsociety.org/action-plan/2023/?utm_source=community&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ap2023&utm_content=lfa

Regards,

Andrew Sullivan
President & CEO
Internet Society


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