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'Rough Consensus and Running Code' and the Internet-OSI Standards War

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Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Date of Publication: July-Sept. 2006
Author(s): Russell, A.L.
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
Volume: 28 , Issue: 3
Page(s): 48 - 61
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Abstract

Internet historians recognize the technical achievements but often overlook the bureaucratic innovations of Internet pioneers. The phrase, "We reject: kings, presidents, and voting. We believe in: rough consensus and running code," was coined by David Clark in 1992. This article explains how the phrase captured the technical and political values of Internet engineers during a crucial phase in the Internet's growth

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ISSN :  1058-6180
INSPEC Accession Number: 9094318
Digital Object Identifier :  10.1109/MAHC.2006.42
Date of Current Version :   21 August 2006
Issue Date :   July-Sept. 2006
Sponsored by :   IEEE Computer Society





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