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About Jon Postel
Jonathan Bruce Postel (August 6, 1943 β October 16, 1998) was an American computer scientist. He was the first and longest-serving editor of the ARPANET (later Internet) RFC document series, and wrote or edited many of protocol standards still used in the Internet today.
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βIn general, an implementation must be conservative in its sending behavior, and liberal in its receiving behavior.β
βI think they called me the closest thing to a God of the Internet. But at the end, that article wasnβt very complimentary, because the author suggested that I wasnβt doing a very good job, and that I ought to be replaced by a "professional."
Of course, there isnβt any "God of the Internet." The Internet works because a lot of people cooperate to do things together.β
Of course, there isnβt any "God of the Internet." The Internet works because a lot of people cooperate to do things together.β
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Where Wizards Stay Up Late on Jon Postel
βHe worked quietly for years as keeper of the RFCs and final arbiter in technical matters when consensus couldnβt be reached. Postel believed that decisions he had made in the course of his work over the years had been for the good of the community and that starting a company to profit from those activities would have amounted to a violation of public trust.β
The Economist on Jon Postel
βGod, at least in the West, is often represented as a man with a flowing beard and sandals... if the Net does have a god, he is probably Jon Postel, a man who matches that description to a T. Mr. Postel's claim to cyber-divinity, besides his appearance, is that he is the chairman and, in effect, the sole member of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, the organization that coordinates almost all Internet addresses.β
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βA name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there.β
About Jon Postel
Jonathan Bruce Postel (August 6, 1943 β October 16, 1998) was an American computer scientist. He was the first and longest-serving editor of the ARPANET (later Internet) RFC document series, and wrote or edited many of protocol standards still used in the Internet today.