Title :
´Rough Consensus and Running Code´ and the Internet-OSI Standards War
Author :
Russell, Andrew L.
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
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
Keywords :
Internet; open systems; standardisation; Internet architecture; Internet standardisation; OSI standards; Open Systems Interconnection; Access protocols; Code standards; Computer architecture; IP networks; ISO standards; Internet; Satellite broadcasting; Standards publication; TCPIP; Voting; Internet standards; history of computing; organizations;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2006.42
