Boot-strapping is the way

Written April 3. 2003, at 12:45 GMT.

Clay Shirky on how gradual boot-strapping is the key to building new networks: Permanet, Nearlynet, and Wireless Data

'Nearlynet' is better aligned with the technological, economic, and social forces that help networks actually get built. The most illustrative failure of 'Permanet' is the airphone. The most spectacular was Iridium. The most expensive will be 3G."

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