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[Benjamin Hoffmeyer <hoffmeyer25 AT gmail.com>]

That's a great idea!
Thank You,
Benjamin Hoffmeyer


On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Rouben <rouben AT rouben.net> wrote:
> Community colleges! Specifically IT programs. For example, Seneca College or
> Ryerson University in Toronto.
>
> Unfortunately IMO OpenNIC is a tough sell to IPSs. They will see it as an
> added cost and possible liability. Academic institutions, on the other hand,
> tend to embrace the ideology, and specialize in running and exploring new
> ideas beyond the mainstream. After all, that's how Google search was born.
> :)
>
> It may be worthhwhile to reach out to practical community college programs
> specializing in teaching networks. I know Seneca has at least one. Students
> typically work in a lab setting and don't really get a chance to run a
> production service. I'd pitch running OpenNIC public resolvers as a pilot
> "high level" course, mich like a one or two-term practicum where students
> (or small groups of students) get to apply what they have learned in the
> classroom by running an OpenNIC resolver under the direction of their
> seasoned and experienced prof.
>
> Another angle is net neutrality research. That may be interesting to more
> high-level academic institutions such as universities. After all, OpenNIC is
> a living, breathing example of net neutrality implementation, and as such,
> may spark interest with appropriate research groups.
>
> I'm just thinking out loud here... take this with a grain of salt.
>
> Rouben
>
>
> On Saturday, 21 May 2016, Roman Hargrave <roman AT hargrave.info> wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 21 May 2016 09:44:55 -0400
>> en3r0 <en3r0.x AT gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I have been observing the project for several months now, here and
>> > lurking
>> > the IRC.
>> >
>> > Has anyone reached out to ISPs or others about having OpenNIC used as a
>> > default solution?
>> >
>> >
>> > -en3r0
>>
>> Not to my knowledge as a casual observer. That being said, the best
>> solution would be for ISP's to
>> run a slave server to the official opennic master, as this would eliminate
>> the occasional reliability issues.
>>
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> Rouben
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