Re: Shepherds and sheep
"DARPA's driving goal was to create a system for military communication that could survive a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union."
Unfortunately, this is a common myth. Some of the things invented while getting the internet working were used in such systems, but that wasn't the purpose of the network. Its decentralized nature was due to necessity (things breaking a lot) and convenience (you could add more stuff just by complying with the protocols).
Biting the hand that feeds IT
