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		rmc on Sept 29, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IEEE Refuses to Accept Public-Domain Papers? Is there any part of the modern web that the IEEE were involved with? TCP? HTTP? etc?

kronusaturn on Sept 29, 2011 | [–]

No, the IETF is to blame for TCP and HTTP.

sophacles on Sept 29, 2011 | [–]

Well, ethernet is kind of a big deal, and arguably a pretty important factor in networking in general. Sure there are other technologies, but a decent standard is a huge part of why we can all just plug in.

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