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Re: [81attendees] sucky Delta hotel network (and bufferbloat)

Dave CROCKER <dhc@dcrocker.net> Thu, 04 August 2011 13:24 UTC

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On 8/3/2011 5:46 PM, Randy Bush wrote:
> qos is about whose/which packets to drop.  i am not paid to drop
> packets, i am paid to deliver them.


Excellent.

Let's ignore capacity limits and congestion completely.  The knee of the curve 
is a waste of our efforts.

Think of how much simpler life would be if we paid no attention to downsides.

Armies would never give thought to retreat.  Armies are there to advance, not 
retreat.

Carry this further and they would not have to worry about soldiers getting 
injured.  Armies are for hurting the other guys, not getting hurt.

The medical profession would never have to worry about patients dieing.

Investors would never have to worry about the market going down.

Wouldn't it be great if a clever sound bit really did eliminate the need to 
worry about unpleasant realities?

d/

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   Dave Crocker
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