It's wild that we're still having this fight. It is literally the first internet fight! The modern internet was born out of an epic struggled between #
Bellheads (who believed centralized powers should decide how you used networks) and #
Netheads (who believed that services should be provided and consumed "at the edge"):
https://www.wired.com/1996/10/atm-3/2/
The most vicious battle on the Net today is a secret war between techies. At stake is nothing less than the organization of cyberspace.
Steve G. Steinberg (WIRED)