Steve Crocker
Steve Crocker
Stephen D. Crockeris the inventor of the Request for Comments series, authoring the very first RFC and many more. He received his bachelor's degreeand PhDfrom the University of California, Los Angeles. Crocker is chair of the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, ICANN...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth15 October 1944
CountryUnited States of America
clear fix quite
It's quite worrisome. There isn't a clear fix for this as it stands.
bomb built
It's like they built a better bomb by having it enriched.
attention close networking paying
When the IETF started 20 years ago, I was not paying close attention to networking issues, but shortly after that I did get involved.
against james time
Any time we go against James River, it's going to be a big match.
writing mail lists
E-mail also changed things in that you don't have to write a full document to discuss something. You can just send an e-mail to a list.
numbers people important
We are having Internet Governance discussions and meetings and a very large number of people are discussing the future of the Internet who have no clue as to what the Internet is except that it is important and that they have to be involved.
lasts internet mass
Usenet is 'the last uncensored mass medium.'
fun internet combination
An elegantly organized tour of the Internet, both fun and informative, a rare combination!
people quality important
The most important thing for the IETF to do is to continue to organise and manage itself to develop the highest quality technical work and to do so in an efficient and open way that is inviting to new people.
important world internet
The Internet has become important on the world's stage.
people groups grew
The initial organisation, we called ourselves the Network Working Group, consisted of 6 to 10 people. We then quickly grew to 30 people and then to 50 people.
technology data voice
Seriously, we are in the midst of the convergence of voice and data and that is challenging the infrastructure of the telephone companies. There are huge commercial interests in the basic technology, but even more so in content delivery and control of content.
cutting issues space
It was immediately clear to me that security was a cross-cutting issue, so rather than dividing the space up in parallel with each of the other areas, I wanted security cut across the areas in addition to having its own content.
atheist clever today
Today's religion will be the future's mythology. Both believed at one time by many; but proved wrong by the clever.