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IP: Mr Christian "mutinies" to claim "Internet Freedom" for Pitcairn Island folk
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 14:50:43 -0500
To: dave () farber net From: "Tice F. DeYoung" <ticed () bellatlantic net> Subject: Mr Christian "mutinies" to claim "Internet Freedom" for Pitcairn Island folk Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 13:48:26 -0600 X-Original-From: "Tice F. DeYoung" <ticed () mailbox bellatlantic net> Dave, A friend of mine sent this. IPers may be interested. Tice >Mr Christian "mutinies" to claim "Internet Freedom" for Pitcairn Island folk >Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 13:07:51 -0800 (PST) > > >http://www.iana.org/reports/pn-report-11feb00.htm > >Ok, this was a year ago. But it is fun. >I love the idea that once again the Pitcairn Island folk >(descendents of the "Mutiny on Bounty" rebels) have mutinied. "We want >our Internet." >The fifty Pitcairn Island residents have now reclaimed their top level >domain (.pn) >from an exploitive individual. "Back off Nigel 'Captain Bligh' Roberts." > >The lead for this was "Mr Christian (the great-great-great grandson of >Fletcher Christian) >is resident on Pitcairn." Clark Gable as Fletcher in the original movie. >Yeh, good movie. > > >A litte more history: > http://www.lareau.org/bounty.html
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