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That’s why, not how. The how is interesting.
by egdod 7y ago
That’s why, not how. The how is interesting.
- icedchai 7y agoNot really. He asked IANA, which was literally 2 guys in a room back in the 90's. Literally anyone could get a port assigned in those days, just like anyone could get a /24 address block.
- zatkin 7y agoCorrection: 1 guy + 1 gal, not 2 guys. Joyce K. Reynolds was a woman. :-)
- kortilla 7y agoWas?
- throw0101a 7y agoChannelling Mitch Hedberg: She used to be a woman. She still is, but she used to, too. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqHA5CIL0fg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqHA5CIL0fg More seriously, she passed away in 2015: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_K._Reynolds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_K._Reynolds
- LukeShu 7y agoJoyce K. Reynolds died in 2015.
- egdod 7y agoGender is just a social construct anyway.
- ryanlol 7y ago>just like anyone could get a /24 address block. FWIW pretty much anyone who can afford the relatively low fees can still get a /24 today, but sure, the process is slightly slower.
- icedchai 7y agoBack then, /24's were free, and all it took was an email. No justification required. I still have one (legacy registration) and have never paid anything.
- tyingq 7y agoThat's fair. I was around and tangiently involved at the time, hence my ambivalence.