But the internet was designed by a comittee...and guiding its evolution as you call it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force http://en.

But the internet was designed by a comittee...and guiding its evolution as you call it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Technical_Committee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Technical_Committee And I am sure DARPA and whomever worked on the original networking protocols would horify you by their style of design by comittee...