Hello David,

 DD>>> Tom Jenning's model for Fidonet did not happen. Fidonet has moved
 DD>> beyond his odd ideas.

 O>> You mean it became a network for dumb-asses who played stupid power
 O>> games? The P4 was always used as an excuse for the bullshit they were
 O>> doing. Maybe Tom Jennings ideas were not that odd at all.

 DD> His ideas did not survive mass exposure.

Tom Jennings has survived for decades without ever having a job.
Fidonet has survived for decades without ever having others telling
sysops (and participants) what to do.

 O>> What would happen if we dumped P4 and got rid of the *Cs?

 DD> Who will allocate the node numbers and manage the net segs? What common
tech
 DD> specs will they use?

Ask your NC.

 O>> Are there any documents of the policies before 4.07?

Of course.

 O>> I joined Fidonet in 1993.

Thanks to the NC who provided Oli with a node number.

 O>> At that time P4 was already in place.

P4 is void, and has no standing.  Individuals were never dependent
on P4 to be able to obtain a node number before or after P4.  That has
nothing to do with the price of rice in China.

 DD> It was in place when I joined in the mid/late 80s.

P4 was not even written until 1989.  Furthermore, it has never been
"in place" since it was void from the beginning.

Got anything else to make up?

--Lee

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