[ih] Dan Lynch has passed away

[Dave Crocker]

On 3/31/2024 10:50 PM, Barbara Denny via Internet-history wrote:
> asn't it originally called TCP Bake Off?

Bake-offs were part of protocol development from the start of the 
Internet development.  (And earlier.)  These were narrow efforts to 
test/ensure interoperability for specific protocols.

If I remember the details correctly...

As the Internet gained adoption, in the latter 1980s, under the auspices 
of Heidi Heiden and the Defense Data Network, a small meeting was held 
to facilitate the growing TCP/IP adoption.  Think of it as a technology 
transfer  event, gathering Internet experts and Internet newbies. There 
were already some Internet-oriented companies active, but deep knowledge 
of implementation, deployment, and use of the protocols was still scarce.

The event was quite successful.  Dan asked Heiden whether more were 
planned, was told no, and decided that having more events like that 
would be worth pursuing commercially.


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