[ih] GOSIP & compliance

[Johan Helsingius]

On 19/03/2022 23:37, Bob Purvy via Internet-history wrote:

> By the way, the Minitel *did* ring all the bells. I used one in Paris in
> 1989. It was pretty nice, and they had the revenue model down pat. It was
> only the PTT's ineptitude, slowth, and narrow-mindedness that kept that
> from taking off and selling the OSI model. They didn't even try.

The problem with Minitel wasn't actually the PTT - they actually wanted
to make it more open and Internet-like. The problem was the traditional
publishing industry that feared the online small ads and marketplaces,
and successfully lobbied for all kinds of restrictions.

	Julf