'Rough Consensus and Running Code' and the Internet-OSI Standards War

Authors:
Andrew L. Russell
Affiliations:
The Johns Hopkins University
Venue:
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Year:
2006

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Abstract

Internet historians recognize the technical achievements but often overlook the bureaucraticinnovations of Internet pioneers. The phrase, "We reject: kings, presidents, and voting. We believein: rough consensus and running code," was coined by David Clark in 1992. This article explains howthe phrase captured the technical and political values of Internet engineers during a crucial phasein the Internet's growth.