Both Penang & the Internet were established basically for strategic .mil reasons. In both cases the .mil build was merely a kernel for a much vaster phenomenon that came along later. This kernel was a #protocol, a set of rules.
If you wanted to follow those rules, you could participate or go elsewhere. Because the protocol laid down a standard way for people to interact, it attracted smart, #adaptable, ambitious people from all over the place…
#MotherEarthMotherBoard 1996 #nealstephenson