[ NNSquad ] Re: Catalog of Measurement Tools

["Larry Press" <lpress@csudh.edu>]

> foundation for an initial set of
> recommended software that folks can use to begin exploring the
> capabilities and conditions of their own Internet connectivity.


This strikes me as an excellent suggestion.  I have been lurking on the 
list, and it seems to me that the key contribution we can make is not 
deciding what *should* be done, but putting transparent, easy to use (e.g. 
as Firefox add-ons) tools in the hands of millions of people to find out 
what *is* being done.  Those tools should aggregate the results as well as 
report them back to the users.

Larry

  [ Packages that could ultimately be folded into toolbars, plugins,
    and the like would be ideal, keeping in mind the open
    source requirement.

                                  -- Lauren Weinstein
                                     NNSquad Moderator
                                                        ]