What's RMS, and How do I Avoid it? Or, Learn What the Intenet is, and What it Isn't

"What the Internet Is and How to Stop Mistaking It for Something Else."
World of Ends (March 10, 2003)

"There are mistakes and there are mistakes.

"Some mistakes we learn from. For example: Thinking that selling toys for pets on the Web is a great way to get rich. We're not going to do that again.

"Other mistakes we insist on making over and over. For example, thinking that:..."

There's a four-point list of what the Web isn't, a discussion of what it is, and a plea not to succumb to "Repetitive Mistake Syndrome."

Pretty good reading - particularly since we're still dealing with outbreaks or RMS.