The concept of the Web is of universal readership.

It's time to recognise the internet as a basic human right. That means guaranteeing affordable access for all, ensuring internet packets are delivered without commercial or political discrimination, and protecting the privacy and freedom of web users regardless of where they live.

The world's urban poor and the illiterate are going to be increasingly disadvantaged and are in danger of being left behind. The web has added a new dimension to the gap between the first world and the developing world. We have to start talking about a human right to connect.

In '93 to '94, every browser had its own flavor of HTML. So it was very difficult to know what you could put in a Web page and reliably have most of your readership see it.

Everybody who runs a Web site knows we're not assured of compatibility, and we could end up with a split.

Innovation is serendipity, so you don't know what people will make.

I think when you have a lot of jumbled up ideas they come together slowly over a period of several years.