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===Reaction===
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Dr. Cerf has been humble with regards to both sharing credit of the "invention" of the Internet, and aware of the large number of people who contributed to its development, both before and after himself. He has been quoted as saying that building a tool is one thing, but credit for what people do with that tool is something that no inventor can claim.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/16/technology/16internet.html?pagewanted=2 NYTimes.com]</ref>
Dr. Cerf has been humble with regards to both sharing credit of the "invention" of the Internet, and aware of the large number of people who contributed to its development, both before and after himself. He has been quoted as saying that building a tool is one thing, but credit for what people do with that tool is something that no inventor can claim.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/16/technology/16internet.html?pagewanted=2 NYTimes.com]</ref>
==Values==
As one of the most widely respected and well-known Internet evangelists, Mr. Cerf takes vocal stands on a number of ICT and Internet Governance issues, including:
* Vint Cerf believes in the need for anybody to remain anonymous or pseudonymous on the Internet; he believes this needs to also be supported by strong authentication tools.
* Mr. Cerf has argued that unnecessary patents can stifle innovation, and noted that the Internet would not have experienced such rapid and robust development had he and his partners tried to protect its design.<ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/14/vint-cerf/#.TsGmctgvSD8.twitter VentureBeat.com
==Education==
==Education==