On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Ryan Rix wrote: > Tuna wrote: > > Top posting as a crazed act of revenge, > D:< > > > > > I'm actually with Ryan on this one. > :O What?? > > > Open Source is almost trendy, > > largely because of Google and their Android platform. Now netbook owners > > everywhere will brag about their Linux-based open source operating > > system, forgetting the freedoms they give up with could computing. And > > people ask my why I hate Google (nothing personal, I know Google peeps > > watch this list, I just don't like your employer). > Open Source *IS* trendy. Open Source has been trendy since Firefox. And > I don't even consider Firefox Free Software in its most liberal sense. > As more and more 'regular' people get involved and become users (as the > OSI, FSF and all the > > > > > There was an article in last month's Free Software Foundation Bulletin > > about Free network services. Featured were Libre.fm and Identi.ca, Free > > software replacements for last.fm and Twitter, respectively. I guess > > that's all we can do, get creative web people on our side, using the > > AGPL. > Even with the Affero, it doesn't really help the regular user without a > webserver or anything to run a webservice on. You can't just turn > around, pop it into GCC and say "here I go, a new veresion of > Identi.ca!" It's just not that simple. So, the majority of users will be > bound to nonfree (in my view, anyways) software. > > The Affero misses out on an important point, imo: How can a user be > granted the same freedom as the software creators without putting either > at risk? How do you deal with, if you somehow find a way to allow the > users' modifications to run on the software developer's dataset (as it > should!) without the risk of comprimising others' data. Virtualization > could play a huge part here, but it is only half the battle. > > > > > Jesus, I miss the days of finger. Social networking done right! > Were you even born back then? :P > > Ryan > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > http://www.obnosis.com/motivatebytruth/chromenotgold.jpeg -- (623)239-3392 Skype: obn0sis (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com