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| DATE | 2009-07-20 |
| FROM | Simon Fondrie-Teitler
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Strange News this week
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From: Simon Fondrie-Teitler
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:55:48 -0400
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Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Strange News this week
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The biggest threat to free software that I see coming from the Google OS is
related to the license under which it is released, but the cloud computing
it promotes. This will pull huge amounts of users away from free software
such a open office and towards online software such as Google Docs. It will
also limit what the user can do with the desktop and the computer itself.
From what I understand of the chrome OS, it would be hard to install
anything extra on it. Please correct me if I am wrong.
All of this does not even begin to adress the privacy issues either.
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Simon Fondrie-Teitler
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On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Ron Guerin wrote:
> Ruben Safir wrote:
> > What would be interesting is if MS and Google end up in a OS war moving
> > increasingly closer to GPLed software for greater market shares. Not
> > impossible.....
> >
> >
> I'm thinking more along the lines of deja vu when Apple came out with
> their BSD kerneled OS. That was supposed to be great for "us",
> remember? I'm not sure how having vast numbers of former Free Software
> users/developers running Quartz/OS X has helped us. I must have missed
> that memo. Hopefully I'll get the one they send out for the
> Not-X/Chrome OS.
>
> - Ron
>
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The biggest threat to free software that I see coming from the Google OS is=
related to the license under which it is released, but the cloud computing=
it promotes. This will pull huge amounts of users away from free software =
such a open office and towards online software such as Google Docs. It will=
also limit what the user can do with the desktop and the computer itself. =
From what I understand of the chrome OS, it would be hard to install anythi=
ng extra on it. Please correct me if I am wrong.
All of this does not even begin to adress the privacy issues either.>
--------------------------------------------------
Simon Fondrie-Te=
itler
--------------------------------------------------
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Ron Gu= erin <ron-at-vnetworx=
.net> wrote: rgin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding=
-left: 1ex;">
Ruben Safir wrote:
> What would be interesting is if MS and Google end up in a OS war movin=
g
> increasingly closer to GPLed software for greater market shares. =C2=
=A0Not
> impossible.....
>
>
I'm thinking more along the lines of deja vu when Apple came out =
with
their BSD kerneled OS. =C2=A0That was supposed to be great for "us&quo=
t;,
remember? =C2=A0 I'm not sure how having vast numbers of former Free So=
ftware
users/developers running Quartz/OS X has helped us. =C2=A0I must have misse=
d
that memo. =C2=A0Hopefully I'll get the one they send out for the
Not-X/Chrome OS.
- Ron
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The biggest threat to free software that I see coming from the Google OS is
related to the license under which it is released, but the cloud computing
it promotes. This will pull huge amounts of users away from free software
such a open office and towards online software such as Google Docs. It will
also limit what the user can do with the desktop and the computer itself.
From what I understand of the chrome OS, it would be hard to install
anything extra on it. Please correct me if I am wrong.
All of this does not even begin to adress the privacy issues either.
--------------------------------------------------
Simon Fondrie-Teitler
--------------------------------------------------
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Ron Guerin wrote:
> Ruben Safir wrote:
> > What would be interesting is if MS and Google end up in a OS war moving
> > increasingly closer to GPLed software for greater market shares. Not
> > impossible.....
> >
> >
> I'm thinking more along the lines of deja vu when Apple came out with
> their BSD kerneled OS. That was supposed to be great for "us",
> remember? I'm not sure how having vast numbers of former Free Software
> users/developers running Quartz/OS X has helped us. I must have missed
> that memo. Hopefully I'll get the one they send out for the
> Not-X/Chrome OS.
>
> - Ron
>
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The biggest threat to free software that I see coming from the Google OS is=
related to the license under which it is released, but the cloud computing=
it promotes. This will pull huge amounts of users away from free software =
such a open office and towards online software such as Google Docs. It will=
also limit what the user can do with the desktop and the computer itself. =
From what I understand of the chrome OS, it would be hard to install anythi=
ng extra on it. Please correct me if I am wrong.
All of this does not even begin to adress the privacy issues either.>
--------------------------------------------------
Simon Fondrie-Te=
itler
--------------------------------------------------
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Ron Gu= erin <ron-at-vnetworx=
.net> wrote: rgin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding=
-left: 1ex;">
Ruben Safir wrote:
> What would be interesting is if MS and Google end up in a OS war movin=
g
> increasingly closer to GPLed software for greater market shares. =C2=
=A0Not
> impossible.....
>
>
I'm thinking more along the lines of deja vu when Apple came out =
with
their BSD kerneled OS. =C2=A0That was supposed to be great for "us&quo=
t;,
remember? =C2=A0 I'm not sure how having vast numbers of former Free So=
ftware
users/developers running Quartz/OS X has helped us. =C2=A0I must have misse=
d
that memo. =C2=A0Hopefully I'll get the one they send out for the
Not-X/Chrome OS.
- Ron
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