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On 29 Jan 2010, at 05:43, Iain Buchanan wrote: |
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> They got it right for being open to OSS, but they got it wrong with |
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> the |
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> word "cloud"... |
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/29/cloud.computing.richard.stallman |
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Seems like Stallman's objections don't apply because the proposal is |
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that they own their own cloud. |
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I.E. the use of the word "cloud" is just buzzwordology to gain |
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approval & acceptance. |
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One could weigh the pros & cons of using regional data centres for |
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this, versus a server room in the basement of the individual |
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government buildings in Swansea (DVLA), Bristol (TV licensing) & |
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wherever, but I just feel too pessimistic about this today to feel |
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it's worth it. |
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Stroller. |
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