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