On Thu, 09 Oct 2008, Bhuvaneswaran A wrote: > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Kapil Hari Paranjape <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Apropos some flaming^Wdiscussion that took place on this list > > earier. > > > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/stallman-vs-clouds > > I also agree that stallman is wrong. ^^^^?
I did not say that I think RMS is wrong! In fact, I agree with him quite a bit in this matter. > If user is worried about security, FREEDOM, or relying upon a > third-party software vendor for data processing, well, he can have > his own setup. Of course, we are worried about Freedom. That is what the F in FOSS/FLOSS/FSF stands for! I have no objection to putting data that I would normally put on my own web pages or a public server onto the cloud. After all: (a) The cloud may be more easily reachable for some users than my own web pages. (b) The master pages for the data are with me so I can make another copy if the cloud "vanishes". Using the cloud to process data is also not such a big problem as long as data is not "secret" and the result can be easily extracted and a copy stored with me. Perhaps I am too old-fashioned! :) Regards, Kapil. -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
