I don't know what happened below, but I dislike that Alex's words are quoted to appear as something I wrote. Alex did quote me, but he quoted me saying something else, and the "I think we should instead…" is not words I wrote. So, Mike, please be careful about these things. Thanks
On 10/23/2015 07:04 PM, Mike Gerwitz wrote: > On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 22:22:51 +0200, Alexander Berntsen wrote: >> On 23/10/15 16:02, Aaron Wolf wrote: >> I think we should instead embrace it, and build a ladder to a future >> where it may be rejected. And if one accepts this opinion, as I do, >> one must work hard to ensure that SaaSS doesn't trick anyone. > > SaaSS, by definition, can always trick the user---you are not in control > of your computing.[0] I can imagine ways in which that this risk can be > reduced, but fundamentally, unless you can examine and modify the > _exact instance of_ the software that you run, you are not in control. > > [0]: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html > -- Aaron Wolf co-founder, Snowdrift.coop music teacher, wolftune.com
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