I know how open source works; and, it still seems risky to store my documents or information solely on another server. What happens if Google removes/disables their API's after they get us all reliant on them? Whoever controls that server controls my docs and information. This means I must have duplicates of everything just as I do now. I just don't see the big advantage. I don't trust the fine print to save me either. I'm starting to sound like a Libertarian. Ha!
Cody Marx Bailey wrote: > I share your same sentiment on the Google dictator/evil thing. > However, they are developing this software open source and will be > able to connect to any service available online. You won't be locked > into using gmail/gdocs/gwhatever... but they will provide that > functionality up front. Remember, as part of the open source > community, it is our responsibility to ensure that things like this > don't happen. If teh Google creates this amazing platform and we sit > on our laurels and it's completely tied into their services and theirs > services only, then they haven't failed we have. > > On the flip side of this, so long as the EULA and legal side of things > are taken care of, we, the users of Google's services will still > retain the power to take our data with us. Corporations can only > dictate when you have given the ability to dictate. > > -Cody > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Holly Fortenberry > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Thanks for sharing Alex. Does this make anybody else nervous? > I'm sure > their intentions are pure now (or started out pure at least); but, > absolute power corrupts. What happens down the road when Google > controls everything? I don't know if like having all my > electronic eggs > in the Google basket (thus I have resisted total reliance on their > apps). Notice how they ask if you are a "good Google citizen" in the > article? Creepy. Seems like a vast monopoly to me, one to make > MS seem > like child's play. Maybe I'm being paranoid...but, maybe not. > > > Alex S. Jones wrote: > > Google has just announced Chrome OS, "an open source, lightweight > > operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks." This > > has some interesting implications for Web professionals. In addition > > to the improvement of netbooks, which will see major growth in > the new > > few years given the migration of data and key apps to the cloud > > (Google Apps are no longer in beta by the way), this opens the path > > for a wide variety of Web-based apps built by small companies and > > entrepreneurs to make a splash. > > > > Announcement: http://tr.im/chros > > Wired's Take: http://tr.im/chros2 > > > > What's your take? > > > > Alex Jones > > www.SilverSpider.com <http://www.SilverSpider.com> > > www.twitter.com/BaldMan <http://www.twitter.com/BaldMan> > > www.RefreshAustin.org <http://www.RefreshAustin.org> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Cody Marx Bailey > 979-574-9199 > The Creative Space (.org) > 211a West Wm J Bryan Pkwy > Bryan, Texas 77803 > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
