So we're going to argue RMS vs ESR? ;) I.e. protecting user's rights vs giving my volunteer labor to money-grubbing corporations?
Dave Visit my website! http://www.davefancella.com Also, I'm currently looking for a job. So while you're at my website, look at my resume! http://www.davefancella.com/resume/dave.html On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:07 PM, Jason Stell<[email protected]> wrote: > It does not. > http://www.cryptonomicon.com/beginning.html > http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ > etc. etc. > > When we tire of leasing our data to google or if/when google's services > become inferior to those provided by NextBigThing, Inc., the OS can be > adapted by the community. The nice thing about an "open source operating > system" is that its purpose is whatever we want it to be. > > Cheers > Jason > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Dave Fancella <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > It'll be Linux-based and opened source, so I'm happy :) >> > >> >> An open source operating system whose entire purpose is for you to >> store your data on a proprietary third party server sorta defeats the >> purpose of open source programming, does it not? >> >> Dave >> >> Visit my website! >> http://www.davefancella.com >> >> Also, I'm currently looking for a job. So while you're at my website, >> look at my resume! >> http://www.davefancella.com/resume/dave.html >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Timothy R. Chavez<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > It'll be Linux-based and opened source, so I'm happy :) >> > >> > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Alex S. Jones<[email protected]> >> > 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 >> >> www.twitter.com/BaldMan >> >> www.RefreshAustin.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > -tim >> > >> > > >> > >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
