Jeff Waugh wrote:
> Real Geeks (that's us, okay?) will continue to have ridiculously overpowered
> machines on their desktop so they can play games, browse, use WIMP and CLI
> interfaces because they can't get their heads out of the sand long enough to
> realise they suck, and most importantly, run servers.
> Yes, whilst everyone
> else will be happily browsing away on their web pads, Real Geeks (like us,
> okay?) will form the backbone of community hosting - allowing small-time
> users to publish on the web as easily as the big guns. This will be an
> important aspect of our contribution to the wider community.
But isn't web serving already mostly done by dedicated (thin) servers?
And that includes most community hosting, I think. (Geeks may run
the sites, but usually on web-hosting services rather than their own
desktop machines.)
> WIMP and CLI will be looked at as user interface oddities.
Hmmm... WIMP might go, but CLI will always be with us (though possibly
driven by voice recognition rather than a keyboard) -- languages have
an expressive power other interfaces can't match.
All the permanent storage may be in the fridge, the interfaces may include
webpads and remote-style controllers and game stations, and there may
be a lot of wireless networking going on, but I think the traditional
desktop (keyboard + display) will have a place -- for stuff like email,
desktop publishing, accounting, and so forth.
Danny.
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