-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-30 05:42, [email protected] wrote: > Hi all. Today I saw this article: "Ubuntu One Set-Up" > > http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/08/ubuntu-one-log-in-added-to-ubuntu-13-10-installer > > > > You remember Amazon search bar from Ubuntu.From what I see Ubuntu > does step by step to resemble with Apple and Windows 8.1 which both > now require to put your name and email when you install a copy of > their operating system. I notice a comment from a user named: > Emblem Parade. He wrote: > > ((This is nice in principle, but the "Log in later" button does not > make it clear enough that this is *entirely optional*. I can see > potential new users being put off by this... "Why is this account > required and what is it good for? Do I need to be connected to the > Internet to use Ubuntu?")) >
Much like the Gnome project adopted ownCloud for its upcoming versions to provide similar (but autonomous, free software-based) services, I would expect free software projects to adopt something like Mozilla Persona + Mozilla Sync for similar functionality. The pieces are there, but it will take time/resources to achieve the same integration. A few examples: https://github.com/vickenty/browserid-pam https://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync.html Firefox OS is probably the closest to that, and Mozilla's resources are probably not going to be focusing on existing GNU/Linux, Android or other OSs to propose this integrated login + sync vision in an autonomous way in addition to the all-inclusive "better for users", cloud-managed one... so if you are worried about this, about the only way to do something tangible about it is to check what Mozilla has done and help bring that support to the OS we like - Debian seems like the best way to propagate this downstream to its derivatives. There is a team working on this at Mozilla: http://identity.mozilla.com/ Yes, I noticed supporting existing logins (Gmail, Yahoo) to integrate to their system is the latest focus, and part of a greater effort / strategy. I will be at the Mozilla Summit and I will try to influence some decisions about this, if anyone is interested in this particular field (identity/persona integration in Debian/derivatives), there is a mailing list: http://identity.mozilla.com/ Cheers, Fabian F. - -- Fabián Rodríguez http://fsf.magicfab.ca -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: PGP/Mime available upon request Comment: Using GnuPG with Icedove - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlIgnmwACgkQfUcTXFrypNVr0gCdEApwLXy5zapzJvD2mJbeAF5d qrgAoLGkoZ1VllUu2MPdSTU2RJhOD7aA =ljI3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
