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• Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology | guardian.co.uk
  mike
  6 days ago
  

  Stallman is completely out of touch with ordinary people. There IS an argument to be made that you are relinquishing control to a 3rd party when using cloud computing.

  But that can be a good thing - most people do NOT do a good job of updating their systems, maintaining security, backing up their data, etc.

  His railing against cloud computing is equivalent to saying that we should all grow our own food - otherwise we become dependent on the farmers.

  He also has the impression that ordinary people would be able to modify their own open source software to suit their needs and so they are not "locked in" - since they can always modify their own programs. Is he really so out of touch to realize that most people don't have the skills or inclination to do this?

  Anyone I've ever met who knows RMS thinks he's a paranoid wacko - unfortunately, he's a wacko with a platform to speak nonsense and have the press listen to him.

  Quoted: He says web-based programs like Google's Gmail will force people to buy into locked, proprietary systems that will cost more and more over time

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