More Reaction to Stallman and the Stupidity of the Cloud
Yesterday I posted on Richard Stallman's perplexing comments about the stupidity of cloud computing. Others are wondering about them too.
Ryan Paul at ArsTechnicna says:
Stallman's dismissal of cloud computing and call for the categorical rejection of web services is puzzling in light of the potential opportunities created by web technologies and the innovative work that is being done by software freedom advocates to bring openness to the web.
and Matt Asay at The Open Road notes some irony in Stallman's comments:
But he completely neglects to mention that he had a chance to seed the cloud, which is largely built using open-source software
TomsTechBlog concisely nails the rational way to look at cloud computing:
Cloud Computing, like anything else, is just another tool for IT infrastructure.
So weigh the pros and cons of various options and choose the best for you. That's not stupid, its just common sense.
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