Stallman's new enemy: the cloud

[Evan Leibovitch]

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Neil Watson wrote:

> Remote service based software, which is what the 'cloud' really is,
> is definitely useful.  I use it myself by hosting my own server and
>  accessing from client sites and when on the road.  With suitable
> terms of service agreement I might trust a corporation to host for
> me but let's be honest.  How often are terms of service fair or
> trustworthy?

It likely has to do with the business models. Cloud services which
offer no fees have to make their money somewhere, whether from ads or
access to customer data. I would expect paid services (such as
salesforce.com) to be more trustworthy, since they do not need to
depend on data-reuse for revenue sources.

- - Evan


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