If anyone had doubts that Richard Stallman dislikes Google’s new Chrome OS, he laid them to rest in an interview with the Guardian Tuesday. The Chrome OS will push people into careless computing by forcing them to store their data in the cloud, said Stallman, who’s the founder and president of the Free Software Foundation. Further, users don’t have a legal right to their data if it’s stored on a company’s servers, Stallman suggested. His comments come just days after Google launched a preview of the Chrome OS in San Francisco.
That's so narrow minded..
He speaks as if google Chrome OS was build to replace all forms of computing.. that's like saying smart phones aren't useful because I can't create a powerpoint presentation with the same ease as with my pc.
Google Chrome OS computers are made to be complementary devices... like the ipad is complementary.
Te argument that people won't want to keep their data on the cloud is uneducated. People post their photos, whereabouts, documents etc etc on the net already for years.. yeah.. that's all subjected to espionage.. theft. etc.. but if you got something to hide then you aren't just going to place it on the net like that are you??? He makes the argument of a paranoid person.. most users aren't that paranoid.. it's just that the paranoid users make a lot of noise so it seems like people actually care all that much about privacy, when it's quite obvious that most exposure occur due to user carelessness.
Finally. It amazes me that he'd think that the topics raised weren't debated internally by google and that measures and policies to establish content propriety weren't thought of... he trutlky is underestimating their thinking power.
In my opinion. Google Chrome OS has a place in the future of tech market. Running in circles like a chicken on fire due to fear of change gets you no where.. ;)
Stallman speaks truth. phatpungu takes serious analysis as extremism. I see why. I've read many privacy and business model laments on storing data in the cloud. There is a middle ground between trying to stop it from happening (being paranoid) and mindlessly embracing it. Let us find the middle together.
For instance : how about if we expect all free online storage/program companies to report to the people who use it. Do real reports on how much they made off of the user. Give monetary credits to people who make the providers more than they use etc etc. Also of course report real privacy details and customer tweaks.
It is not easy to tell if RMS is putting on a show or if he really believes his own words. In any case, that sort of stance is to be expected since it fits his overall image presented to the portion of the FOSS community who dote on his antics. It is easy to tell an RMS fan(atic), they use GNU/Linux instead of the common term Linux to describe things. They will not even use the terms "Chrome", "Android", or even "Ubuntu" without some clarification that they are actually "GNU/Linux".
Google provides a lot of services gratis and also a lot of technology at the same price to the user. They also derive quite an income due to the robustness of their brand from sales of advertising "impressions" and custom software and services to businesses. That is a much more effective strategy than simply being a cultist.
The Google cloud and Chrome OS have little to fear from Stallman's disdain.
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Why Richard Stallman Takes No Shine to Chrome
Posted by: Richard Adhikari December 15, 2010 02:56 PMIf anyone had doubts that Richard Stallman dislikes Google’s new Chrome OS, he laid them to rest in an interview with the Guardian Tuesday. The Chrome OS will push people into careless computing by forcing them to store their data in the cloud, said Stallman, who’s the founder and president of the Free Software Foundation. Further, users don’t have a legal right to their data if it’s stored on a company’s servers, Stallman suggested. His comments come just days after Google launched a preview of the Chrome OS in San Francisco.
He speaks as if google Chrome OS was build to replace all forms of computing.. that's like saying smart phones aren't useful because I can't create a powerpoint presentation with the same ease as with my pc.
Google Chrome OS computers are made to be complementary devices... like the ipad is complementary.
Te argument that people won't want to keep their data on the cloud is uneducated. People post their photos, whereabouts, documents etc etc on the net already for years.. yeah.. that's all subjected to espionage.. theft. etc.. but if you got something to hide then you aren't just going to place it on the net like that are you??? He makes the argument of a paranoid person.. most users aren't that paranoid.. it's just that the paranoid users make a lot of noise so it seems like people actually care all that much about privacy, when it's quite obvious that most exposure occur due to user carelessness.
Finally. It amazes me that he'd think that the topics raised weren't debated internally by google and that measures and policies to establish content propriety weren't thought of... he trutlky is underestimating their thinking power.
In my opinion. Google Chrome OS has a place in the future of tech market. Running in circles like a chicken on fire due to fear of change gets you no where.. ;)
For instance : how about if we expect all free online storage/program companies to report to the people who use it. Do real reports on how much they made off of the user. Give monetary credits to people who make the providers more than they use etc etc. Also of course report real privacy details and customer tweaks.
Google provides a lot of services gratis and also a lot of technology at the same price to the user. They also derive quite an income due to the robustness of their brand from sales of advertising "impressions" and custom software and services to businesses. That is a much more effective strategy than simply being a cultist.
The Google cloud and Chrome OS have little to fear from Stallman's disdain.