This link has been bookmarked by 12 people . It was first bookmarked on 04 Jun 2008, by Antonio Tombolini.
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14 Jul 09
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Freedom and privacy in the cloud: a call for action
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May, 2008
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02 May 09
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17 Jul 08
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Freedom and privacy in the cloud: a call for action
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If you are a supporter of the free software movement, you can easily opt for Gimp instead of Photoshop, or Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. You can also protect the privacy of your data by using the many encryption tools that are available (GPG, TrueCrypt, …). But when it comes to web applications things get complicated.
The benefits of web apps (ubiquitous access, seamless upgrades, reliable storage, …) are many, but quite often users lose their freedom to study, modify and discuss the source code that powers those web apps.
Furthermore, we are forced to trust web applications provider with our data (bookmarks, text documents, chat transcripts, financial info, … and now health records) that no longer resides on our hard disks, but are stored somewhere “in the cloud”.
It’s not a nice situation when you have to chose between convenience and freedom.
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1. Choose AGPL
Why is AGPL important? Because it means that, if you are an application service provider and your services are based on software with an AGPL license, you have to make the source code available to anyone that uses the service
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01 Jul 08
Rhea Myers"This is a post about freedom. The freedom to keep your data for yourself and the freedom to run free software. You should be able to reclaim and enjoy these freedoms also when using web applications."
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30 Jun 08
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04 Jun 08
Antonio TomboliniUno dei più ambiziosi (quanto fattibili) progetti presenti in rete. Io mi ci spenderei da "evangelizzatore", ma serve gente che dia una mano per fare tutto il resto. Fatevi sotto.
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