Comments on: Is the Cloud Stifling Innovation? http://edsysad.org/2010/02/24/is-the-cloud-stifling-innovation/ another ed blogger.... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:45:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Chlup http://edsysad.org/2010/02/24/is-the-cloud-stifling-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-1828 Andrew Chlup Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:15:37 +0000 http://edsysad.org/?p=186#comment-1828 I agree that the ISPs would have a fit over the idea, given that most already block ports 80 and 443. I would argue that in today's world, lack of knowledge = laziness. I can find 20 websites will graphically illustrated guides on how to setup and manage a linux webserver with 5 seconds of searching. Of course, I have to spend the time reading them to truly understand them. Mostly I'm just asking myself. "Do you really have an open Internet with the cloud"?. Basically, users of the cloud are giving up rights and freedoms because they don't have the knowledge to create their own. Twitter is cool, but what happens if the government decides to shut it down (i.e. Iran)? Gmail is great, but is really there to stop them from using your information anyway they please? Don't get me wrong I use both services and enjoy their usefulness. What worries me is that the cloud increasingly feels like the antithesis of the idea of an open and free web. Andy I agree that the ISPs would have a fit over the idea, given that most already block ports 80 and 443.

I would argue that in today’s world, lack of knowledge = laziness. I can find 20 websites will graphically illustrated guides on how to setup and manage a linux webserver with 5 seconds of searching. Of course, I have to spend the time reading them to truly understand them.

Mostly I’m just asking myself. “Do you really have an open Internet with the cloud”?. Basically, users of the cloud are giving up rights and freedoms because they don’t have the knowledge to create their own.

Twitter is cool, but what happens if the government decides to shut it down (i.e. Iran)? Gmail is great, but is really there to stop them from using your information anyway they please?

Don’t get me wrong I use both services and enjoy their usefulness.

What worries me is that the cloud increasingly feels like the antithesis of the idea of an open and free web.

Andy

]]> By: Lee Graham http://edsysad.org/2010/02/24/is-the-cloud-stifling-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-1827 Lee Graham Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:50:47 +0000 http://edsysad.org/?p=186#comment-1827 Very interesting and thought provoking concept. It would be really nifty if it worked like that. Unfortunately, I think we are beyond the point of being able to change. It makes sense that we own the content and push it to aggregators. In fact, I really like this concept better than the current model. Yet, I don't its necessarily a laziness thing, but rather lack of knowledge. I don't think that everyone has the skills to setup, manage and protect their own individual web servers at home, PLUS I'm not sure ISPs (especially those here in the US, would be too fond of this idea either). Cheers! Lee Very interesting and thought provoking concept. It would be really nifty if it worked like that. Unfortunately, I think we are beyond the point of being able to change.

It makes sense that we own the content and push it to aggregators. In fact, I really like this concept better than the current model. Yet, I don’t its necessarily a laziness thing, but rather lack of knowledge. I don’t think that everyone has the skills to setup, manage and protect their own individual web servers at home, PLUS I’m not sure ISPs (especially those here in the US, would be too fond of this idea either).

Cheers!
Lee

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