Comments on: My Views on UbuntuOne http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/my-views-on-ubuntuone/ computer and life Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:49:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: viralnexxus http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/my-views-on-ubuntuone/#comment-487 viralnexxus Fri, 22 May 2009 12:40:09 +0000 http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/?p=705#comment-487 IMHO, I believe Ubuntu\Canonical have spent massive amounts of money, time, effort, etc... and therefore have a huge deficit to fill up. Money, as we all know, makes the world go round and although the founder\investor has lots of it, he does not have the elusive "money tree." Bottom line is, if the Ubuntu Distro stays the same and continues to put out the same great product without any fees or paid subscriptions, then why not allow them to make a fraction of the money they spent to hook us all up? IMHO, I believe Ubuntu\Canonical have spent massive amounts of money, time, effort, etc… and therefore have a huge deficit to fill up. Money, as we all know, makes the world go round and although the founder\investor has lots of it, he does not have the elusive “money tree.” Bottom line is, if the Ubuntu Distro stays the same and continues to put out the same great product without any fees or paid subscriptions, then why not allow them to make a fraction of the money they spent to hook us all up?

]]> By: neo http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/my-views-on-ubuntuone/#comment-479 neo Thu, 21 May 2009 10:50:54 +0000 http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/?p=705#comment-479 This is like saying that since my dad has done a lot for me, it is ok for him to beat me up. Canonical's primary projects have been - launchpad, landscape and Ubuntu One - all proprietary web services. Rest of Ubuntu is primarily code written by other communities like Red Hat or Novell or volunteers not associated with Canonical. This is like saying that since my dad has done a lot for me, it is ok for him to beat me up.

Canonical’s primary projects have been – launchpad, landscape and Ubuntu One – all proprietary web services. Rest of Ubuntu is primarily code written by other communities like Red Hat or Novell or volunteers not associated with Canonical.

]]> By: neo http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/my-views-on-ubuntuone/#comment-478 neo Thu, 21 May 2009 10:47:49 +0000 http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/?p=705#comment-478 No. Only pieces of Launchpad is planned to be opened up. Critical portions will remain proprietary. Why are you busily defending Canonical's proprietary tactics? No. Only pieces of Launchpad is planned to be opened up. Critical portions will remain proprietary. Why are you busily defending Canonical’s proprietary tactics?

]]> By: Manish http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/my-views-on-ubuntuone/#comment-470 Manish Sun, 17 May 2009 21:08:06 +0000 http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/?p=705#comment-470 John, I am still unable to understand why do they use some third-party encryption technology when standard, well proven technologies can perform better? When you think of Enron, we too in my country(India) have such examples where companies have misused power and trust. I think every country has such examples. John,
I am still unable to understand why do they use some third-party encryption technology when standard, well proven technologies can perform better?

When you think of Enron, we too in my country(India) have such examples where companies have misused power and trust. I think every country has such examples.

]]> By: John Caldron http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/my-views-on-ubuntuone/#comment-469 John Caldron Sun, 17 May 2009 20:39:53 +0000 http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/?p=705#comment-469 Personally, I will never use any "cloud" service that is proprietary (i.e. non open source). I do not trust any third party proprietary data encryption, who may have a back door to my sensitive data (e.g. financial and business data). If you think that private company, regardless how big it is, cannot abuse the power it has in its hands, think again. Think Enron. Remember Enron? Peopole's memory is so short... it's unbelievable. :-( John Personally, I will never use any “cloud” service that is proprietary (i.e. non open source).

I do not trust any third party proprietary data encryption, who may have a back door to my sensitive data (e.g. financial and business data).

If you think that private company, regardless how big it is, cannot abuse the power it has in its hands, think again. Think Enron.

Remember Enron?

Peopole’s memory is so short… it’s unbelievable. :-(

John

]]> By: ste h http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/my-views-on-ubuntuone/#comment-461 ste h Fri, 15 May 2009 15:27:09 +0000 http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/?p=705#comment-461 this is why im going to avoid using ubuntu. this is why im going to avoid using ubuntu.

]]> By: Manish http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/my-views-on-ubuntuone/#comment-460 Manish Fri, 15 May 2009 13:57:22 +0000 http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/?p=705#comment-460 Actually I also don't agree with Canonical's closed source software, but I am willing to pardon them for this mistake since they have done a lot for promoting Linux. Just don't start acting like Apple's AppStore. This blog post is awesome. Such an open and hot debate. I <3 it. Actually I also don’t agree with Canonical’s closed source software, but I am willing to pardon them for this mistake since they have done a lot for promoting Linux.
Just don’t start acting like Apple’s AppStore.

This blog post is awesome. Such an open and hot debate. I <3 it.

]]> By: Bigbrovar http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/my-views-on-ubuntuone/#comment-459 Bigbrovar Fri, 15 May 2009 13:31:20 +0000 http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/?p=705#comment-459 The fact that pidgin is open those not make yahoo or MSN an open source The fact that pidgin is open those not make yahoo or MSN an open source

]]> By: Bigbrovar http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/my-views-on-ubuntuone/#comment-458 Bigbrovar Fri, 15 May 2009 13:27:31 +0000 http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/?p=705#comment-458 Dont get me wrong am not saying that its not within canonical's right to make money. By all means its a company and its should make profit. moreso since its profit will go a long way in benefiting ubuntu. However it should must remember that the community plays a vital role in the success of ubuntu. and the relationship between ubuntu and canonical is one based on trust. Millions of people work day and night to make ubuntu better not because their are paid to do the job. but because they believe in the ideals that ubuntu stands for. freedom, sharing, community openness. that is the spirit of ubuntu. By using the this goodwill to brand a proprietary product it will (and is starting to ) give ubuntu bad publicity that it just doesn't need right now. in the long run this issue will hurt the trust of community in canonical which will in turn hurt revenue. The fact that pidgin is open those not make yahoo or MSN an open source even Mark Shuttle worth agrees on the essence of brand and value http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/155#comment-304419 Dont get me wrong am not saying that its not within canonical’s right to make money. By all means its a company and its should make profit. moreso since its profit will go a long way in benefiting ubuntu.

However it should must remember that the community plays a vital role in the success of ubuntu. and the relationship between ubuntu and canonical is one based on trust. Millions of people work day and night to make ubuntu better not because their are paid to do the job. but because they believe in the ideals that ubuntu stands for. freedom, sharing, community openness. that is the spirit of ubuntu. By using the this goodwill to brand a proprietary product it will (and is starting to ) give ubuntu bad publicity that it just doesn’t need right now. in the long run this issue will hurt the trust of community in canonical which will in turn hurt revenue.

The fact that pidgin is open those not make yahoo or MSN an open source

even Mark Shuttle worth agrees on the essence of brand and value http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/155#comment-304419

]]> By: chrisinspace http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/my-views-on-ubuntuone/#comment-457 chrisinspace Fri, 15 May 2009 13:07:00 +0000 http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/?p=705#comment-457 I agree with Manish completely. All of the code that directly interacts with the end-user is open source. You can examine and modify it however you like. The stuff that runs on Canonical's servers is proprietary. Ubuntu and Shuttleworth have invested a lot of money into promoting Linux and FOSS in general. I see no problem with them trying to raise some revenue to continue their efforts. I agree with Manish completely. All of the code that directly interacts with the end-user is open source. You can examine and modify it however you like. The stuff that runs on Canonical’s servers is proprietary. Ubuntu and Shuttleworth have invested a lot of money into promoting Linux and FOSS in general. I see no problem with them trying to raise some revenue to continue their efforts.

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