except for collaborative writing, I'm not sure that I see the advantage of cloud computing. Could somebody spell it out for me?
On Mon, 2010-03-01 at 19:39 -0500, Jim Hartley wrote: > Sean O'Connor wrote: > > > > > They are working on a linux distro and you can download the development > > version now at http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os. Be aware however > > that it is extremely locked down, everything happens in the browser. > > Any changes on the local system are actually removed on restart. > > > I think a lot depends on what you are trying to do, and even more, on > HOW MANY PEOPLE are trying to do it. For a group of people--some kind of > company or something--this CLOUD may well be a good thing. Outside of > e-mail and browsing, **MY** main occupation on the computer right now is > writing (short stories, novels, etc.). This is a very solitary > occupation, and one that this author wants done MY WAY (thank you, Frank > Sinatra). If I use a particular version of OpenOffice because the newer > version has a (to me) SHOWSTOPPER bug, I certainly don't want Google or > anyone else telling me the next time I start the machine that they have > generously upgraded me to the new, bugy, unusable version (NO > autoupdates on this one!). > > Bottom line - I would never use this "chromium-OS", it simply wouldn't > work for me. YMMV. > > Jim Hartley -- Robert Mark Wallace 60 Delaware Road Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 Telephone: (845) 566-0586 Please note my new address and update your records _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Mar 3 - Sahana and 7 Years of MHVLUG Celebration Apr 7 - Nagios May 5 - Android
