Can we rely on competition to ensure that the freedoms and privacy that
the users want is available?
-Adrian
Henry Litwhiler wrote:
On 3/28/10 2:38 PM, Adrian Thurston wrote:
My opinion here is that something as fundamental as what GNU social
aims to be should no limit itself to particular languages/environments
based on what the cheap hosting providers are willing to host.
I don't expect the average internet user to go out and get a virtual
private server, however. What I envision are GNU social service
providers popping up in the same way that free email providers do.
-Adrian
That is quite possible, and it is a valid scheme, so long as these
hosting providers respect the freedoms and privacy of their users. If
they don't, the users will be no better off than if they were using an
existing social networking tool like Facebook.
--
Henry L.
