US data centers get bigger, but there are fewer of them – survey • The Register
The IDC report that El Reg uses for this is very much worth looking at. Essentially, starts by numerating the obvious--the cloud's increasing dominance--but does so by nuancing the crucial point often elided: that this move away from corporate centralized intranets is a move to 3rd-party service providers. That migration is immensely important, for a couple of reasons. One is that it implicitly promotes the development of specific technologies able to manage a renaissance of data. Another is that it puts into play a logic of standards and even code openness. And it implicitly lays the groundwork for the creation of a professional class able to work in this burgeoning field.
2012-10-23
2012-10-18
ApacheCon NA 2013 | Welcome
ApacheCon NA 2013 | Welcome
And ApacheCon EU has not even taken place yet! But it's not too early to consider the North American version. Apache Software Foundation is an institution that has steadfastly nurtured and promoted open source projects benefiting all who use just about anything to do with computing. That means that each Apache Conference offers the rare opportunity to meet and even discuss software and community with the contributors making up Apache.
And ApacheCon EU has not even taken place yet! But it's not too early to consider the North American version. Apache Software Foundation is an institution that has steadfastly nurtured and promoted open source projects benefiting all who use just about anything to do with computing. That means that each Apache Conference offers the rare opportunity to meet and even discuss software and community with the contributors making up Apache.
2012-09-12
Michael Geist - Has Canada Effectively Shifted from Fair Dealing to Fair Use?
Michael Geist - Has Canada Effectively Shifted from Fair Dealing to Fair Use?
Probably already posted on this but it is important. There is also an analysis of the ruling, today: http://www.wcl.american.edu/pijip/go/events/sep-12-fair-dealing
Geist's analysis holds open the idea that Canada is moving from the more limited fair dealing to the more expansive fair use, which is in use in the US. Because fair use does not rely on what is effectively a list of exceptions to copyright but allows for unimagined possibilities, it seems friendlier to innovation, or the use of existing copyrighted sections in ways novel (and previously unimagined and unspecified). As Geist and others point out, fair use is not free for all, however. But read the analysis and the other references.
Probably already posted on this but it is important. There is also an analysis of the ruling, today: http://www.wcl.american.edu/pijip/go/events/sep-12-fair-dealing
Geist's analysis holds open the idea that Canada is moving from the more limited fair dealing to the more expansive fair use, which is in use in the US. Because fair use does not rely on what is effectively a list of exceptions to copyright but allows for unimagined possibilities, it seems friendlier to innovation, or the use of existing copyrighted sections in ways novel (and previously unimagined and unspecified). As Geist and others point out, fair use is not free for all, however. But read the analysis and the other references.
2012-09-11
2012-06-11
What are OpenOffice backers doing for cloud/mobile era? | ZDNet
What are OpenOffice backers doing for cloud/mobile era? | ZDNet
Sigh: conclusions reached without much research, it seems. There are actually several efforts underway to deploy OpenOffice (or any full ODF editor) as a cloud-based service, accessible via desktop or cloud. One in particular, demonstrated at the Brussels ODF Plugfest, uses HTML5, but others are looking to native iOS apps. The point is that the public sector and many, many consumers want this. (Can anyone say, "Kickstarter"?)
Sigh: conclusions reached without much research, it seems. There are actually several efforts underway to deploy OpenOffice (or any full ODF editor) as a cloud-based service, accessible via desktop or cloud. One in particular, demonstrated at the Brussels ODF Plugfest, uses HTML5, but others are looking to native iOS apps. The point is that the public sector and many, many consumers want this. (Can anyone say, "Kickstarter"?)
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