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On Thursday 07 May 2009 08:04, Henry Bremridge wrote: > Release Attached) > Reply-To: > In-Reply-To: <8b9d21f20905050944y76d780a2nc9912d5cde6fa718@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 05:44:23PM +0100, Richard Brown wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 2009/5/5 > > Subject: "Ubuntu In The Clouds - The Revolution" (Press Release Attached) > > To: > > > > > > Hi, my name is Vince and I want to introduce you to a new technology > > called "Virtual - Cloud Computing". This technology allows you to have > > "On Demand" remote control access to your Ubuntu computer desktop 24 > > hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, anywhere there is a > > public broadband internet connection. This is just a way of them hosting your data and apps and charging you for the privilege and not really doing a lot for your: You can set yourself up to access all your stuff over the web to your stuff at home/office. If your IT/comms at home/office got down you cant access their stuff anyway - without leaving your home/office and getting access elsewhere. I think a better approach would be co-operative cloud computing where you share a portion of your cloud with (several) others so you act as backup for them and they for you and in case of your comms failure you can access your data at theirs or over the internet. Its a new approach to 'computing without the tears at a cost'. A bit like driving without a driving license or any map reading abilities and a chauffeur who has his own agenda. While I think cloud computing has some fantastic possibilities the ones most touted seem to be from parasitic industries. Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html