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Not probably right, absolutely right. And no, it won't change in the future. 99.99999% of regular people couldn't give a crap about underlying architecture or e
by reitoei 11y ago
Not probably right, absolutely right. And no, it won't change in the future. 99.99999% of regular people couldn't give a crap about underlying architecture or engineering.
- pmlnr 11y agoSustainability != engineering or architecture, it's about not losing your own data ( and memories with them ); so if more and more people are effected with DMCA takedows, 3 strike policies, they might become interested. See http://justhugo.com/2015/10/16/freedom/ http://justhugo.com/2015/10/16/freedom/ for example.
- reitoei 11y agoIt matters to you, me, other hacker news users, and the guy in the article with the "code is poetry" tattoo (shudder)... but not your average user. IMHO.
- pjc50 11y agoNon-technical people are going to be at more risk of total data loss if they try to store it themselves, sadly. This is a big part of why cloud services have taken off: they're outsourcing all the sysadmin for you. Takedowns are never going to go beyond a fraction of a percent of the population.
- EGreg 11y agoRegular people don't but organizations do. Having control over your own open source installation means: Not worrying about being charged Being able to install the plugins you want Being able to customize themes and appearance Having sensitive info stay in-house Not having to put up with a one-size-fits-all policy for eg comments or real names