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The concept looks fine, but was there resistance from users to have local apps talk to cloud resources in the first place ? It looks to me like it’s just descri
by makeitdouble 4y ago
The concept looks fine, but was there resistance from users to have local apps talk to cloud resources in the first place ? It looks to me like it’s just describing the situation from a few years ago, but as a pre-packaged concept.
I understand the current situation as a result from evolving business models, that lead to better profits when the control is taken away from the user and they have to get into subscriptions for continuous use. Basically the Adobe CS story. This manifesto doesn’t touch the business aspect at all, so I’m not sure what to take from it.
- teleforce 4y agoCoincidentally, currently there are ongoing discussions on how to utilize Git outside of the software engineering field. In particular, this is small anecdotal case study on how a calendar booking/rental system can work with Git [1]. For me this is a wonderful example of application for Local-First software albeit a simple one. [1]Ask HN: Why hasn't Git been adopted outside of software engineering? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31408544 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31408544