[aklug] Speaking of GitHub and Google and Larry

From: Greg Schmitz <greg@amipa.org>
Date: Sat Aug 17 2013 - 23:59:39 AKDT

Who does that server really serve?

by Richard Stallman

On the Internet, proprietary software isn't the only way to lose your
freedom. Service as a Software Substitute, or SaaSS, is another way to
let someone else have power over your computing.
SaaSS means using a service implemented by someone else as a substitute
for running your copy of a program. The term is ours; articles and ads
won't use it, and they won't tell you whether a service is SaaSS.
Instead they will probably use the vague and distracting term “cloud”,
which lumps SaaSS together with various other practices, some abusive
and some ok. With the explanation and examples in this page, you can
tell whether a service is SaaSS.

balance of article here:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html

--greg

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