operating system

Recently I leafed through a conversation between LWN and Richard Stallman from about two decades ago. Even at that early stage his remarkably confrontational style already stood out. LWN writes in “Interview with Richard M. Stallman |”: Proprietary software is antisocial, so developing it is wrong. In most cases, the user of proprietary software is expected to promise not to share with anyone else. It’s wrong to make that agreement, wrong to keep it if you have made it, and especially wrong to lure someone else into making such a promise. Using part of the proceeds of this antisocial activity for a worthy cause cannot justify it. ...

For quite a while now there’s been the idea of being able to use your PC anytime, anywhere — whether you’re at a friend’s place or at work. The solution is called cloud computing. The entire operating system runs in the browser. In the past I’ve already written about EyeOS. You have to install EyeOS yourself and it offers relatively few features. Now there’s a provider that takes care of the installation for you and gives you online storage — and it’s all free. ...