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diff --git a/ideology/fscons-2010.mdwn b/ideology/fscons-2010.mdwn index 6368619..846312d 100644 --- a/ideology/fscons-2010.mdwn +++ b/ideology/fscons-2010.mdwn @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ questions for further discussion during the conference. Antagen till konferensen ------------------------- +======================== Den 24 juli blev föredraget "Syndicated E-mail Service Against Software as a Service" antagen till temat "Infrastructure" på FSCONS @@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ segments of important infrastructure that millions of users depend on every day. Those who control the technology and its infrastructure also have power over its users. +[^1]: Good, recent examples are the European Unions IPRED directive or + the ACTA agreement. + Computing, computer labour, and power over the infrastructure ------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -180,6 +183,15 @@ object to computer work. In this context *computer labour* is all use of computers, and *own computer labour* is computer work performed for one's own part.[^3] +[^2]: Stallman uses *your own computing* to denote what we call *one's + own computer labour*. [2] We use the latter because of its broader + associations. +[^3]: Stallman points out that work performed as employee in some company + or in a cooperation project as Wikipedia is not one's own computer + work, but a part of that company's or project's work. In that case + it is not one's own freedom that is threatened, but the company's + or project's. (stallman 2010): + Internet and its servers ------------------------ @@ -197,6 +209,10 @@ independent. For example social networking sites, like Facebook, often require their users to perform their work directly on the company's servers. (Moglen 2010) +[^4]: Technically the parts of a network are *nodes*, which in the case + of Internet are servers, switches, and personal computers, and + *edges*, which are interconnecting wires. + Software as a service --------------------- @@ -244,11 +260,13 @@ concern to the sender, but there is generally no human activity (directly) involved and thus no actual work performed. In principle the same holds also for the process of receiving email. However, most popular email services are not content with that. Stallman writes, + > Some sites whose main service is publication and communication extend > it with *contact management*: keeping track of people you have > relationships with. Sending mail to those people for you is not SaaS, > but keeping track of your dealings with them, if substantial, is SaaS. > (Stallman 2010) + And using SaaS is not free computer labour. Furthermore, whether hiring a company for handling one's email imply usage of SaaS or non-free computer labour might not be the only matter of importance. @@ -365,44 +383,24 @@ free alternatives. In the long-term, however, we realize that a larger social change on a structural level is necessary. The best we can hope for is to give a small contribution to bringing about that change. -Footnotes ---------- - -[^1]: Good, recent examples are the European Unions IPRED directive or - the ACTA agreement. - -[^2]: Stallman uses *your own computing* to denote what we call *one's - own computer labour*. [2] We use the latter because of its broader - associations. - -[^3]: Stallman points out that work performed as employee in some company - or in a cooperation project as Wikipedia is not one's own computer - work, but a part of that company's or project's work. In that case - it is not one's own freedom that is threatened, but the company's - or project's. (stallman 2010): - -[^4]: Technically the parts of a network are *nodes*, which in the case - of Internet are servers, switches, and personal computers, and - *edges*, which are interconnecting wires. - References ---------- - * [1] Turner, M. et.al. (2003). "Turning Software into a Service", - Computer vol. 36, IEEE Computer Society 2003. - * [2] Stallman, R. M (2010). "Who does that server realy serve?", - Boston review, only web version - [[https://bostonreview.net/BR35.2/stallman.php]]. Revised version på - [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html]]. Fetched - 2010-08-30. - * [3] Moglen E. (2010). "Freedom in the Cloud", talk given to the New - York chapter of ISOC February 2nd 2010. Video available at - [[http://new.law.columbia.edu/isoc/eben_moglen_freedom_in_the_cloud.ogv]], - and transcription at - [[https://www.softwarefreedom.org/events/2010/isoc-ny/FreedomInTheCloud-transcript.html]]. Checked - 2010-09-10. - * [4] Free Software Foundation. "The Free Software Definition", - [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html]]. Fetched 2010-08-30. - * [5] Brownlow M. (2010). "Email and webmail statistics", - [[http://www.email-marketing-reports.com/metrics/email-statistics.htm]]. Updated - May 2010. First published April 2008. Fetched 2010-09-21. + 1. Turner, M. et.al. (2003). "Turning Software into a Service", Computer + vol. 36, IEEE Computer Society 2003. + 2. Stallman, R. M (2010). "Who does that server realy serve?", + Boston review, only web version + [[https://bostonreview.net/BR35.2/stallman.php]]. Revised version på + [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html]]. Fetched + 2010-08-30. + 3. Moglen E. (2010). "Freedom in the Cloud", talk given to the New + York chapter of ISOC February 2nd 2010. Video available at + [[http://new.law.columbia.edu/isoc/eben_moglen_freedom_in_the_cloud.ogv]], + and transcription at + [[https://www.softwarefreedom.org/events/2010/isoc-ny/FreedomInTheCloud-transcript.html]]. Checked + 2010-09-10. + 4. Free Software Foundation. "The Free Software Definition", + [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html]]. Fetched 2010-08-30. + 5. Brownlow M. (2010). "Email and webmail statistics", + [[http://www.email-marketing-reports.com/metrics/email-statistics.htm]]. Updated + May 2010. First published April 2008. Fetched 2010-09-21. |