クラウドコンピューティングとRichard Stallman

The concept of using web-based programs like Google's Gmail is "worse than stupidity", according to a leading advocate of free software.

Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology | theguardian.com

Richard StallmanがGmailのようなweb-based programを使うなと言っている．

"One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control," he said. "It's just as bad as using a proprietary program. Do your own computing on your own computer with your copy of a freedom-respecting program. If you use a proprietary program or somebody else's web server, you're defenceless. You're putty in the hands of whoever developed that software."

「Do your own computing on your own computer with your copy of a freedom-respecting program」というのはできる人はいいんだろうけど，できない一般人はproprietary programもwebアプリも使うだろうし，そういう人の方が多いだろうなあと．