[ale] OT: Facebook and Social networking: Tim Berners-Lee closes the stable door after the horse has bolted

[Jim Kinney]

Excellent article.  Thanks for the link. FOSS may be an "also ran" entry but
it's not a Faustian deal like Windows and Mac.
On Dec 19, 2010 8:34 AM, "Jim Philips" <briarpatch.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
> After fighting back on the Facebook discussion, I wanted to assert that
I'm
> aware of the problems it presents. Nobody has offered better criticisms
than
> Tim Berners-Lee. I hope that some of the Facebook and Twitter open
> alternatives make a dent. Although I'm not terribly optimistic about it.
> Social networks serve a real purpose. That's why they're thriving. Now if
we
> can just steer them in a better direction!
>
>
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/facebook_and_social_networking_tim_berners_lee_closes_stable_door_after_horse_has_bo
>
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