Resolving the contradictions between web services, clouds, and open source

Snip: "Predicting trends in computer technology is an easy way to get into trouble, but two developments have been hyped so much over the past decade that there's little risk in jumping on their bandwagons: free software and cloud computing. What's odd is that both are so beloved of crystal-gazers, because on the surface they seem incompatible. The first trend promises freedom, the second convenience."

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