the open stack
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1. The Open Stack (and the future of the web) Ben Werdmuller Oxford Geek Night, May 27 2009 @benwerd 2.
- Openness makes life easy, allows for new types of applications and gives users control over their data.
- It's also a brand.
- APIs are a form of lock-in.
Illustration by PSD , released under a CC attribution 2.0 license 3. Why not standardize on technology? (Diagram courtesy Marc Canter) 4. Great for developers ...
- Build libraries once, use everywhere
- Lowers development barrier to building open technology
- Opportunities for digital identity management and web application design
Photo byRev Dan Catt , released under a CC Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 license 5. ... But what about users?
- Thorny T&C, privacy issues across services
- Data is duplicated but what about updates?
- Delete?
- Lots of content / applications not supported
Photo bystriatic , released under a CC Attribution 2.0 license 6. Thanks for listening! Feedback? Ideas? Let me know: @benwerd [email_address] benwerd.com Except where otherwise noted, released under a CC Attribution 2.0 license