Software as a Service @ Florida Linux Show (2008)
Software as a Service: Implications of Web Apps for Software Freedom
Presented at
Florida Linux Show
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Fla., USA
11 February 2008
9:30 am
- Slides: OpenDocument, PDF
Abstract: Facebook, Flickr, Google Docs… Web applications create new challenges and new opportunities for Linux users and the free software movement. Gavin will discuss the implications of “Software as a Service” for user control of software and data.
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