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Richard Stallman's 2008 warning that cloud computing is a trap resurfaces

Original: Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder Richard Stallman (2008)

Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project, warned in a 2008 interview with the Guardian that cloud computing is 'a trap' aimed at forcing people to buy locked-down machines and rent processing power from centralized providers. He argued it suits vendors like Google and Microsoft while leaving users dependent on remote servers. His remarks are being revisited amid ongoing concerns about concentration of computing power.

Why now: People are sharing the old warning because debates over centralized cloud and AI providers have made Stallman's 2008 criticism feel newly relevant.

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• Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder Richard Stallman (2008) · arm32 · 13

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