GNU socialhttps://nu.federati.net/api/statusnet/conversation/2243527.atomConversation2024-03-28T23:18:33+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/102280406799228376New comment by strypey<p>> "[AWS] essentially meant companies that couldn't or didn't want to buy big servers of their own ..."<br /><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48634676" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/technology-486346</span><span class="invisible">76</span></a></p><p>Either this is a piece of propaganda, not journalism, or this "technology reporter" knows sod all about this technology. Prior to AWS, most companies (or other groups) had no need for "big servers". A consumer-grade desktop running GNU/Linux was adequate for most uses. Anything more could be leased from an ISP. What <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/aws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AWS</span></a> changed was the pay-per-use pricing model.</p>2976183http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-06-16T08:52:32+00:002019-06-16T08:52:32+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:nu.federati.net,2019-06-16:objectType=thread:nonce=27c0fbc8a9e496e9http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/102280367587024476New note by strypey<p>> As of now, AWS accounts for most of Amazon's profits.<br /><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48634676" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/technology-486346</span><span class="invisible">76</span></a></p><p>As if we needed another reason not to use or recommend <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/aws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AWS</span></a>. It's high time for every "ethical" tech company, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/platformcooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PlatformCooperative</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/socialenterprise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SocialEnterprise</span></a> etc, to move to commodity hosting, or reveal themselves as a non-voting subsidiary of the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/amazone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Amazone</span></a>.</p>2976177http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-06-16T08:42:34+00:002019-06-16T08:42:34+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:nu.federati.net,2019-06-16:objectType=thread:nonce=27c0fbc8a9e496e9