__/ [ Roy Culley ] on Saturday 10 June 2006 13:21 \__
> begin risky.vbs
> <VAyig.17758$Qg.8088@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Colin Day <cday3@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> Bricklin updates collaborative spreadsheet
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | The biggest reason Bricklin, 54, will forever be considered an
>>> | unqualified success as a programmer is also the reason people
>>> | have high expectations for his current endeavor, in online
>>> | spreadsheets: Bricklin is the guy who gave us the spreadsheet
>>> | program.
>>> |
>>> | But it's unlikely that wikiCalc will bring Bricklin untold
>>> | spreadsheet millions at long last. The project is open source --
>>> | its underlying code is open to other tinkerers and the software
>>> | itself will be free. Businesses would pay for help in
>>> | integrating or customizing the program.
>>> |
>>> | "If this is successful, I'll show that a small-business person
>>> | can go into open source and make a living on it," Bricklin
>>> | says. "Somehow money seems to show up for open source."
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060609/ap_on_hi_te/internet_profile_bricklin
>>
>> I'm sorry, Roy, but why would anyone want a web-based spreadsheet?
One issue is unwillingness of companies to disclose financial (or whatever
other sensitive data) information to outside parties. That said, portability
is key; Price might be another; Updates, backup, upgrades and patching on
the server-side. The list is long and it applies to merely any Web
application (and embodies the emergence of mainframes).
> Time will tell of course. Doesn't appeal to me for sure. What about
> windows users that don't want to buy MS Office. Roy's just informing
> us about this 'websheet'. Now't to feel sorry about.
Clearly, the guy who invented the concept is in favour of Web applications,
as well as Open Source. I think it symbolises something of great
significance. If you suggested this a decade ago, people would have burted
in laughter. I personally replaced some desktop-side (native) software with
Web-based FOSS that I put on my domain. It's accessible from anywhere and
requires no high bandwidth for SSH with X forwarding.
Best wishes,
Roy
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