<p>Excellent article. Thanks for the link. FOSS may be an "also ran" entry but it's not a Faustian deal like Windows and Mac. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 19, 2010 8:34 AM, "Jim Philips" <<a href="mailto:briarpatch.jim@gmail.com">briarpatch.jim@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> After fighting back on the Facebook discussion, I wanted to assert that I'm<br>
> aware of the problems it presents. Nobody has offered better criticisms than<br>> Tim Berners-Lee. I hope that some of the Facebook and Twitter open<br>> alternatives make a dent. Although I'm not terribly optimistic about it.<br>
> Social networks serve a real purpose. That's why they're thriving. Now if we<br>> can just steer them in a better direction!<br>> <br>> <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/facebook_and_social_networking_tim_berners_lee_closes_stable_door_after_horse_has_bo">http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/facebook_and_social_networking_tim_berners_lee_closes_stable_door_after_horse_has_bo</a><br>
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