The Open Stack (and the future of the web) Ben Werdmuller Oxford Geek Night, May 27 2009 @benwerd

Openness makes life easy, allows for new types of applications and gives users control over their data. It's also a brand. APIs are a form of lock-in. Illustration by PSD , released under a CC attribution 2.0 license

Openness makes life easy, allows for new types of applications and gives users control over their data.

It's also a brand.

APIs are a form of lock-in.

Why not standardize on technology? (Diagram courtesy Marc Canter)

Great for developers ... Build libraries once, use everywhere Lowers development barrier to building open technology Opportunities for digital identity management and web application design Photo by Rev Dan Catt , released under a CC Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 license

Build libraries once, use everywhere

Lowers development barrier to building open technology

Opportunities for digital identity management and web application design

... But what about users? Thorny T&C, privacy issues across services Data is duplicated – but what about updates? Delete? Lots of content / applications not supported Photo by striatic , released under a CC Attribution 2.0 license

Thorny T&C, privacy issues across services

Data is duplicated – but what about updates?

Delete?

Lots of content / applications not supported

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