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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    1. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 15 May 2015

      The problem with Linux companies is that they’re still making operating systems in a world of integrated, seamless experiences. (1/2)

      3 replies 9 retweets 12 likes
    2. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 15 May 2015
      Replying to @aral

      That's like making an engine and trying to compete with someone who makes a car. (2/2)

      3 replies 7 retweets 5 likes
      Aral Balkan‏ @aral 15 May 2015

      Challenge to Linux companies: I walk into a store and I buy a device—it has Linux + *distributed services/storage* preinstalled. Boom!

      1:35 AM - 15 May 2015
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        2. Soviet Sleeper‏ @TheRealDod 15 May 2015
          Replying to @aral

          @aral as long as it's #p2p. Centralised services can pwn you regardless of how open your device is.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 15 May 2015
          Replying to @TheRealDod

          @TheRealDod Yep :) I use distributed topology and p2p interchangeably.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        2. João Batista‏ @jnfbatista 15 May 2015
          Replying to @aral

          @aral Don't you think ubuntu fits that description?

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        3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 15 May 2015
          Replying to @jnfbatista

          @jnfbatista Can I buy an UbuntuBook? Does it come with *distributed* (not centralised) services/storage. Nope. It could. But not today :)

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. João Batista‏ @jnfbatista 15 May 2015
          Replying to @aral

          @aral You're right, but afaik there are no companies that sell products with distributed services. And you have vendors with ubuntu hw.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. João Batista‏ @jnfbatista 15 May 2015
          Replying to @jnfbatista

          @aral but I'd love for them to take you up on your challenge :)

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        2. Leif Ryge‏ @wiretapped 15 May 2015
          Replying to @aral

          @aral those distros also don't come with flying cars. there simply isn't yet a working scalable really distributed (no SPOF) storage system.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Leif Ryge‏ @wiretapped 15 May 2015
          Replying to @wiretapped

          @aral blaming gnu/linux distributors (of all people) for having not yet solved this particularly difficult problem is unreasonable imho

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 15 May 2015
          Replying to @wiretapped

          @wiretapped Not for not yet solving. For not realising that it’s the problem.

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        5. Leif Ryge‏ @wiretapped 15 May 2015
          Replying to @aral

          @aral that some people are busy working on other problems (w/ more obvious solutions) doesn't mean they don't realize this is a problem too

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        6. Leif Ryge‏ @wiretapped 15 May 2015
          Replying to @wiretapped

          @aral but anyway, a good solution to decentralized storage won't be one based around a single OS. you're barking up the wrong tree.

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        1. Leif Ryge‏ @wiretapped 15 May 2015
          Replying to @aral

          @aral btw google is providing precisely that, with both ChromeOS and Android (which is a great example of why distributed != decentralized)

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        1. Adrian Masters‏ @adrianwmasters 15 May 2015
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          @aral why I had great hopes for Ubuntu, UbuntuPhone etc. seems to have evaporated…

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        1. Craig Moore‏ @Shoseki 15 May 2015
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          @aral Top down vs bottom up development. Linux is actually useful.

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