- Control: I can see the source of all these old tools, and copy/modify them if I wish. I don't have to rely on my "tools" being hosted on a black box in the ether.
- Privacy: Why would I want to use the internet to host all my files, to edit all my files, or to search through my files? Just, why?
- Speed: I am much, much more productive with emacs/vi and the command-line versus anything else I have ever tried. The only exception might be a desktop (or web!) app tailored perfectly to a specific custom purpose. But if want to talk about apps in "general"? Maintaining umpteen tabs in a browser all the time? Needing to USE a browser?
It reads like you're asking developers to turn away from some of the most lauded and evolved systems and tools, so the reason needs to be incredibly compelling. Why?
Now for the (largely) emotional aspect:
- We love the command line and our extremely powerful text editors. We believe the "future" should be built on those concepts, or at least built in a way harmonious with their continued use and evolution.
- I don't like browsers. But many do, so we can ignore this point really.
I really, really, REALLY hate the direction of companies like Microsoft. I ditched Windows for Linux a couple of years ago after Office 360 made plain exactly the direction they intend to push us: all our files will be hosted somewhere outside of our full control, and ultimately our APPLICATIONS themselves will be hosted in a similar way.
Some people are strongly opposed to a future of "dumb terminals" and/or "appliances" and are instead strongly in favor of general-purpose computing as the future. See:
http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/civilwar.html
- Control: I can see the source of all these old tools, and copy/modify them if I wish. I don't have to rely on my "tools" being hosted on a black box in the ether.
- Privacy: Why would I want to use the internet to host all my files, to edit all my files, or to search through my files? Just, why?
- Speed: I am much, much more productive with emacs/vi and the command-line versus anything else I have ever tried. The only exception might be a desktop (or web!) app tailored perfectly to a specific custom purpose. But if want to talk about apps in "general"? Maintaining umpteen tabs in a browser all the time? Needing to USE a browser?
It reads like you're asking developers to turn away from some of the most lauded and evolved systems and tools, so the reason needs to be incredibly compelling. Why?
Now for the (largely) emotional aspect:
- We love the command line and our extremely powerful text editors. We believe the "future" should be built on those concepts, or at least built in a way harmonious with their continued use and evolution.
- I don't like browsers. But many do, so we can ignore this point really.
I really, really, REALLY hate the direction of companies like Microsoft. I ditched Windows for Linux a couple of years ago after Office 360 made plain exactly the direction they intend to push us: all our files will be hosted somewhere outside of our full control, and ultimately our APPLICATIONS themselves will be hosted in a similar way.
Some people are strongly opposed to a future of "dumb terminals" and/or "appliances" and are instead strongly in favor of general-purpose computing as the future. See: http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/civilwar.html