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I am not a blogging person, I needed to create a blog for a class. The first blogs are related to this course, the next ones are going to be about myself, my life, my adventures. Feel free to add comments and enjoy!

Saturday, February 2, 2008

What the heck it all means?

After two readings of this text (http://www.computerlanguage.com/2020.pdf) I still don't understand the purpose of it. Well, I have to tell you that computers and I have always been two distinct entities. They are always breaking up in my hands even though I'm trying to be nice...

The thing that confuses me the most is all the abbreviations for the industries or whatever it is for (I still haven't found out the link). Like what is ICT for? They just don't explain it, it is like they expect it to be granted, well it is NOT!

They also use a complicated vocabulary, not that the words are complicated, but the way or context in which they put it is so confusing for me. What "quality problems account for at least 180B USD/year in ICT (again) write-off" means?!?

After the second reading, I tried to figure out differences between Software Industry, Software Society and Free and Open Source Software. I came up with those definitions (which I'm not quite sure it is good):

Software Industry: It has a "massive financial capital" with a 30 years experience on social interest. Their profits are their only way to measure or deliver the true social benefit. (??)

Software Society: I haven't found a definition, but I think it is pretty much the same thing as Free and Open Source Software.

Free and Open Source Software: It is a program who gives the freedom to read, modify and share web server with public and make this server "Universal". It was the "boom" in tech-heavy disciplines, like financial services, military intelligence and so on... It aims for an increase of the innovation, quality, competition and the choice. (!?)

Even with this "homemade" definitions, I can't really see a difference in all this.
Do I really need to know it anyway?! I don't think I'll ever use it...