Cloud Computing Bill of Rights

James Urquhart proposes a Bill of Rights for vendors and buyers of cloud computing services.

I think this is a very intriguing idea, even if it may lack practicality.

The thing I missed in it, though, is that there are several references to "the community." But who and what is "the community?" I believe I understand correctly that he's referring collectively to all the people who use and/or purchase cloud computing services and deliver value-added services based on the same.

But so far I see no reason to call that collection of people and companies a community. A community has shared norms, values, language, history, and/or mythology. A community has ways of establishing and maintaining relationships between members. I don't see that users and purchasers of cloud computing services have enough of those things to be called a community yet.

Free Association

Am I the only one whom the Google Chrome Logo reminds of the Martians in the original War of the Worlds?

Tomorrow is C Day: Google Chrome, September 2, 2008

Rumors have been around forever but finally Google has publicly announced the release of Chrome. It may well fizzle but it could really change the game entirely for many, most, or all web companies.

Sometime tomorrow, Tuesday, September 2, 2008, www.google.com/chrome will become live and you will be able to download this cool new toy. Google described Chrome in a 38-page comic book that is part marketing spiel and part "Introduction" chapter to a technical reference guide.

This comic book itself is pretty revolutionary. I'm guessing we'll see a lot more "documentation" like this from many other companies in the future.

I'm bummed that the first release of Chrome will be Winblows only. By itself Chrome won't be enough to bring me back to Gatesland, but I don't like it when something really cool isn't available to me :(