Is the command line the only way to free software?

[slim-VL1tVIhH15PQjUSlxSEPGw at public.gmane.org (Lim, Seung Chan)]

>> Cool! Sounds like a schema-less key/value pair (where you form a data
>> object as a collection of key/value pairs) repository! Am I right?
>
> Close enough that I wouldn't argue the point. :)

Please enlighten me if I'm missing something. I'm very curious. Is
there perhaps a subtle yet important difference? Many times these
details make or break something...

> Schema-less is not the be-all, end-all. ?One of the problems with Newton's model is
> that data like text documents and tables don't fit well in the soup model. ?Working with
> them in NewtonScript is just as cumbersome as working with non-tabular data is in
> Oracle. ?There is no One True Perfect Solution; there are only tools.
>

That's really odd that Newton dev team didn't resolve the ease-of-use
problem with regards to working with the data store. Did they run out
of time / money? Do you know what made is so difficult to interact
with the data in Newtonscript?

> Distributed storage and computing have a chance to push things in that direction but
> there still needs to be a fundamental rethink of use and security. ?It could happen in
> my lifetime; it would take someone with enough capital (either cash or social) to push
> it into the mainstream consciousness.


That's a very interesting insight! Were you in the team? Being the
young and naive person that I am, I would like to make sure that we
invent that future as soon as possible! :) Whatever the Newton team
worked on sounds like something that should go into the Computer
Science History text book!

Do you have particular thoughts on use and security that you're thinking of?


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