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I'm glad you replied on-list, Chip. I didn't fully read the comments to
the article (guilty) and I don't use online document services, myself.
I wasn't aware of the differences between the TOS. That's more
reassuring, but still an important distinction to know about!<br>
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Chad Neeper
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Chip Kruthoffer wrote:
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cite="mid:fadcb0d90908090453oe56dbe4v4be0035c0cf321c1@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Thanks for the InfoWeek article, Chad. Lane PL, like
several other libraries in Ohio, uses the Premier edition (paid
edition) of GAFYD, which offers a different TOS:<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="%20http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/terms/premier_terms.html"><span>
http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/terms/premier_terms.html</span></a><br>
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To directly quote one of the article's COMMENTS:<br>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 40px;"><i><span>The terms
of service referenced in this article are for the free
Google services. If you're a business, you're not using that - you're
using Google Apps Premier Edition, which has significantly different
terms of service:</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/terms/premier_terms.html">http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/terms/premier_terms.html</a></span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Under those terms, Google can't just arbitrarily stop providing
access
to your data. In that context, this article is a bit silly and alarmist.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software</span></i> <br clear="all">
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The author birngs up important points to consider, and I don't
necessarily think the article is "<span>a bit silly and alarmist"</span>.
I do find a lot of FUD about GoogleApps and cloud computing in general
that should be read critically. (The same holds true going the other
direction<i> promoting</i> cloud computing, of course.)<br>
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-- <br>
Chip Kruthoffer, Systems Manager<br>
Lane Public Library ~ <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.lanepl.org">http://www.lanepl.org</a><br>
1396 University Blvd. (Admin. Center)<br>
Hamilton, Ohio 45011<br>
Phone: (513) 785-2706 ~ Fax: (513) 894-6558<br>
Email: c <dot> kruthoffer <at> lanepl <dot> org<br>
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