Comments on: I want my A-Space http://canyonr.com/2008/12/i-want-my-a-space/ Standing on the corner of Technology and Reality Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:47:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Canyon http://canyonr.com/2008/12/i-want-my-a-space/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Canyon Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:58:40 +0000 http://canyonr.com/?p=27#comment-37 Yes, that is correct. But I feel there are some details that are important in understanding the context. 1) "Safe" is a subjective term. Users might feel safe with a "private" page on Facebook or MySpace. Yet companies wouldn't feel "safe" with employees posting corporate info or discussing internal details on that same page. They would want a system that is controlled by their IT staff and therefor subject to the protections and controls they feel "safe" with. By extension, users will feel safer posting to the internal, officially sanctioned, site because they don't have fear of saying something sensitive in a public forum. There are still the political concerns around what is posted, but those exist in all corporate communications. 2) The exact function and format for the tools is, hopefully, up to the implementers but the A-Space product seems to have more features and capabilities than any other products currently available. I'm really wishing out loud that someone will take the lack of such a product on the public market as an opportunity and attempt to fill that void. But as you say, it is just a starting point. Yes, that is correct. But I feel there are some details that are important in understanding the context.

1) “Safe” is a subjective term. Users might feel safe with a “private” page on Facebook or MySpace. Yet companies wouldn’t feel “safe” with employees posting corporate info or discussing internal details on that same page. They would want a system that is controlled by their IT staff and therefor subject to the protections and controls they feel “safe” with. By extension, users will feel safer posting to the internal, officially sanctioned, site because they don’t have fear of saying something sensitive in a public forum. There are still the political concerns around what is posted, but those exist in all corporate communications.

2) The exact function and format for the tools is, hopefully, up to the implementers but the A-Space product seems to have more features and capabilities than any other products currently available. I’m really wishing out loud that someone will take the lack of such a product on the public market as an opportunity and attempt to fill that void. But as you say, it is just a starting point.

]]> By: kevincurry.blogspot.com/ http://canyonr.com/2008/12/i-want-my-a-space/comment-page-1/#comment-36 kevincurry.blogspot.com/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:45:59 +0000 http://canyonr.com/?p=27#comment-36 I think, Canyon, what you are arguing is that the solution is to reduce the problem to: 1) create a safe virtual space in which people can operate safely. 2) deploy common collaboration and social networking tools in the space. Do I have it about right? I hope so because it seems a good starting point. I think, Canyon, what you are arguing is that the solution is to reduce the problem to: 1) create a safe virtual space in which people can operate safely. 2) deploy common collaboration and social networking tools in the space. Do I have it about right? I hope so because it seems a good starting point.

]]> By: Canyon http://canyonr.com/2008/12/i-want-my-a-space/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Canyon Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:07:32 +0000 http://canyonr.com/?p=27#comment-35 No, they shouldn't release schematics for at tank, but what I'm talking about isn't the plans for a tank. I'm talking about a software product that, while more advanced and full featured then other packages, doesn't bring any novel or unreproducible technology with it. The value that A-Space brings to the government is the content within it not any secret about how it was constructed. Releasing the code behind A-Space wouldn't reveal any classified secrets or even open up the government's internal A-Space to any possible attacks because it isn't accessible to the public. It might even make it more secure if an open review of the code reveals any potential problems that can then be fixed. But more importantly, releasing the plans to a tank would only be useful to rival tank manufactures and those trying to discover weaknesses in the tank design. Releasing A-Space would be useful to any company or group who would benefit from a centralized social information sharing site, like mine and maybe even yours. No, they shouldn’t release schematics for at tank, but what I’m talking about isn’t the plans for a tank. I’m talking about a software product that, while more advanced and full featured then other packages, doesn’t bring any novel or unreproducible technology with it. The value that A-Space brings to the government is the content within it not any secret about how it was constructed. Releasing the code behind A-Space wouldn’t reveal any classified secrets or even open up the government’s internal A-Space to any possible attacks because it isn’t accessible to the public. It might even make it more secure if an open review of the code reveals any potential problems that can then be fixed.

But more importantly, releasing the plans to a tank would only be useful to rival tank manufactures and those trying to discover weaknesses in the tank design. Releasing A-Space would be useful to any company or group who would benefit from a centralized social information sharing site, like mine and maybe even yours.

]]> By: thedrake000 http://canyonr.com/2008/12/i-want-my-a-space/comment-page-1/#comment-34 thedrake000 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:15:25 +0000 http://canyonr.com/?p=27#comment-34 I understand the need to return taxpayer investment to citizens, but the logic here does not track. Should the government release the information to make a tank? I understand the need to return taxpayer investment to citizens, but the logic here does not track. Should the government release the information to make a tank?

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