Comments on: The Interface is the Software http://firasd.org/weblog/2005/06/21/chen-maps Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: firasd.org » The Community is the Product http://firasd.org/weblog/2005/06/21/chen-maps/comment-page-1#comment-735 firasd.org » The Community is the Product Sun, 10 Jul 2005 09:02:45 +0000 http://www.firasd.org/?p=69#comment-735 [...] None of this incredible volunteering occurs around proprietary products—nor should it. And this will be the ace up open source’s sleeve. Last month I wrote that the interface is the software—to go further down the tangent of unqualified punditry, I’d say that Firefox’s widespread success demonstrates another rule: The Community is the Product. [...] [...] None of this incredible volunteering occurs around proprietary products—nor should it. And this will be the ace up open source’s sleeve. Last month I wrote that the interface is the software—to go further down the tangent of unqualified punditry, I’d say that Firefox’s widespread success demonstrates another rule: The Community is the Product. [...]

]]> By: Chris http://firasd.org/weblog/2005/06/21/chen-maps/comment-page-1#comment-682 Chris Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:35:45 +0000 http://www.firasd.org/?p=69#comment-682 OK, OK, I take it back. I live <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Paris,&ll=48.829508,2.373304&spn=0.010600,0.014870&t=k&hl=fr" rel="nofollow">here</a>. As for where I've been, the less I say, the better it is. I cherish being alive, that's something. OK, OK, I take it back. I live here.

As for where I’ve been, the less I say, the better it is. I cherish being alive, that’s something.

]]> By: Firas http://firasd.org/weblog/2005/06/21/chen-maps/comment-page-1#comment-679 Firas Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:22:06 +0000 http://www.firasd.org/?p=69#comment-679 Chris: good point. For people outside of the area Google Maps covers, the software is hardly useful. I understand Raymond's point about the ridiculousness of a Slashdot post just for the addition of country boundaries---I was more focused on describing the reason that there's a lustre surrounding it from the experiences of people who do use it, apart from that of being a Google product. (Also, where've you been?!) Chris: good point. For people outside of the area Google Maps covers, the software is hardly useful. I understand Raymond’s point about the ridiculousness of a Slashdot post just for the addition of country boundaries—I was more focused on describing the reason that there’s a lustre surrounding it from the experiences of people who do use it, apart from that of being a Google product.

(Also, where’ve you been?!)

]]> By: Chris http://firasd.org/weblog/2005/06/21/chen-maps/comment-page-1#comment-678 Chris Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:16:02 +0000 http://www.firasd.org/?p=69#comment-678 Well, he's certainly not an impartial commenter on this. But personally I have found it hard to get excited about Google maps, since it's only potentially useful -- if and when I get the occasion to travel. The other mapping services I use every few days (mostly <a href="http://mappy.com" rel="nofollow">mappy</a>) are sure more cluttered and much slower, but at least they are useful to me. Well, he’s certainly not an impartial commenter on this. But personally I have found it hard to get excited about Google maps, since it’s only potentially useful — if and when I get the occasion to travel. The other mapping services I use every few days (mostly mappy) are sure more cluttered and much slower, but at least they are useful to me.

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