The
Von Neuman Game of UIT
The
current UIT situation can be viewed as a Von Neuman Game of player coalitions:
Centralizing,
monopolizing tendencies in SW Industry:
The
Big Brothers
preserving
trade secrets, keeps user-relevant system information and modification
potential locked up in proprietary and encrypted formats.
in
coalition with:
A
vast, unsophisticated User Community who is served by WIMP UIT
Least
common denominator translates into largest customer base.
Locked
out are:
Power
users
Features
lost:
User
Configuration, Modification, Adaptation, Transparency of SW
Examples
of lone ranger activities for power users:
Free
SW Foundation, GNU, Linux, Open Source, BeOS
