Jamie,
I seem to recall you originally said "application", but if you said "program" then it makes little difference. Without being pedantic about exact meanings of words, the concept that you differentiate between doing "something" on a computer that is running locally as opposed to something running on the network is interesting. What if the program is running on another computer but is being displayed (via X) on the machine on your desk? How does this differ to running the program locally?
I should be more specific. Here is what I'm using as definitions for my terms: -Application: Local or Networked full fledged program with access to everything in your system. -Applet/Web site: Networked program/page that in theory shouldn't have full access.
Seriously, on this point I'm not wanting to get into a stupid flame war, just think about it. It makes no difference where something is running. It also makes no difference how the "application" runs, be it a local program, remote X program, java program started via a web page, java program embedded in a web page or just even a HTML based app.
I personal think this all depends. And as I say, I have nothing against the exisitence of adware - I just wouldn't use it. Just like how I expect people who don't like sites with ads to not use those sites rather than find loop holes.
I'm not against ads in neither web pages or apps - but I disagree with your complaints when people block them.
What do you propose then? If people block the ads that pay me the money to create the content they come for, what I am suppose to do? Shut down? Just imagine if all the PERL script sites, like my own, who were supported by ads shut down. You could say good bye to Matt's Script Archive & CGI-Resources.com, Stepweb.com, Selena Sol/Extropia, and many others
I'm sure these sites offer fine services. I don't actually propose anything. What I expect to happen is the market for web advertising will sort itself out anyway - and I wouldn't bet my commercial interests on things staying how they are. If web ads become obtrusive then more people will turn to ad blockers which will cause less web ads, pretty simple. You're right, this could cause some sites to stop functioning. I'm not saying this is a good thing. Hopefully web ads won't become too intrusive and so this won't happen.
Mine sure won't, and neither will most web sites. I surely hope that the ones that do don't ruin it for all.
As I said before, I'm not advocating an ad free web, I just believe people should be allowed to run ad blockers. If you want to try to block ad blockers (!) in some way, you're free to do that too.
Isn't it funny that the webmaster gets to worry about other people's problems? Because some people don't want to see ads, I have to figure out how to avoid that ruining it for myself and everyone else.
If you think the open source movement is driven by money made from web adverts, then I would disagree with you. There are a great many other ways to be a professional open source developer, web ads is just one - and one I think is probably the least successful.
I don't think it is driven by it, although many parts of it are. And if you ask me, isn't it better than having that software move to the dreaded NDA's?
As to the paying for software, where do you think the money comes from that you get from the ads? When a washing powder commercial is on TV, who do you think pays for that? Directly or indirectly the consumer ends up paying. The real people who make money in your case are the ad companies.
True, true. Well, actually, I make more than the ad company because I have an exculivity contract, but yes - the consumer does pay. Isn't that true with everything though? No matter what, there are only a few things that don't come with something that could be called a "price." My argument isn't as much on all of these things as that I think that if you don't like ads, you shouldn't say "well I'll just force my opinion on those sites" - instead you should just avoid sites sponsored by ads. If you don't like the price, don't expect to receive the product.
My $0.02...
Which may have been better earned by writing some more scripts (or sticking more ads on your site) ;)
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