Mozilla Labs on Thursday unveiled a new open-source project called Bespin, a Web-based programming environment its developers hope will combine the speed and power of desktop-based development with the collaborative benefits of cloud computing.Bespin 0.1 is only an "initial prototype framework that includes support for basic editing features," according to the site, but Mozilla has high hopes for the project. "We're particularly excited by the prospect of empowering Web developers to hack on the editor itself and make it their own," said Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer in Mozilla's Bespin announcement.Generally speaking, cloud computing moves tasks that once were on machines directly in front of a person to the Internet. Among the advantages for cloud-based applications are a more naturally shared environment and data that can be accessed from any networked machine. However, Web-based applications typically lack the responsiveness, polished user interfaces, and performance possible with local applications. More at; http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10163516-2.html
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