"But this would be a sad and pitiful rant indeed if I focused solely on the age of the protocol... No, my reasons for disparaging FTP are more substantive." A good reference to point at the next time I lose my rag at having to use insecure FTP.

"Will they build RAW converters for prehistoric digital cameras?" That's not the only biggie Fraser asks in this thoughtful piece - most of our RAW workflows are awfully reliant on proprietary technology. What happens when it's all obsolete?