[Ubuntu-eg] It's Time To Compete !!

[Mahmoud Darweash]

Big Like !

On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 4:38 AM, Seif Lotfy <seif at lotfy.com> wrote:

> So I had some time to talk with some very interesting Open Source figures,
> and they brought up some very good points. This is not challenge.
>
> Or mission it not to make Microsoft look like bad people. We need to be
> productive.
> Bringing Open Source to the world is nothing that will happen over night,
> but it is a processes to make people understand and welcome the concepts of
> Open Source.
>
> Microsoft has 2 Licenses that according to the Free Software Foundation,
> it is a free software license, however not compatible with GPL, which is OK
> since a lot of licenses are not compatible with GPL such as (Apache License
> 1.0 and 1.1  as well as Apache 2.0 for GPL < 3)
>
> Those 2 Microsoft licenses were approved by the Open Source Initiative in
> 2007. That is not bad. It is a good start.
>
> We need to try to push Microsoft and other people in the panel
> acknowledge that Linux, Apache and other are leading in Open Source and
> that Microsoft etc... need to endorse the ideology. Why not open source
> Windows. Our mission is not to destroy Microsoft but our mission is to make
> Microsoft open more of their source code.
>
> This being said here are few questions that should be asked.
>
> How does FLOSS benefit the economy?
> How does FLOSS push for innovation?
> How does FLOSS push for better quality Software?
> Does Microsoft see itself pushing in that direction? If yes when will we
> see and open-sourced Windows or Office?
> Can FLOSS and proprietary software coexist? If yes how?
> What is the difference between and opensource product (Android being an
> open source product but built behind closed doors which means nobody can
> contribute to the product in development) and an opensource ecosystem
> (Ubuntu, GNOME, Apache, Linux Kernel)?
> Should the higher education push for teaching the development and usage of
> opensource platform?
>
> I will write down more questions later... Right now it is just too late :)
>
> Cheers
> Seif
>
> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Mahmoud Darweash <
> mahmoud.darweash at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Take 1 to 2 days mesh hours :) bas edena :)
>>
>> think kaman about different things... ya3ni mobile field. cloud field.
>> social networking....etc
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Seif Lotfy <seif at lotfy.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am comiling a good list of questions give me 1 hour or 2
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Mahmoud Darweash <
>>> mahmoud.darweash at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> for me , this is great :) but could you suggest some topics to flow
>>>> around ??
>>>>
>>>> simply, what are the hot questions that you would like to hear so that
>>>> you compete in replying to it promoting Open Source Over Microsoft :)
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Ahmed Shams <
>>>> ahmedkhattabshams at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> IMHO, Seif is a good choice, seriously. hope he'll just mention Ubuntu
>>>>> Egypt(aka Ubuntu Masr) prior to Collabora :P
>>>>>
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>>>>> Ahmed
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