Microsoft is the OpenSource godfather

[Mohamed El-Feky]

We already Discussed such video ...before the exams ....and we agreed that
we can make a campaign that ....Reflects what Really Opensource is about
...and what we are doing in that way .......when we can do that  ......I
don't know

On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 5:35 AM, Processing Qbits
<processingqbits at gmail.com>wrote:

> Be ware of this mark, it is a curse mark upon any product....MS
> Seriously though, when I just saw "Microsoft Supports OpenSource", I just
> removed myself from the group that posted it....why bother?
>
> On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 5:04 AM, Amahdy AbdElAziz <amahdy7 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> ****This is a cross-post between Ubuntu-EG and OpenEgypt mailing lists,
>> please consider replying in both locations***
>>
>> - Define OpenSource:
>> 1) Software that anybody can download.*
>> [Can't I have it on a CD? :'(]
>> *2) Edit its code and re-comiple it.*
>> [Ahhh I see, that's the reason why it's open]
>> *3) Some people, make their software closed source, so it won't be
>> available to re-download again.*
>> [Great news! I thought that many of the online software were closed
>> source, I was wrong all the time]
>> *4) When the software is closed, you don't have any support. But
>> Microsoft products, you get support "All The Way".*
>> [Obviously, since all Microsoft products are OpenSource, it's even by
>> logic]
>> *
>> - Microsoft helps the Opensource community:
>> 1) You can open any open docs on the "normal" office.*
>> [How can I tell if my office is normal or not? I think it's rectangular]
>> *2) If the file was ppt, you can save it as pptx to be able to edit it
>> from any xml editor.*
>> [WAAAW! I love this feauture]
>> *3) You can open any php site from windows server.*
>> [But why may I open a site from windows server? I mean, I usually use a PC
>> or laptop, not a server...]
>> [Ouch, you mean I can run PHP site on windows serever? Excellent! so
>> finally Microsoft wrote a PHP enterpreter for windows!]
>>
>> *- Microsoft host Opensource projects over "codeplex"*
>> [He forgot to mention that there is no restriction over the prgoramming
>> language]
>>
>> *- Microsoft donated 20 thousands of line of code for Linux*
>> [2 and FOUR zeros next to it, if you just want to try to imagine the
>> number... of classes]
>>
>> *- The commenting section for the video is of course closed, because they
>> are talking about something open.*
>> *
>> - Long live Microsoft, you should be proud of your MSP they are doing an
>> AMAZING work, here is the video:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOfzpGQNfz4*
>>
>> *- Are we going to do something? except talking...*
>>
>>
>> -- Amahdy AbdElAziz
>> http://www.amahdy.net
>>
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