<div dir="ltr">**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: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOfzpGQNfz4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOfzpGQNfz4</a> - Are we going to do something? except talking... <div dir="ltr"> -- Amahdy AbdElAziz <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.amahdy.net" target="_blank">http://www.amahdy.net</a> </div> </div>