On 3/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Mar 1, 3:09 pm, "Ala'a Ibrahim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I don't think that blaming anybody is a solution, also if you look > at > > it, how did most of us know about the existance of FSF, well in my case > it > > was a total coinsidance, I was going to but visual studio.net beta > version > > from a CD store, when I saw that bunch of CD's having the word Operating > > System on them, so I bought them just to try something new, and I fell > in > > love with that operating system (Linux), I copied them to the people > around > > me so they can try it too, some of them adopted it, others did not. > > well yes I know, this is 2007, a bigger part of people should have heard > > about it. but still to lots of others never new that there was something > > else other than microsoft. > > when I was a technical support for mac, I was in my company's booth at > mets, > > you can't belive the number of people who came and asked (about mac os) > in > > the phrase "Sho el windows hath), also one of the people I knew once > came > > and told me that a friend of his installed a newer version of windows, > newer > > than windows XP (at that time there was only roumers about Longhorn) and > > it's called Windows Linux. > > For a lot of people Operating system is called windows. > > Also, how many times everyday (ignoring the fact you use linux) you see > the > > word Microsoft, comparing it to the word linux. > > We are on the same page here. The main problem is the general > awareness about OSS in Jordan is below the average compared with the > other countries. Sure people hear about Linux, Open Source or even > Mac, but they don't know or even care about their meaning. > > > I don't think that we are in the govermant, nor we are teachers, the > ... > > Also another point, Companies run buisness, they want the best solution > to > > gain more money, it's not what they like, it's what would bring them > more > > money, with the less Risk (and headache). > > The lack of FSF Proffessionals compared to MS proffessionals, could make > a > > big differance. This would be some big risk they are taking. > > I disagree here. I pointed fingers not just to blame, but to deliver a > message also, hoping for them to take responsibility and help offering > solutions. Maybe we are not the companies right now, or the teachers > or the government. but sooner or later we will be. We can't expect > things to change overnight. it must take time to gain acceptance. Look > at the European Union right now, they have just started to adopt open > standards for their IT needs in favor of closed source solutions. This > is a very important decision because Companies will start taking > chances to support the new demand. They will start investing money and > time by sharing their knowledge with the communities, offering > tutorials, training, support schools and universities. This is how you > build an industry, The higher command must take the first step and the > rest will follow. I don't know why our Managers often think about the > short term solutions only. They must help in preparing the > professionals they need.
Honestly, the open source adoption in business in Jordan is quite impressive. There's a huge demand for Linux Administrators & PHP developers for example. The clear advantages gained from adopting OSS in the business are not an after thought anymore. Ask even the average manager, they know and they blaber about "Oben Source". Not only that, some companies have associated their names with Free Software, or OSS (e.g. FreeSoft). And we, in Al Bawaba, published some open source stuff (http://oss.albawaba.com). Anyhow, it's very hard to run a business only on OSS. Even though I'm a big open source fan, I wouldn't want to do that. Everyday, we can take out more closed source applications, and replace them with Open Source counterparts. All we're asking for is to level the playing ground. Don't run 100% OSS, just give it a shot where it makes sense. I think it's a bit early for the Linux desktop, Linux is a bit behind on the usability aspect. But for servers, it's a killer. The biggest problem is education. Take a look at CVs of fresh graduates, they all look the same, as if there was only .NET and MCSE in the world. This really makes my heart ache, what the hell have they been doing for the past 4 years. We need .NET developers, and MCSE engineers. But for god's sake, try to learn something different, out of god knows how many CS graduates we get maybe less than 50 every year to join the Linux world. This ratio needs to change. > question is what can we do .... ? Advocate, help, teach, and spread the philosophy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jolug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
