Good points Alaa The brochure is just a starting point. We can not use it as is of course.
Would you be kind enough to write the essential points that a general GNU/LINUX hand out need to have? Please. :) Just the points. don't worry about order or language used. Your target would be Schools and Universities people. (Admin, lecturers , staff, students... ) Just one _general_ flyer. Thanx Alaa. On 7/11/07, Ala'a Ibrahim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Ahmad, > it's a good work you've done, with your friends, but if you may allow me > to be a little rude, as I think there is some mistakes, correct me if I'm > wrong. > <quote> > Free Software: (البرمجيات الحرة) > البرمجيات التي يمكن للجميع استخدامها وتعديلها وإعادة نشرها دون أية ضوابط. > </quote> > No Regulations, well there is some regulations, it's GPL .... > > Gnu's Not Unix doesn't mean it's against Unix, actually it means it looks > a lot like Unix. > > Also the point that 53% of North America Companies use Linux, well I > don't enjoy using such numbers, cause it depends on who made the study, and > how reliable he is, and what is his standards. if you want Microsoft claims > that more than 80% of websites (who uses a database backend) uses SQL > Server, for me these numbers always point to some dishonesty, cause there is > no international Committee than everybody trusts to do such studies. > > PHP is the best Web Programming language, well not everybody agrees > (especially those who use other languages :)), nor you can prove it. > > On 7/11/07, Ahmad Y. Saleh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > if we are targeting those people (with no or little knowledge of FOSS) > > the attached brochure would be usable. Its simple, targeting people with no > > knowledge of FOSS and its in Arabic. > > I and other colleagues designed it for an "Open Source Open Day" at the > > Hashemite University when I was a student there. > > > > I'd be glad if I can help in something else. > > > > > > On 7/10/07, Issam Hambouz < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > I think concentrating on public awareness is important for such an > > > event. You know, telling people about FOSS and show them how ease it is > > > for > > > anyone (normal users, students, ..). > > > > > > Abdallah wrote: > > > > > > It seems that we have 3 nominations for Alfaisal "Hair Splitting" > > > El-Dajani. > > > > > > Good. Alfaisal .. You are IT. :) > > > > > > I volunteer to give you all the support you need from me and then > > > some. I am sure many more will fall inline once you setup a direction. > > > > > > Rest assured that being a project leader of this sorry outfit is not > > > very hard. Ask questions around and moderate responses. Figure out a > > > consensus and steer towards it. It shouldn;t take you more than few > > > emails > > > a week. > > > > > > 15 September 2007 Deadline. > > > > > > > > > What would you like to do? (Install festival, lecture series on > > > campuses, press releases, distribute pamphlets, your input here guys. ) > > > Can we do ALL , parts, combinations? > > > > > > For whom? Linux Users , public awareness , schools and > > > universities .... > > > > > > How? > > > > > > ... > > > .. > > > > > > To be continued......... > > > > > > > > > Wassalam Alaikum wr wb > > > > > > Abdallah > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/10/07, Jad madi <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > my vote goes for Faisal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Ala'a A. Ibrahim > http://guru.alaa-ibrahim.com/ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
