http://notalwaysright.com/when-open-source-meets-closed-minds/3305
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Al-Faisal El-Dajani < [email protected]> wrote: > Khamis, > > I pray that what you say is going to happen. <fingers crossed>. > > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Khamis Siksek <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Salam all, >> >> This is great for all of us that Jordanian government has started to >> realize the open source importance and impact, regarding what you are >> talking about Faisal, give them a chance, many people said that Jordanian >> government will never move to open source due to Microsoft agreements and >> strategic relationship and after all they did, maybe what you are afraid of >> will change in the near future when they realize and understand open source >> more and more. >> >> Regards, >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 11:53 PM, Al-Faisal El-Dajani < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I wouldn't be too quick to cheer our govt as insightful or even well >>> informed. They may have said no for closed source software, but the closed >>> source mentality still lingers. The new publications, e-commerce, and cyber >>> crime laws are seriously more dangerous to creativity and free-thought than >>> M$ ever was. >>> >>> Give us M$ products back and revoke those laws. At least, M$ is something >>> we can fight against. If those laws, they are here to stay, and may god help >>> us all. >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Ahmed Hourani >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Interesting, some news you do not hear everyday. >>>> >>>> 2010/1/13 Issa Mahasneh <[email protected]> >>>> >>>>> Hi! >>>>> >>>>> Good news from our govt and Ministry of ICT. After they refused to >>>>> renew the >>>>> agreement<http://jordanopensource.org/blog/minister-said-no>between >>>>> Microsoft and declared they do not need any new software from >>>>> Microsoft, especially Windows 7, a new agreement "to more open source >>>>> adoption" has been made public today. >>>>> >>>>> The agreement is between the Ministry and Ingres, one open source DBMS >>>>> companies with more than 10000 customers worldwide. Ingres will train >>>>> employees and offer open source software to public administration. They >>>>> will >>>>> also open an open source lab in one of the major universities. >>>>> >>>>> The ministry will promote open source adoption in all the government >>>>> departments and will take open source software into consideration in any >>>>> future software purchase. >>>>> >>>>> More: >>>>> http://jordanopensource.org/article/jordan-become-open-source-hub-middle-east >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> ### Jordan Linux Users Group ### >>>>> http://Jolug.org/ >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug >>>>> >>>>> ### Ubuntu Jordan LoCo Team ### >>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JordanTeam >>>>> http://lists.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-jo >>>>> >>>>> ### Ojuba Linux ### >>>>> http://ojuba.org/ >>>>> >>>>> ### Jordan PHP ### >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/JoPHP >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ### Jordan Linux Users Group ### >>>> http://Jolug.org/ >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug >>>> >>>> ### Ubuntu Jordan LoCo Team ### >>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JordanTeam >>>> http://lists.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-jo >>>> >>>> ### Ojuba Linux ### >>>> http://ojuba.org/ >>>> >>>> ### Jordan PHP ### >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/JoPHP >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Al-Faisal El-Dajani >>> 10/6 >>> >>> -- >>> ### Jordan Linux Users Group ### >>> http://Jolug.org/ >>> http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug >>> >>> ### Ubuntu Jordan LoCo Team ### >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JordanTeam >>> http://lists.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-jo >>> >>> ### Ojuba Linux ### >>> http://ojuba.org/ >>> >>> ### Jordan PHP ### >>> http://groups.google.com/group/JoPHP >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Khamis Siksek >> http://saksoook.blogspot.com >> >> -- >> ### Jordan Linux Users Group ### >> http://Jolug.org/ >> http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug >> >> ### Ubuntu Jordan LoCo Team ### >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JordanTeam >> http://lists.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-jo >> >> ### Ojuba Linux ### >> http://ojuba.org/ >> >> ### Jordan PHP ### >> http://groups.google.com/group/JoPHP >> > > > > -- > Al-Faisal El-Dajani > 10/6 > > -- > ### Jordan Linux Users Group ### > http://Jolug.org/ > http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug > > ### Ubuntu Jordan LoCo Team ### > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JordanTeam > http://lists.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-jo > > ### Ojuba Linux ### > http://ojuba.org/ > > ### Jordan PHP ### > http://groups.google.com/group/JoPHP >
-- ### Jordan Linux Users Group ### http://Jolug.org/ http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug ### Ubuntu Jordan LoCo Team ### https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JordanTeam http://lists.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-jo ### Ojuba Linux ### http://ojuba.org/ ### Jordan PHP ### http://groups.google.com/group/JoPHP
