Hi Vadim, This is not the place for cons - it is the sale speech.
I have been trying to set up such an event, by contacting the HaifaU debate club, but their organizer (Uri Zakai) is a very busy person. Maybe someone from the debate club would do the devil's advocate - perhaps Ronen Abravanel? Or Lutzky? My contact at MS just emigrated to Seattle... Orna On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Vadim Eisenberg <[email protected]>wrote: > Orr, Orna, > > Is this lecture intended to be a lecture for convincing people new to FOSS > to use FOSS or also a lecture with a discussion about cons of FOSS ? I would > like to have some "hard talk" about FOSS since I have some reservations > about it and would like to discuss them. However, I am afraid to spoil the > "sale" of FOSS to the newbies during the lecture. > > If the lecture is not intended to be a discussion, Orna, is it possible > sometime to organize a genuine discussion not for newbies about pros vs. > cons of Open Source, Free Software, Linux ? The great thing could be a panel > of several people who would present points in favor of Open Source, in favor > of Free Software as opposed to Open Source, and if you could find somebody > with an opinion against FOSS who would agree to present his views, for > example somebody from Microsoft Israel (or somebody who could play a role of > Devil's advocate), it could be a really great discussion. > > Regards, > Vadim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Orr Dunkelman > > Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 7:07 PM > > To: Haifux; [email protected] > > Subject: [Haifux] [W2L Event] Monday 9/11, 18:30: FOSS Philosophy > > > > This Monday, the haifa Linux club, Haifux, will gather for a Welcome to > > Linux (W2L) lecture about > > > > FOSS Philosophy > > > > This talk, which is the second in the 2009 W2L series of Haifux, > > covers two main topics. The first one is an introduction to the entire > > concept of Free and Open Source Software (or in other words, why adults > > with other things to do, tend to participate in this community). The > > second part is how to find answers, answers to the small things which > > does not work. Yes, we'll cover google, but we will also cover one of > > the greater advantages FOSS has - how to ask the community for help. > > > > The first part of the talk is based on Nadav Harel's Chofesh. > > > > The second part of the talk is based on Meir Maor's Living in > > Community, and the interpretation of Ori Idan to the same lecture. > > > > ================================================================= > > > > We meet in Taub building, room 6. For instructions see: > > http://www.haifux.org/where.html > > > > Attendance is free, and you are all invited! > > > > ================================================================== > > > > Future Welcome to Linux events: > > > > Tuesday 10/11, 16:30-20:30 in the SSDL lab: a configuration party! > > > > Monday 16/11, 18:30 in Taub 6: Quick and Dirty Bash > > > > ================================================================== > > > > > > -- > > Orr Dunkelman, > > [email protected] > > > > GPG fingerprint: C2D5 C6D6 9A24 9A95 C5B3 2023 6CAB 4A7C B73F D0AA > > (This key will never sign Emails, only other PGP keys. The key > > corresponds to [email protected]) > > _______________________________________________ > > Haifux mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux > >
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