On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, mulix wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 12:24:25PM +0200, Shlomi Fish wrote:
> >
> > Some Open-Source Projects are either specifically oriented toward the
> > Israeli needs, or are simply headed by Israeli devlopers. Do you think it
> > would be a good idea to have a directory (or a flat list) of such projects
> > on our site.
>
> why? what's the benefit for the israeli linux users, whom the site is
> supposed to serve?
>
To find some projects which are headed by their own people? To feel proud
that some individuals or companies contribute to O-S? To encourage other
Israelis to do so by putting them in the list?
> > The FAQ is proably comperhensive enough for those Hebrew and Bidi stuff.
> > However, we might wish to have links to the other projects, which are not
> > paritcularily such, but do help raise the national morale. (at least
> > open-source wise)
>
> i think, and this is not a political statement of any form shape of
> kind, that in these troubled times we should be glad we are part of
> the *global* open source community. i see no point in creating an
> artifical distinction between projects, based on the nationality of
> the people who code them.
>
Perhaps. However, there are individuals who are Israeli. I believe even
Moshe Bar commented in one of his lectures that many non-Israelis
criticized Israelis or Israeli companies for "not giving back to the
community". While I don't find anything wrong at using O-S without
substnatially giving anything back, this statement is not entirely true.
Perhaps it would be better to have a directory of Israeli _individuals_
with links to their home-sites, and mentioning their claim to fame.
> > Let me know what you think, as I am ambivalent about this too.
>
> fwiw, i'm definitely against.
Whatever. I'm still ambivalent.
prev_state + 1 * Mulix + 1 * OmerZ = prev_state
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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