Re: [Haifux] FOSS/Proprietary Debate

2009-11-15 Thread Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda
Hi all, Clarification - to function as a Haifux member, one needs the following qualifications: 1. Self definition (be willing to state you are a Haifux member, it does not matter where you live, if you are willing to travel, as all preparations will be in Haifa). 2. Be familiar with the topic

[Haifux] FOSS/Proprietary Debate

2009-11-14 Thread Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda
Hello all, and especially the avid argumentative people, The Technion debate club has offered to organize a show-debate on the subject of FOSS vs. proprietary software. They can try and ask well-known people on the industry to represent the proprietary side, if we take the FOSS side. A debate is

Re: [Haifux] FOSS/Proprietary Debate

2009-11-14 Thread Shachar Shemesh
Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda wrote: Hello all, and especially the avid argumentative people, The Technion debate club has offered to organize a show-debate on the subject of FOSS vs. proprietary software. They can try and ask well-known people on the industry to represent the proprietary side, if

Re: [Haifux] FOSS/Proprietary Debate

2009-11-14 Thread boazg
i'll hapilly voulenteer as the technion debater. either side. 2009/11/14 Shachar Shemesh shac...@shemesh.biz Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda wrote: Hello all, and especially the avid argumentative people, The Technion debate club has offered to organize a show-debate on the subject of FOSS vs.

Re: [Haifux] FOSS/Proprietary Debate

2009-11-14 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 06:01:27PM +0200, Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda wrote: Hello all, and especially the avid argumentative people, The Technion debate club has offered to organize a show-debate on the subject of FOSS vs. proprietary software. Could you please be more specific? There are a

Re: [Haifux] FOSS/Proprietary Debate

2009-11-14 Thread Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda
On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Tzafrir Cohen tzaf...@cohens.org.ilwrote: On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 06:01:27PM +0200, Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda wrote: Hello all, and especially the avid argumentative people, The Technion debate club has offered to organize a show-debate on the subject of