Re: Arabeyes & Open Source

[Isam Bayazidi <bayazidi at arabeyes dot org>]

OK, it was obvious that this is a joke ! at least this is what occurred to me 
when I read the post :-)
Now being frank, do you think that Arabeyes-core have the right to do such a 
thing ? NO, if Arabeyes decided to go close Source we will Sue it (oh I will 
Sue my self!:-) )

Now please remember that most of the efforts made here are GPL, Duali is BSD, 
and VIM is GPL-compatable.. so the source code, and translation files, and 
everything that we are working on, and the fruits of your efforts are really 
Owned by you, and your neighbor, and you cousin, everyone  :-)
So, such thing won't happen, because it can't happen ! :-) I You own the fruit 
of Arabeyes members efforts as much as everyone, including the founders of 
Arabeyes.. 

So Take your breath, and thing about benefits of your work with Arabeyes, and 
what you've do if this joke was not a joke, do we really need Arabeyes ?

Yours
Isam Bayazidi

On Tuesday 01 April 2003 14:54, Mohamed Eldesoky wrote:
> Looking to my calendar
> This is 1st april
> Fools day
>
> :))
>
> nice game kuru
>
> Mohamed Eldesoky
> Linux-Egypt.org
>
> On Tuesday 01 April 2003 1:44 pm, Ossama Khayaat wrote:
> > What? Why is this? What's the problem? This is really a bad news :((( I
> > won't agree at all with this. Please give us more information on the
> > reasons for this!!!
> > I sacrificed my job, for the sake of helping in Linux Arabization and
> > spend all my time trying to improve my skills just for the sake of
> > helping Linux and Arabic spreak around the Arabian countries.... :(
> >
> > Can't we do anything about it? If it needs more funds, maybe we can take
> > it. If it needs time, we can save more time for it, but changeing the
> > approach to CLOSED-SOURCE this way is KILLING!!!
> >
> > I almost had a hard-heart-arrack when I read the email!! Please don't do
> > this to us...
> > Even if we (myself at least) didn't contribute well, but at least we
> > tried our best, and still I would try my best to keep it going.
> >
> > Please, Mr. ElZubeir give us more information about this.. and let's all
> > decide as we do usually.
> >
> > regards,
> > Ossama Khayat
> >
> > Mohammed Elzubeir wrote:
> > >Salam,
> > >
> > >After seeing how the Arabeyes has progressed throughout the last couple
> > >years+,
> > >we have had some interest from some private investors to take over the
> > >project.
> > >
> > >Starting from next month, the project will be Closed Source and hand
> > >over
> > >its assets to the new investor (who has asked to remain anonymous at
> > >this
> > >time). All work that has been done so far will remain Open Source and
> > >anyone
> > >can continue to work on. However, further development will be closed
> > >source.
> > >
> > >We thank you all for your hard work and efforts in making this project
> > >such
> > >a success.
> > >
> > >Thank you.
> >
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