<div dir="ltr">i'll hapilly voulenteer as the technion debater. either side. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/11/14 Shachar Shemesh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shachar@shemesh.biz">shachar@shemesh.biz</a>></span><br>
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Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda wrote:
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<div dir="ltr">Hello all, and especially the avid argumentative
people,<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
A debate is a formal argument, with judges who decide who won. Each
team has 3 speakers, each speaker gets 7 minutes. Since probably
neither side is familiar with the rules nor the techniques of debating,
people from the Technion debate club and from the HaifaU debate club
are willing to assist/take part in the debate. <br>
<br>
My hope is that, no matter who "wins" in the debate, such a show-debate
will increase awareness to FOSS in general and to Haifux specifically,
and also trigger a live and healthy discussion on the debated matter.<br>
<br>
So what is there to do?<br>
<br>
1. At this point we need volunteers to take part in the debate on the
FOSS side.<br>
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How I wish I had the time to volunteer. Good luck, everyone.<br>
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Shachar<br>
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Shachar Shemesh
Lingnu Open Source Consulting Ltd.
<a href="http://www.lingnu.com" target="_blank">http://www.lingnu.com</a>
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