6. Why did we fail
• Obsession with free as a
purpose.
• Solving problems that
nobody else had
• Praising interoperability,
as long as we didn’t have to
apply it ourselves
• No opportunity for others
to make money.
• Obsession with
archenemies (M$)
• Geek pride
10. Prolinux
What must be done
•Involvement in public debates regarding
legislation and EU funding guides
•Develop a recognized Linux certification
(curricula, trainers, certificates)
•Establish Opensource/Linux training
facilities in major education institutions
•Prolinux should be a community of highly
skilled IT professionals (not a user
community)
•IT experts that can provide an open and
informed point of view on IT problems (for
example the latest CNAS problems)
•Have an idea? Write me, sod@uniques.ro
11. The new and
Improved IT guy
We’re trying to build
•Has real problem solving
skills.
•Has a deep understanding of
usability concepts.
•Has wide industry know-how.
•Can teach others
•Can speak in public and
spread ideas
•He seeks solutions, not toys
•Uses soap (the stuff you use to
wash that was named after a
protocol)
13. Linux made me the man I am
In the last 3 years I’ve employed more than 30 people, generated
more than EUR 1.5Mil revenue in Linux related projects only. And
I had a lot of fun. We’ve sold not one license (sorry RedHat)
