ويكي عربآيز - مساهمات المستخدم [ar]

القاموس التقني/ar

2017-02-12T13:05:21Z

FuzzyBot: تحديث لمطابقة نسخة صفحة المصدر الجديدة

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[{{fullurl:Special:Recentchanges|namespace=100}} أحدث التغيرات في القاموس]

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يهدف القاموس التقني إلى ترجمة وتوحيد المصطلحات التقنية المستعملة في ترجمة برامج الحاسوب، نظراً للتضارب الحاصل حاليا بين المترجمين، لتقديم واجهة مفهومة ومنسجمة للمستخدم المتكلم بالعربية.
يسعى القاموس قدر الإمكان إلى المحافظة على المصطلحات الشائعة والإبقاء عليها ما دامت صحيحة، فإذا تعددت المصطلحات العربية نحاول اختيار أفضلها ما أمكن؛ لتقليل التشتيت الحاصل وتوحيد المصطلح.
ندعو الجميع للمشاركة بغض النظر عن المستوى اللغوي أو التقني. كل التعليقات في غاية الأهمية إذ أننا نترجم أساسا لمستخدمين غير تقنيين.

نبذة عن [[مجتمع المصادر المفتوحة]].

__TOC__

==احصل على القاموس==
راجع صفحة [[نزل القاموس التقني|التنزيل]].

==المساهمة==

===الاقتراح والنقاش===

* لكل مصطلح صفحتان خاصتان به، الأولى صفحة أساسية (مثلا [[techdict:Abort]]) والثانية صفحة نقاش (مثلا [[techdict talk:Abort]]).

* لاقتراح ترجمة لمصطلح معين، انقر على زر [[صورة:edit.png]] في صفحة النقاش واكتب اقتراحك في جزء الأصوات. يمكن التصويت باستعمال زر {{مع}}، يمكن أيضا الإصرار على رفض مصطلح ما بشدة باستعمال الزر الآخر، لكن هذا غير مستحب.

* استعمل صفحة النقاش لمناقشة المصطلحات المقترحة وتعليل اختياراتك. يستعمل الزر الأزرق قبل الأخير عند التحرير لكتابة توقيع المحرر.

* إذا انتهى التصويت باتفاق واضح على مصطلح ما، يمكن حينئذ تغيير الصفحة الأولى، هكذا:

<nowiki>|الاسم = مصطلح </nowiki>

مع الأسف هناك صفحات لا تحترم هذه القواعد. يمكن إصلاح ما بدا لك من خطأ إن شئت.
* تصنيف المصطلحات أمر مهم، اقرأ المقال [[lexicons]] لتوضيح هذه الفكرة.

===إضافة مصطلح جديد===

يمكنك إضافة مصطلح جديد عبر الخانة في الركن الأيسر العلوي لهذه الصفحة. احفظها دون تغييرها. اذهب إلى صفحة النقاش بعد ذلك، وأضف السطرين مع اقتراحاتك وآرائك.

===اقتراحات===
===تعليقات===

===حذف مصطلح===

* يمكنك طلب حذف مصطلح باستعمال القالب ذاكراً السبب.
<nowiki>{{حذف مصطلح|السبب}}</nowiki>

===أخرى===

* يمكنك إضافة اقتراحات مكتب تنسيق التعريب والجمعية العلمية السورية ومجمع اللغة العربية باستعمال قالب '''اقتراحات خارجية'''
<nowiki>
{{اقتراحات خارجية|مكتب=مصطلح|جمعية=مصطلحة|مجمع=كلمة}}
</nowiki>
استعمل المراجع المذكورة في صفحة المصطلح للبحث عن هذه الاقتراحات. تضاف هذه المقترحات لسبيل المقارنة.

* يستحب أن تشترك (عبر الزر Register).
* يمكنك طرح أي سؤال عبر صفحة نقاش هذا المقال.

==معايير==

* تنكير المصطلحات (نكرة).

* احترام كتابة الهمزات.

* ترجمة الأفعال إلى مصادر (مثل create = إنشاء).

* إلمام دقيق بالمعلوماتية:
البحث في مصادر موثوقة وحديثة مثل [http://en.wikipedia.org ويكيبيديا] و [http://foldoc.org foldoc]

* عدم تكرار كلمة لنفس المصطلحات:

يجب انتقاء مصطلح صحيح لكل كلمة، إذا صودفت كلمة من نفس اشتقاق، أو مكونة من مصطلح سبقت ترجمته يجب البحث عن المقابل المنتقى سابقاً.

* محاولة احترام الشائع من المصطلحات:
[http://http://arabterm.org قاموس مكتب تنسيق التعريب]

* تكوين مصطلحات دقيقة ومفهومة وقصيرة، وقابلة للاشتقاق، وفصيحة:
البحث ثم البحث ثم الابتكار:
[http://qamoos.sakhr.com قاموس صخر]

[[تصنيف:معايير|ق]]

[[تصنيف:القاموس التقني|ق]]

القاموس التقني/en

2017-02-12T13:05:20Z

FuzzyBot: تحديث لمطابقة نسخة صفحة المصدر الجديدة

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{{alphabet}}

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The Arabic technical dictionary aims to translate and standardise technical terms that are used in software translation. It is an effort to unify the terms used across all projects and to present the user with consistant and understandable interfaces.

It is highly recommended that you contribute even if you do not have high bilingual or technical skills. We mainly translate for non technical people, so your opinion as feedback is highly valued.

Native english speakers are also welcome: you can explain the origin of the word and rule out unsuitable equivalents that don't convey the right meaning.

Learn more about the [[مجتمع المصادر المفتوحة|OSS]] community.

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==Download==
An offline version of this technical dictionary is available: [[Download technical dictionary]].

==Contributing==

===Suggestions and discussion===

* Every term has two pages, the first is the main page (e.g. [[techdict:Abort]]) and the second is the discussion page (e.g. [[techdict talk:Abort]]).

* To suggest a translation for some term, click on the icon [[صورة:edit.png]] in the discussion page and write your suggestions in the suggestions section. You can vote by using the {{مع}} icon and stress your refusal to a translation with another icon, but this is discouraged.

* Use the discussion page to discuss the suggested terms and justify your choices. You can add your signature from the editor toolbox.

* When the voting leads to a clear agreement on some term, it is possible to change the main page as follows:

<nowiki>|الاسم = مصطلح </nowiki>

There are some pages that unfortunately do not follow this norm. You are welcome to change the typos that you may come across.
* It is important to categorize the terms, please read [[lexicons]] for more information.

===Adding a new term===

Terms can be added from the form located in the top left of this page. Save the newly created without modifying it. Add these two lines with your suggestions and comments.

===اقتراحات===
===تعليقات===

===Deleting a term===

* It is possible to request the deletion of a term by using the following template while mentioning the reason.
<nowiki>{{حذف مصطلح|السبب}}</nowiki>

===Miscellaneous===

* You can add suggestions from other sources such as the Arabization Coordination Bureau by using the '''اقتراحات خارجية''' template
<nowiki>
{{اقتراحات خارجية|مكتب=مصطلح|جمعية=مصطلحة|مجمع=كلمة}}
</nowiki>
Use the references from the main page of the term to look up suggestions. These are added for comparing with other sources.

* يستحب أن تشترك (عبر الزر Register).
* يمكنك طرح أي سؤال عبر صفحة نقاش هذا المقال.
* You must be registered (using the Register button)
* You may ask any question through the talk page.

===Standards===

* Translate in indefinite form (نكرة)

* Respect the spelling rules for Hamza (ء).

* Translate English verbs to the noun form (مصدر) (e.g. create = إنشاء).

* Ensure a correct understanding of computing terms using reliable and updated sources such as [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] or [http://foldoc.org foldoc]

* One-to-one translations:

Any compound term should be translated based on the terms it is derived from.

Respect popular translations:
[http://http://arabterm.org Arabization Coordination Bureau Dictionary]

* Create terms that are precise, clear, short, easy to derive and eloquent by thoroughly researching the terms

[[Category:Standards|ق]]

[[تصنيف:Technical Dictionary|ق]]

Translations:القاموس التقني/2/ar

2017-02-12T13:05:05Z

FuzzyBot: استيراد نسخة جديدة من مصدر خارجي

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[{{fullurl:Special:Recentchanges|namespace=100}} أحدث التغيرات في القاموس]

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{{مصطلحات حديثة}}

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[{{fullurl:Special:Recentchanges|namespace=101}} أحدث التغيرات في نقاشات القاموس]

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{{نقاشات حديثة للمصطلحات}}

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{{alphabet}}

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القاموس التقني/ar

2017-02-11T02:41:00Z

FuzzyBot: تحديث لمطابقة نسخة صفحة المصدر الجديدة

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<td width="100%" colspan="2">
<div>

{{warning/ar|message=ما زال القاموس في مرحلة البناء، الكثير من المصطلحات لم تدقق أو تراجع بعد، إذا لم تجد أي نقاش حول المصطلح في صفحة نقاشه فهذا يعني في الغالب أنه لم يراجع. ساعدنا في مراجعة هذه المصطلحات وتنقيحها لنصل إلى الأفضل}}

</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr colspan="2">
<td width="50%">
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em">
<inputbox>
type=search
searchbuttonlabel=ابحث في القاموس
width=4
break=no
dir=ltr
namespaces=techdict
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em">
<inputbox>
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<table width="100%" align="center" style="margin: 0px;" class="wikitable">
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[{{fullurl:Special:Recentchanges|namespace=100}} أحدث التغيرات في القاموس]

</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.8em">

{{مصطلحات حديثة}}

</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td width="50%">
<table width="100%" align="center" style="margin: 0px;" class="wikitable">
<tr>
<th>

[{{fullurl:Special:Recentchanges|namespace=101}} أحدث التغيرات في نقاشات القاموس]

</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.8em">

{{نقاشات حديثة للمصطلحات}}

</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<table width="100%" align="center" style="margin: 0px;" class="wikitable">
<tr>
<th>
فهرس سريع
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">

{{alphabet}}

</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

يهدف القاموس التقني إلى ترجمة وتوحيد المصطلحات التقنية المستعملة في ترجمة برامج الحاسوب، نظراً للتضارب الحاصل حاليا بين المترجمين، لتقديم واجهة مفهومة ومنسجمة للمستخدم المتكلم بالعربية.
يسعى القاموس قدر الإمكان إلى المحافظة على المصطلحات الشائعة والإبقاء عليها ما دامت صحيحة، فإذا تعددت المصطلحات العربية نحاول اختيار أفضلها ما أمكن؛ لتقليل التشتيت الحاصل وتوحيد المصطلح.
ندعو الجميع للمشاركة بغض النظر عن المستوى اللغوي أو التقني. كل التعليقات في غاية الأهمية إذ أننا نترجم أساسا لمستخدمين غير تقنيين.

نبذة عن [[مجتمع المصادر المفتوحة]].

__TOC__

==احصل على القاموس==
راجع صفحة [[نزل القاموس التقني|التنزيل]].

==المساهمة==

===الاقتراح والنقاش===

* لكل مصطلح صفحتان خاصتان به، الأولى صفحة أساسية (مثلا [[techdict:Abort]]) والثانية صفحة نقاش (مثلا [[techdict talk:Abort]]).

* لاقتراح ترجمة لمصطلح معين، انقر على زر [[صورة:edit.png]] في صفحة النقاش واكتب اقتراحك في جزء الأصوات. يمكن التصويت باستعمال زر {{مع}}، يمكن أيضا الإصرار على رفض مصطلح ما بشدة باستعمال الزر الآخر، لكن هذا غير مستحب.

* استعمل صفحة النقاش لمناقشة المصطلحات المقترحة وتعليل اختياراتك. يستعمل الزر الأزرق قبل الأخير عند التحرير لكتابة توقيع المحرر.

* إذا انتهى التصويت باتفاق واضح على مصطلح ما، يمكن حينئذ تغيير الصفحة الأولى، هكذا:

<nowiki>|الاسم = مصطلح </nowiki>

مع الأسف هناك صفحات لا تحترم هذه القواعد. يمكن إصلاح ما بدا لك من خطأ إن شئت.
* تصنيف المصطلحات أمر مهم، اقرأ المقال [[lexicons]] لتوضيح هذه الفكرة.

===إضافة مصطلح جديد===

يمكنك إضافة مصطلح جديد عبر الخانة في الركن الأيسر العلوي لهذه الصفحة. احفظها دون تغييرها. اذهب إلى صفحة النقاش بعد ذلك، وأضف السطرين مع اقتراحاتك وآرائك.

===اقتراحات===
===تعليقات===

===حذف مصطلح===

* يمكنك طلب حذف مصطلح باستعمال القالب ذاكراً السبب.
<nowiki>{{حذف مصطلح|السبب}}</nowiki>

===أخرى===

* يمكنك إضافة اقتراحات مكتب تنسيق التعريب والجمعية العلمية السورية ومجمع اللغة العربية باستعمال قالب '''اقتراحات خارجية'''
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استعمل المراجع المذكورة في صفحة المصطلح للبحث عن هذه الاقتراحات. تضاف هذه المقترحات لسبيل المقارنة.

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==معايير==

* تنكير المصطلحات (نكرة).

* احترام كتابة الهمزات.

* ترجمة الأفعال إلى مصادر (مثل create = إنشاء).

* إلمام دقيق بالمعلوماتية:
البحث في مصادر موثوقة وحديثة مثل [http://en.wikipedia.org ويكيبيديا] و [http://foldoc.org foldoc]

* عدم تكرار كلمة لنفس المصطلحات:

يجب انتقاء مصطلح صحيح لكل كلمة، إذا صودفت كلمة من نفس اشتقاق، أو مكونة من مصطلح سبقت ترجمته يجب البحث عن المقابل المنتقى سابقاً.

* محاولة احترام الشائع من المصطلحات:
[http://http://arabterm.org قاموس مكتب تنسيق التعريب]

* تكوين مصطلحات دقيقة ومفهومة وقصيرة، وقابلة للاشتقاق، وفصيحة:
البحث ثم البحث ثم الابتكار:
[http://qamoos.sakhr.com قاموس صخر]

[[تصنيف:معايير|ق]]

[[تصنيف:القاموس التقني|ق]]

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The Arabic technical dictionary aims to translate and standardise technical terms that are used in software translation. It is an effort to unify the terms used across all projects and to present the user with consistant and understandable interfaces.

It is highly recommended that you contribute even if you do not have high bilingual or technical skills. We mainly translate for non technical people, so your opinion as feedback is highly valued.

Native english speakers are also welcome: you can explain the origin of the word and rule out unsuitable equivalents that don't convey the right meaning.

Learn more about the [[مجتمع المصادر المفتوحة|OSS]] community.

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==Download==
An offline version of this technical dictionary is available: [[Download technical dictionary]].

==Contributing==

===Suggestions and discussion===

* Every term has two pages, the first is the main page (e.g. [[techdict:Abort]]) and the second is the discussion page (e.g. [[techdict talk:Abort]]).

* To suggest a translation for some term, click on the icon [[صورة:edit.png]] in the discussion page and write your suggestions in the suggestions section. You can vote by using the {{مع}} icon and stress your refusal to a translation with another icon, but this is discouraged.

* Use the discussion page to discuss the suggested terms and justify your choices. You can add your signature from the editor toolbox.

* When the voting leads to a clear agreement on some term, it is possible to change the main page as follows:

<nowiki>|الاسم = مصطلح </nowiki>

There are some pages that unfortunately do not follow this norm. You are welcome to change the typos that you may come across.
* It is important to categorize the terms, please read [[lexicons]] for more information.

===Adding a new term===

Terms can be added from the form located in the top left of this page. Save the newly created without modifying it. Add these two lines with your suggestions and comments.

===اقتراحات===
===تعليقات===

===Deleting a term===

* It is possible to request the deletion of a term by using the following template while mentioning the reason.
<nowiki>{{حذف مصطلح|السبب}}</nowiki>

===Miscellaneous===

* You can add suggestions from other sources such as the Arabization Coordination Bureau by using the '''اقتراحات خارجية''' template
<nowiki>
{{اقتراحات خارجية|مكتب=مصطلح|جمعية=مصطلحة|مجمع=كلمة}}
</nowiki>
Use the references from the main page of the term to look up suggestions. These are added for comparing with other sources.

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* You must be registered (using the Register button)
* You may ask any question through the talk page.

===Standards===

* Translate in indefinite form (نكرة)

* Respect the spelling rules for Hamza (ء).

* Translate English verbs to the noun form (مصدر) (e.g. create = إنشاء).

* Ensure a correct understanding of computing terms using reliable and updated sources such as [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] or [http://foldoc.org foldoc]

* One-to-one translations:

Any compound term should be translated based on the terms it is derived from.

Respect popular translations:
[http://http://arabterm.org Arabization Coordination Bureau Dictionary]

* Create terms that are precise, clear, short, easy to derive and eloquent by thoroughly researching the terms

[[Category:Standards|ق]]

[[تصنيف:Technical Dictionary|ق]]

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ACE's/Msameer/ar

2017-02-10T06:18:07Z

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The Basics ...
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Full Name</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Mohammed Sameer Moustafa</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Age</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Country of origin</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Egypt</td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Residing in</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Cairo, Egypt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Occupation/Studying</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">IT consultant, AZA Group</td>
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1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? If so, how ?
 
A: Not actually affiliated with any projects but I try to stay close to
[https://www.arabeyes.org/ Arabeyes.org] and the
[http://www.linux-egypt.org/ Linux Egypt LUG]. I try to
discover any problems related to Arabisation in any distro.

2. What are your thoughts on Linux and open-source ?
 
They're the best things since sliced bread! :)
 
Specifically, the freedom to obtain the source code to and modify it to suit
your needs. Yes, the developer may have spent the time and effort coming up
with it, but the fact that there may - and always will - be something missing
(ie. something that can be improved upon) is a great thing. Not to mention
that open-source in general is a very good learning medium, and that by
working with other developers you'll gain good experience. I can also say
that the beta version of some open-source software is equivalent to the
stable releases put out by some for-profit technology companies.

3. What got you interested in Linux and open-source ?
 
Mainly two things: security and the open-source approach. In my opinion,
GNU/Linux is by default more secure than other operating systems, most of
which are crappy. Security should be the main concern for large companies,
organizations and individuals, to a degree. And this can't be achieved without
open-source technology. Because many users browse the source code, modify it,
examine it and experiment with it, it's a continuous learning process. Learn,
learn, learn and modify as much as you need. And even if you can't modify the
apps you are using, you can still hire someone else to do it for you...

4. What's your favourite ice-cream flavour ?
 
C-flavoured ice-cream :)

5. What are Linux/open-source's major advantages, as far as you are concerned ?
 
As I said earlier, its security, stability and the fact that it's
open-source. And GNU/Linux performs better even under extreme conditions.

6. What irks/displeases you about the open-source movement ?
 
Patent issues are really hurting or trying to hurt some open-source
software. Some companies, such as Microsoft, are breaking all the standards.
What are those guys trying to do? The lack of documentation is also sometimes
a concern. Another factor, which is not specific to open-source, is that
users don't or don't want to read. Microsoft made idiot-proof computers; if
it's not in the 'Start' menu, then it's not wanted. Not here - if you are
unwilling to gain basic knowledge about the program, then no one can help you.

7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the open-source movement ?
 
I don't see anything preventing Arabic from fitting in. The new versions of
the major GUI toolkits either fully support Arabic or would need some very
small modifications to do so. We will need some special applications to meet
specific Arabic and Islamic requirements, but these can come at a later
stage. We need to do some more work to add Arabic support to some existing
apps lacking proper support. There are alternatives available, but we should
really focus on the original ones. The Linux console is really a fine
solution, but I think we should be able to read and write Arabic anywhere - in
the terminal, on the console, in GUI apps...As I said, this can be done easily
now with most apps, though some don't support Arabic completely. But we should
look at them to see what can be done. The fact that there aren't any Arabic
names for the command line tools or for any apps in general is very
bad. Imagine what would happen if the same application had Arabic, English,
German and French names - what a big traffic jam! The GUI translation can come
after that, and then we'll need Arabic documentation...

8. How have you been involved in Linux/open-source ?
 
I don't think that I've done much, as I didn't come up with a creative
idea. Katoob, for example, is utilizing the ability of Gtk 2.x to render
Arabic and to do mirroring according to the unicode standard. Though I've
contributed some small patches to some projects [xchat, gtksourceview, etc],
the patches are not that important from my point of view. Mainly I try to
work silently, behind the scenes, to do what I can without all the bells
and whistles.

9. How will you become more involved in Linux/open-source ?
 
That's a hard question. I don't tend to talk about what I've done or what
I'm planning to do so I don't trap myself with something I may not be able to
do. But in general, I try to spread the word about GNU/Linux and/or
open-source. I think that the best thing to do is to contribute to various
software projects and/or help others to contribute.

10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux/open-source have been ?
 
Nothing in particular. Maybe I can say Katoob, but I want to do something
more... ;)

11. How do you see Linux/open-source fitting into the Arab community ?
 
Unfortunately, my position doesn't allow me to see the whole picture. But I
don't really see it fitting in right now - maybe some organizations and
companies are using it, but they're only a small fraction. It hasn't caught on
yet.

12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion ?
 
To identify your needs and requirements. If something similar is available,
then go for it. If there is nothing available but something can be adapted,
then use that. If nothing is available, then that depends. If you know you'll
be the only one using the final product, then you can write the apps that will
suit your needs in particular :) Otherwise, you'll have to consider what the
other users are going to do with it - we all like misbehaving with
applications, don't we? BTW: I really like the bizarre approach to
development.

13. What areas, in your opinion, need the most work ?
 
Fine-tuning and polishing up the remaining glitches in the Arabic support.

14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later ?
 
A bit of GNU/Linux or at least open-source spreading here [Arab world] would
be really great.

15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute ?
 
I love to do it - I'm a coder. And the system I'm using is completely free!
Many people have put and continue to put a lot of time and effort into
building and improving Linux/open-source. I figure that if I can help but
don't, then I don't deserve to use it. Also, I feel that everyone has
something to contribute, so if I can guide someone - or at least give a
bit of advice - then I feel I'm doing something.

16. What Arabic Linux accomplishments have really excited you ?
 
Two things - Pango, the Gtk rendering back end and Arabic vim. I also
really like mlterm, though I didn't realize its importance in the
beginning. Since I tend to hate emacs, I can say that I wasn't too upset about
not being able to merge emacs-bidi with the mainstream version. Though I can't
say I'm terribly happy about it either, I do feel that vim is and always has
been superior. ;)

17. What are some of your favourite links/channels ?
 
My Mozilla personal bar carries links to the Linux Egypt forum,
slashdot.org, freshmeat.net and google.com for sure! I try to spend time on
Arabeyes.org when I'm free.

18. What would you tell others to get them involved in the Linux/open-source movement ?
 
I would tell them why GNU/Linux is better, and I would remind them that
even if they can't switch to GNU/Linux completely, they can at least use
open-source software on their current (crappy) operating systems. Knoppix, the
Linux Live CD, is marvelous. I can't count the number of copies I've given out
to people so they could see for themselves how good Linux is.

19. How would you go about expanding Arabic Linux ?
 
Breaking down the barriers between developers and users is my dream, but
for now, seeing universities pushing GNU/Linux and supporting the Aarabisation
movement would be nice.

20. Where do you see Arabic Linux in five years ?
 
By then, hopefully some universities will be supporting GNU/Linux. I don't
see any help from governments, at least not here...

21. Where do you see yourself in five years ?
 
I don't know, really, but I'd like to be in a place where I can contribute
to the open-source community in general and to GNU/Linux in particular.

22. Do you have any advice for the Arabic-speaking world regarding Linux and open-source ?
 
Just have a little patience. I know that GNU/Linux is not 100% ready for
Arabic users, but things are really getting better. I would also like to say
that any and all contributions are greatly appreciated and well worth the time
and effort.

ACE's/Nadim/ar

2017-02-10T05:18:20Z

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<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Iraq</td>
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<tr>
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<td>Residing in</td>
<td> </td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Occupation/Studying</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Computer architect and chip design engineer</td>
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1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? how ?
 
Not really - I've been closest aligned to [https://www.arabeyes.org Arabeyes.org] since a great deal of my time is spent on it and the various
things arabeyes stands for and advocates.

2. What are your thoughts on linux and open-source ?
 
I think its the best thing to happen to software development in general
since computers were invented. Not so much because its free, but because
its such a great learning experience and such a great medium to learn and
see how things work and function, plus you can change things so easily.

3. What got you interested in linux and open-source ?
 
With the current political situation that has enveloped our Arab and
Muslim lands, I was shocked by a couple of experiences in which I saw
foreign companies supposedly upholding security for Arab companies and
governments. A great deal of the Arab world is now embarking on the
internet and is moving most (if not all) of it daily transactions and
business on the 'net and I'd even assume some very sensitive data/info.
Having all that info protected by a foreign, potentially hostile, company
(and thus country) seemed ludicrous and beyond belief to me. I started
to ponder why aren't people looking into linux in the Arab world and
started looking at my daily usage and how I would go about writing,
emailing, printing Arabic on linux and saw a major disconnect. I then
opted to do a more intense search on the internet to see if anyone has
started along the path of Arabizing linux and came across aunyx (arabeyes'
predecessor). It wasn't in active development from what I saw but it had
potential and as such I made some comments, made some suggestions and took
it upon myself to do what I preached and jumped-in and started producing and
bringing to reality ideas, both mine and others', in order to make Arabic
and linux a reality. That was really my first very deep and intimate
introduction to open-source.

4. When did you first get interested/involved in open-source ?
 
Since my daily work involved me being on a linux/unix machine, I've been
using unix (mostly SunOS and solaris) for 10+ years. The rise of linux over
the past 4-5 years has also caught my eye and I really really loved the
idea of finding bugs, trying to fix 'em and making any suggestions that
might be useful. I started hacking (programming) minor changes to what
was called xbiff++ (an email indicator) in order to add sounds anytime
an email is received -- silly I know. That was back in 1993 or 1994 I
think, just for fun really.

5. What are open-source's major advantages as far as you are concerned ?
 
That's a great question :-) Linux has two major advantages. As noted earlier,
security is a huge advantage as well as linux serving as an educational
tool. One only has to look at the west and western economy over the
past 10-15 years to realize what I'm talking about.
 
Let's take security. If security was and continues to be a concern, the
internet would have never taken off and would have never become as popular
as it's gotten. Now, instead of opting for blind trust in which a person
buys a piece of software and sets up websites and databases and entry point
without really knowing if they have back-doors and hidden portals. The only
way to really know that a piece of software is truly secure, from a user
prospective, is to see the source code and to check what goes on in a
piece of software him/her-self. The fact that there are millions of linux
users who scrutinize the source code on a daily basis and report any potential
issues in a matter of minutes, with fixes no less, is certainly reassuring.
Linux is the only option out there that guarantees no back-doors, not based
on blind trust, but based on technical knowledge.
 
As for the second major advantage, linux could be used as a great learning
tool for those looking onto various aspect such as programming in general
or protocol expertise or packaging or product prototyping, etc. To take
things into prospective, linux and FreeBSD were and continue to be used
and developed by major US and European universities first and foremost
as a teaching tool. You look at the major linux components out there
beyond the kernel (it the heart of the Operating System (OS)) and you'll
see things like Gnome, KDE, Xfree, Apache, etc. A great deal of those
applications were university projects (from Stanford, to MIT) in which
students were challenged to be creative to fill a need. Wouldn't it be
great if something similar were to be undertaken in the Arab world ?

6. What irks/displeases you about the entire movement ?
 
I think the lack on one site that brings everything together. I think linux
could be very overwhelming to a new user (newbie) to take-in at first.
I think Open Source ought to be a bit more structured in helping out newbies.

7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the entire movement ?
 
I think Arabic could and should be used in the manner that many people use
Spanish, German and Japanese on linux. The user opts to continue to do
all his programming and documentation in english, but the user interface
needs to be Arabic-capable. I also, unlike some, believe in supporting the
basics from the command-line in Arabic. The basics, in my book, include
such as being able to write a document, email that document, spell-check
it, print it, etc without having to resort to Gnome or KDE (full-fledged
GUI environments).

8. What has your role been in the past regarding linux/open-source ?
 
I've tried to motivate people by showing that results can be gotten even
by someone like myself :-). I, mind you, am NOT a software programmer.
I view myself more of a hacker, not in the sense of breaking into websites
or machines (I know nothing about that), but in terms of thinking of how to
bring about a solution not from a software elegant solution, but just to get
a long lasting means to fill-in the various needs out there. I've also been
very vocal (which some might view as being too intrusive) about how best to
go about getting results with a long-term emphasis to roadmaps. I'm, for
instance, adamant on having all Arabic solutions go to the main trunk of
an application/program so that we don't end up starting anew 3-4 years from
now. No work should be lost ever.

9. What will your role be in the future regarding linux/open-source ?
 
Whatever is really needed to keep arabeyes and the effort to bring Linux to
the Arab and Muslim world, I'd be willing to help out with. I've been very
open to suggestions and ideas and don't really have a set agenda - if I have
the time, I will help, its as simple as that really :-)
 
That's the beauty of all of this, yes there is work that needs to be done
and yes we need people to help out, but you know what ? We set our own
agenda and our own time-line. I'll try to do my best to work with the
great Arab talent out there to help bring forth whatever is necessary to
further our collective technical abilities.

10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux have been ?
 
A few things come to mind (both past and present (ie. on-going)),
<ul>
<li>Helped with Arabeyes and contribute to it as part of a think-tank
<li>Completed QaMoose
<li>Brought Arabic support to vim
<li>Assisted (minorly) in mlterm
<li>Researched and brought forth some printing solutions (txtbdf2ps, etc)
<li>Vocalized some concerns to the various lists/consortiums for better
Arabic support and inclusion
</ul>
The one contribution that is likely more important than others is in helping
structure arabeyes and its agenda. I also, as a contribution, have done
a great job in arguing with people :-) A great deal of what I've done in
the past year is really beyond a simple packaged solutions -- I guess
I haven't done enough :-) In reality, I'm part of a team (the arabeyes
team) and so I've helped my team members in virtually anything that needed
to be done in as much the same way that my team members have done to help me.

11. How do you see open-source and linux fitting into the Arab community ?
 
I think open-source and linux will start making its way to the universities
and schools and ultimately into the governments. I don't see why linux can't
be used by all Arabs today even.

12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion ?
 
I've tended to tackle problems and issues head-on. Create a list of what
is needed to be done, find the people that might be interested in helping and
divide-up the work and set a time-line to get it all done. Once every month
or two revisit your list and go through the cycle in case anything new comes
up and needs to be addressed.

13. What areas in your opinion need the most work ?
 
I would tend to say that its not in the technical realm, eventhough all
help would be appreciated there :-) I think raising awareness probably
is the most important area to work on. By that I mean, informing
and talking to universities, governments, businesses, etc about linux and
what it would take for them to switch over. I think communication between
the various linux user groups (LUGs) out there is crucial to that end.
In general, like in any large project the need to sustain one's technical
results is paramount, but what is lacking at this stage is awareness and
large scale buy-in from major Arab organizations out there. I would love
to hear a big company or university or a government approach an Arab entity
(like arabeyes or haydarlinux or ...) to fill their needs instead of going
to a western company such as RedHat or Mandrake (do note, arabeyes is not
a company - its a community volunteer effort; I just used arabeyes in terms
of getting advice or seeking assistance in the field).
 
I also think people should look more into volunteerism and into what they
need (and must even) do to give back to their communities and herritage;
it's NOT all about money. We as Arabs seem to lack that mentality
and the commitment that accompanies it and that really worries me. I'm
hoping, as I've seen some encouraging signs of late, that is might have
been a generational transient matter which is improving. In short, I think
Arab programmers, developers and entrepreneurs should be very keen in
knowing who they are and what they stand for to better commit to their
goals. For that knowledge will afford them a higher chance of attaining
those goals, thus, improving their and our standing in this world.

14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later ?
 
Arabic Linux on every desktop :-) As well as universities announcing their
commitment and backing to linux and Arabic linux.

15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute ?
 
My love for my heritage and wanting to prove to the world that we Arabs
and Muslims are as capable (if not more so) than anyone out there. Not
as part of a "we are better" attitude (takabor), but as part of equal
opportunity and being taken seriously in our efforts and not being
belittled.

16. What Arabic+Linux accomplishments have really excited you ?
 
mlterm has really opened-up the door to so many things. Having an Arabic
terminal emulator (xterm) has opened-up the door to various developments
that previously would have been difficult.

17. What are some of your favorite links/channels ?
 
Mine tend to be political; aljazeera, etc :-) But I tend to visit,
linuxtoday.com as well as slashdot.org and freshmeat.net often.

18. What would you tell others that might consider helping ?
 
Do it - just jump-in and commit yourself and do it. You might be overwhelmed
at first, but there are lots of people that would be willing to help you
(use arabeyes' mailing-lists for help). I think the biggest problem that
we (arabeyes) have seen is the shear lack of commitment. People come-by
and see the various efforts and say "this is great, I want to help" and then
simply disappear. There is something to be said about intent, but there is
lots more to be said about the actual commitment and results. An hour or
two per week (yes week) would do wonders.

19. How would you go about expanding Arabic+Linux ?
 
Again, I'd say more Public Relations (raising awareness), more developers
and lots more universities riding down this route and supporting our efforts.

20. Where do you see Arabic Linux in 5 years ?
 
In 3-4 governments; in a number of smaller startups in the Arab world and
in alot of universities.

21. Where do you see yourself in 5 years ?
 
Somewhere where I can help not only linux, but help the Arab/Muslim world
with chip design as well as push for the embracing of Research and Development
(R&D) as a way of life. I'm one who believes in giving back to my community,
upbringing and heritage. I would love to live and work in an Arab country
along those lines; I just don't understand why none of the Arab countries out
there don't take a chance in giving us Arabs abroad a chance to make a
difference and incentivize our return - its a win-win situation really.

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ACE's/Alrasheedan/ar

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The Basics ...
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Full Name</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Ahmad Sulaiman Al-Rasheedan</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Age</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">41</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Country of origin</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Kuwait</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Residing in</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Kuwait</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Occupation/Studying</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">IT Project manager</td>
</tr>
</table>

1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? If so, how ?
 
The only site I am affiliated with is
[https://www.arabeyes.org Arabeyes]. I used to be affiliated
with xtradius.com when I was heavily into the ISP business and I
was active in C coding. Those days are over :) I stumbled on Arabeys
and the [[Wordlist]]
project back in July 2003. I saw it was not finished and took it upon
myself to finish the pending words and I did. Now I enjoy cruise control
mode with Wordlist. I am honored to have played an active role in Wordlist
project.

2. What is one thing that most people don't know about you (hobby, pet-peeve, abilities, etc) ?
 
With a full time job and a full time family size, there isn't much
time left from the day for individual activity, but if I do, then I
fly kites.

3. What are your thoughts on Linux and open-source ?
 
Extremely positive. I love having the option between many web browsers,
translation tools. Heck I get to modify the source and have the browser
function my way! The pace new enhancement and additions to the software
is fascinating. Simply superb.

4. What got you interested in Linux and open-source ?
 
Availability of free software and the robustness of the operating
system. In the Early 90's, choices were limited. Either far-from-stable
Windows for an OS or expensive commercial Unix with no software
to run on. Linux was/is a brilliant concept.

5. What are Linux/open-source's major advantages, as far as you are concerned ?
 
The fact everything in the open source community is open source gives
thousands of developers the chance to chip in, enhance, and fix anomalies.
The end result is rock solid products. Having one entity like a commercial
company looking after the affair of a piece of software won't be as good
as the open source initiative. Find a bug in IRIX or HP-UX and you would
have to wait for Silicon Graphics or HP for a fix. You don't like the fix
Mr. Torvalds introduced to the latest Linux kernel then trash his code and
write your own.

6. What irks/displeases you about the open-source movement ?
 
It is not user friendly so it won't take off on the desktop as much as
I like it to be. Is it feasible to be user friendly? yes. Look at Apple
and their Mac OS X. I look for the day where one doesn't have to
know what is /dev or /proc.

7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the open-source movement ?
 
Turtle slow and disappointing. It doesn't make sense to see the amount
of people who speak Arabic and number of Arabised software or
even recognition to the Arabic language on web sites or end user clients.
Arabeyes effort is a small example. Each project on Arabeyes has 1-3
registered participants with 1 or 2 active users and the rest are dormant!
How many people on Arabeyes mailing list vs. active users? I was so
embarrassed when I posted a message asking for participants for the
Wordlist project and my requirement was to have someone translate
ONE WORD PER DAY and I didn't manage to recruit a single person!

8. How have you been involved in Linux/open-source ?
 
Back in the year 2000, I released my first open source piece of
software when I was in the ISP business. It was an LDAP authentication
module to be plugged onto the RADIUS authentication server. Later
I added MySQL accounting. It was very nice to have received e-mails
from various people in the world regarding how to apply/compile
the software. In 2003, I read Nadim's [Shailki] frustration for lack
of participants with the Arabeyes initiative and decided to make a
difference. I took up Wordlist project when it had 67,000 words and
I translated something close to 19,000 words in three months! I made
a point in mentioning numbers and the purpose was not to brag, it is
rather to make you feel some responsibility and go out there and do
something. I managed to output so much with a full time job, a wife,
4 kids (eldest in high school)....this is what I have to say for those
who can't translate ONE WORD PER DAY because they don't have the time!

9. How will you become more involved in Linux/open-source ?
 
Since I can read/write English & Arabic, I am best suited for the
translation business. At this age and amount of responsibilities, I
can't code. I can steal 30 minuets a day and translate few words
but can't see a tangible output ( from my point of view ) and write
meaningful code in 30 minuets. I'll just focus on the translation business.

10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux/open-source have been ?
 
For starters, I wouldn't call them major, but I would describe what I
did in the following: I am honored and privileged to have contributed to
the Wordlist project and was given a chance to have translated few words
which your son or mine could look up.

11. How do you see Linux/open-source fitting into the Arab community ?
 
I see a perfect fit! most of the Arab world would think twice when it comes
to software licensing charges. With Linux instead of Windows & Koffice
instead of MS Office the Arab world could save a huge amount of money.
Why its not taking place? I guess you and I are to be blamed. We are not
preaching open source enough.

12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion ?
 
Since we wouldn't have another Al Gore looking after our Arabic affairs, I
guess we'd have to do it ourselves. I wouldn't waste time by knocking the
doors of ANY Arabic government for that matter either. A good start would
be to host all/most Arabic projects in one web site instead of a bunch of
scattered web sites. If there were 10 people working on Wordlist instead
of 1 or 2, then maybe I can slip few articles to
[http://ar.wikipedia.org Wiki], commit few PO files for KDE,
and so on.

13. What areas, in your opinion, need the most work ?
 
Coordination among people who are SERIOUS about seeing Arabic
take place in the open source business. There has to be a sizable
number of them out there. They just need to be together.

14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later ?
 
To have my kids use Debian instead of Window on their PC but something
tells me I will regret it if I do it now due to amount of Q&A; the beast
(Linux) is still not suited for the desktop.

15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute ?
 
Making the number one language in the world understood by Arabs
is the prime motivation, I guess. I won't rule out the joy I get when
my kids brag about their father and they have the proof to back it
up. Lastly, teaching my kids that life is not take, take, take all the
time; give from now and then is joyful too.

16. What Arabic Linux accomplishments have really excited you ?
 
Writing/reading Arabic under KDE & KACST fonts. I want to kiss the
hands that made the former possible. I NEVER thought I would be
able to view Arabic web site under konqueror.

17. What are some of your favorite links/channels ?
 
I must see what does David have to offer every day
I am obsessed with [http://www.gombergkites.com/ kites].
Second link would be the
[https://www.arabeyes.org/misc/wordlist_status_bar.html Wordlist status page] to see how far I am. Lastly would be the dictd log
to amend new words for Wordlist. The above three are a must every day.

18. What would you tell others to get them involved in the Linux/open-source movement ?
 
At least for Arabs, they should give some time and do a translation
effort to give those who can't speak English a chance to enjoy the
wealth of open source that has an English interface.

19. How would you go about expanding Arabic Linux ?
 
It is tough at the moment since the desktop is not ready. However, I would
be pleased if the use of Linux at the back end is used, I would worry about
the desktop later.

20. Why are you of the opinion that Linux on the desktop is NOT ready ? What is needed for it to be ready (again, from an Arabic point of view) ?
 
Linux is not ready for the desktop because it was written by a techie and
to be used by another techie; general population are not techies. Insert
a Linux CD then boot and go through the installation. "Swap", "file system",
"ext3", etc. are some of the words you need to think about when my father
or your father encounter them during his installation. To make things worse,
think of the above when the fathers involved don't understand English.

21. Where do you see Arabic Linux in five years ?
 
It could be really some where if we focus on marketing as much
as we focus on development. I think we are very weak in the
marketing department.

22. What would you suggest could be done to improve on the marketing of Open Source in the Arab world ? Any tangible suggestions/steps ?
 
We need to make ourselves known. Our work must see the light and people
have to know where to go and get it. Is there a marketing person looking
after the projects Arabeyes working on? I remember marketing Wordlist
and we managed to put it on a good number of sites, I think we should have
marketed QaMoose instead; Joe-average can use QaMoose but Wordlist
alone won't do him any good. Our work is good work as is, but can make an
excellent product when packaged with something else. The same goes for
"duali", packaged with a full fledged Arabic word processor would make
a difference from stand alone "duali".

23. Where do you see yourself in five years ?
 
Knowing how I conduct my life, nothing special. But something tells me
I will collect tons of kites.

24. Do you have any advice for the Arabic-speaking world regarding Linux and open-source ?
 
Oh yes, if you don't get your act together and dirty you hands and wait
for someone else to do the Arabisation, your wait will be very long. The
issue here is Arabic and it HAS to be done by Arabs. I don't expect
native speaking German or Chinese will give Arabisation the time of the day.

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ACE's/Okhayat/ar

2017-02-10T05:12:49Z

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Full Name</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Ossama Mohammad Khayat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Age</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Country of origin</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Lebanon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Residing in</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Kuwait</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Occupation/Studying</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">IT Trainer</td>
</tr>
</table>


1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? If so, how ?

 
I'm currently an active member of [https://www.arabeyes.org/ Arabeyes.org] involved in many of its projects. I also dabble in various
translation work for other Open Source programs and applications (outside
of Arabeyes' realm) that I find useful/beneficial to me and others. I was
initially introduced to Arabeyes through an article on
[http://www.linux4arab.com/ Linux4Arab's] news website which was
referred to me by a friend at work. At that time, with about a year into my
usage of Linux, I was still not aware of the Arabization work taking shape.
Upon my introduction to Arabeyes I was so glad to be introduced to them that
I dove in and started following up with any updates and/or news about that
group and their work but I continued to think that I couldn't be able to help
as I thought I needed to be a programmer (ie. needed to know the likes of
C/C++ and others). I truly joined Arabeyes after almost a month of tracking
their work when I realized that I could easily help by translating simple
text files (*.po) and providing audio files for the Holy Qur'an project.


2. What is one thing that most people don't know about you (hobby, pet-peeve, abilities, etc) ?

 
I love sitting and chatting with older people. Ever since I was about 16 or
so I noticed that I loved to listen to their life experiences and stories
(as it gave me good guidance and ideas). My best friend is a 70 year-old
man :-)


3. What are your thoughts on Linux and open-source ?

 
They are an amazing combination. I love them and I even got influenced by
them ;-) really. First, I thought Open Source relates only to linux, but found
it helpful for other OSs as well. Then I thought it's anything but Window$,
but many many applications/projects are there for Microsoft's Windows (M$)
OSs in [http://sf.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=216 SourceForge.net] among others (all following the same Open Source model).
It's really amazing how generous this model and it's followers/contributors
are. Linux was/is the answer to all wishful thoughts in which we could get
rid of Window$ and M$ stuff.


4. What got you interested in Linux and open-source ?

 
Full control. Being able to have a truly Open Sourced application results
in being able to fully customize it (given the need/abilities are there). If
you find a bug you can report it and expect (on average) to have it fixed
within a month. If you need a feature, you can always add it yourself (with
some hardship if you are not a programmer like me) or lobby for its inclusion
based on the feature's benefits/needs. Above all, no matter what your
education, programming-level or way of thinking you can always help in
some manner !!


5. What are Linux/open-source's major advantages, as far as you are concerned ?

 
There's nothing to hide. No back-doors, hidden secrets, selfishness, control
greed, patents... etc. It's all about sharing, participating, making a
difference and giving back. The freedom and openness of these traits resulted
in having massive amounts of participants from varying backgrounds, levels
and nationalities. These people and these thoughts turned to be a perfect
source for the advancement of Linux and Open Source in general. The unity
aspects of Linux and Open Source just seem extraordinary to me.


6. What irks/displeases you about the open-source movement ?

 
From a relatively non-knowledgeable user perspective, it's difficult to do
things easily. Especially for those who are used to M$'s click-click approach.
An average user would need quite some time to get started and accustomed to
what needs to be done. There is quite a large number of very useful
applications, for example, yet still most of them are only available
through console [ie. they are non-graphical (GUI) in nature]. Another major
thing that bothers me is the apparent replication of work. What I mean here
is likes of yum, apt, and up2date for example. The aim is the same, "managing
and updating software" easily, but why the multiple means to do them. I
believe it's always better to join forces to bring about one great result
rather than forking/creating new projects resulting in many subpar,
non-perfect ok projects. Software update is merely _one_ example, there
are other areas where I see lots of needless replication.


7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the open-source movement ?

 
To me it's a great opportunity to have it fit since I'm in need of it :-).
I've grown accustomed to just grabbing the source for whatever I see of benefit
and Arabizating it (its a process I truly love). Open source, as mentioned
previously, would be of great benefit to Arab world.


8. How have you been involved in Linux/open-source?

 
It all started with my interest to find Microsoft Windows (M$) alternatives
back in 1999. My elder brother, Radwan, liked trying out different Operating
Systems (OSs) he'd come across. One of those on a faithful day was Linux.
The first distro I tried was SuSe 7 which came free with LinuxFormat
magazine my brother had bought. To be honest, the installation was
_really_ a piece of cake except for the partitioning bit. I suffered a little
with that, but it went fine. The thing that truly shocked me (in a good way)
was the fact that I didn't have to reboot - not even a single time and the
system (PII-350/128MB/20GB) was booted into X without an hitch time and again.
All hardware (except internal modem) was detected very nicely and I could
use XMMS to play some MP3s along with some games. It was really a great
moment for me and my quest. A year and a half into this experience (starting
in 2001) I started preparing for my CIW Server Administrator exam, which
included lessons about Linux, though in a brief and quick manner. As I was
already a bit familiar with SuSe, I downloaded RedHat 7 (or 7.1 not sure)
and started practicing on that (as required for the exam and course) and
was hooked on RedHat and it's distributions ever since :-)


9. How will you become more involved in Linux/open-source ?

 
I've always been involved in open-source since my introduction to it
(your usage of the future tense threw me off :-). Basically, I tell
people about open-source and it's benefits. Its funny to see them freak
out when they realize its FREE and ask "how could this work? you work
for nothing!". I also try to publicize Open Source Software (OSS) and its
benefits to my students (I'm a teacher after all).


10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux/open-source have been ?

 
I think it's mostly in the translation arena. Other than the projects
I've been involved with via Arabeyes, I've done other work for various
miscellaneous applications (phpmyadmin, tsclient, synaptic... etc),
assisted in distrowatch.com's website and simply try to be my usual
self and help in anything I see of benefit to the Arab/Muslim community
(given I'm able to deliver).


11. How do you see Linux/open-source fitting into the Arab community?

 
With the advancements we see today, it's really very suitable and ready. I
remember the first time I used Linux it almost lacked everything you need to
read, write and deal with Arabic. Nowadays, I see more and more applications
becoming Arabic aware/supportive though Unicode/UTF-8. One could even say that
their support is better than Microzeft's ;) not only as a translated
interface (our work is more natural and intuitive), but also in its native
functional Arabic support.


12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion?

 
Dedication, hard-work and sacrifice. Let's put it this way - we always hear
people saying "I'm busy", "really can't help much!", "there are more important
things"... etc. My reply to those remarks is "NONSENSE - make the time".


13. What areas, in your opinion, need the most work?

 
Ease of use and integration. Like I mentioned before, there are plenty of
really powerful tools/software, yet you have to suffer by reading long
(and most times not of much benefit) manpages. There is also a big gap
in integration between applications, be it office, internet, utility or
server applications. Maybe because they are developed by different authors,
but still there has to be a way to better integrate them.


14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later?

 
Easier Linux. In all ways, not just when it comes to installation,
configuration, administration. Arabic _might_ be one of the things
that will get more Arabs involved in using and grasping Linux, yet
still these areas and the previously mentioned points would make
Linux really unbeatable (you want to retain these new converts after
all).


15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute?

 
First of, I'm after the big award from Allah I'm going to get at the end.
Imagine how great it would be if/when someone would say, "oh, this was
done by Ossama, may Allah bless/have-mercy upon him". Second, is our need
to give back a little to this great community from which I've actually
learned to be more gracious (volunteering is a GREAT noble cause). I'm
also humbled by various people who in many ways appreciate and keep
encouraging me by simple words and/or deeds - so many nice things have
happened which keep me coming back for more :-). So, at the end, when I
pass away, I don't want to be "just someone who lived and died", do you ?


16. What Arabic Linux accomplishments have really excited you?

 
HaydarLinux, which was the first Arabic distro I used really excited
me. The Vim patch, a really helpful addition, specially for console also
ignited things. The fully Arabized GNOME and most recently, the Arabic
PuTTY patch (which was just accepted :-) really move me.


17. What are some of your favorite links/channels?

 
First of, [http://www.linux4arab.com Linux4Arab] through
which I got to know about Open Source and what-not. I used to read [http://www.linuxtoday.com/ LinuxToday] alot and always quickly
review [http://www.distrowatch.com/ Distrowatch] updates. I also
keep an eye on [http://www.osnews.com/ OS News].
I don't watch the TV much, but during various crises my favorite outlet
is AlJazeera.


18. What would you tell others to get them involved in the Linux/open-source movement ?

 
Contribute as much as you can. At the end, it will Inshalla come back to
benefit you first and foremost. Even the little things make a big difference
in the long run. We always have time to waste watching useless TV shows,
chatting and chattering about useless things, surfing the net with no
apparent goal/aim, etc. If you calculate all that wasted time, I'm
sure you will find _at least_ 2 hours a day that you can easily spare
and assist in various fields/things like translation (words or phrases),
testing, providing feedback, bug reporting, voting for bugs, etc, etc.
I mentioned these tasks because they are very simple, yet very effective
and really make a quick difference. Case in point, I'm married with one
child to take care of, I work as a teacher mostly teaching 6+ hours a day
while continuously preparing for my upcoming classes that I need to deliver
yet I find/make the time. I also have some other work I do and still I can
find at least one hour to read emails and help a little with the various
different projects. I remember when I kept nagging RedHat about including
Arabic fonts and Arabic KDE interface - every time I did, it was just a few
minutes while having a cup of tea !


19. How would you go about expanding Arabic Linux in general?

 
Make people aware of it; help them use it; get them involved in it.


20. Where do you see Arabic Linux in five years?

 
I pray everyday that our community wakes up and sees the benefits and
needs of such a system. If this happens, it will be for sure the
_only_ OS used in different places around the Arabic community.


21. Where do you see yourself in five years?

 
Away from any M$ related stuff :-) I want to be "Free as in Freedom".
I want to learn more and more about Linux/open-source and help make
this entire dream/wish a reality. Our dependence on Microsoft needs
to end sooner rather than later.


22. Do you have any advice for the Arabic-speaking world regarding Linux and open-source?

 
Forget about M$. I've been for years involved in the "M$ DarkZone" and
know first-hand about it's problems, fake promises and high-talk. You
won't die or get sick if you don't play a game or use software that
_only_ works on Windogz. There is always an alternative and if it's not
there you/I/we need to make it happen.

2017-02-08T21:54:41Z

FuzzyBot: استيراد نسخة جديدة من مصدر خارجي

Translations:ACE's/Perrier/Page display title/en

2017-02-08T21:54:41Z

FuzzyBot: استيراد نسخة جديدة من مصدر خارجي

ACE's/Perrier

ACE's/Nadim/en

2017-02-08T21:52:16Z

FuzzyBot: تحديث لمطابقة نسخة صفحة المصدر الجديدة

<languages />
__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__

The Basics ...
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Full Name</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Nadim Shaikli</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Age</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Country of origin</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Iraq</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Residing in</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">California, USA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Occupation/Studying</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Computer architect and chip design engineer</td>
</tr>
</table>

1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? how ?
 
Not really - I've been closest aligned to [http://old.arabeyes.org Arabeyes.org] since a great deal of my time is spent on it and the various
things arabeyes stands for and advocates.

2. What are your thoughts on linux and open-source ?
 
I think its the best thing to happen to software development in general
since computers were invented. Not so much because its free, but because
its such a great learning experience and such a great medium to learn and
see how things work and function, plus you can change things so easily.

3. What got you interested in linux and open-source ?
 
With the current political situation that has enveloped our Arab and
Muslim lands, I was shocked by a couple of experiences in which I saw
foreign companies supposedly upholding security for Arab companies and
governments. A great deal of the Arab world is now embarking on the
internet and is moving most (if not all) of it daily transactions and
business on the 'net and I'd even assume some very sensitive data/info.
Having all that info protected by a foreign, potentially hostile, company
(and thus country) seemed ludicrous and beyond belief to me. I started
to ponder why aren't people looking into linux in the Arab world and
started looking at my daily usage and how I would go about writing,
emailing, printing Arabic on linux and saw a major disconnect. I then
opted to do a more intense search on the internet to see if anyone has
started along the path of Arabizing linux and came across aunyx (arabeyes'
predecessor). It wasn't in active development from what I saw but it had
potential and as such I made some comments, made some suggestions and took
it upon myself to do what I preached and jumped-in and started producing and
bringing to reality ideas, both mine and others', in order to make Arabic
and linux a reality. That was really my first very deep and intimate
introduction to open-source.

4. When did you first get interested/involved in open-source ?
 
Since my daily work involved me being on a linux/unix machine, I've been
using unix (mostly SunOS and solaris) for 10+ years. The rise of linux over
the past 4-5 years has also caught my eye and I really really loved the
idea of finding bugs, trying to fix 'em and making any suggestions that
might be useful. I started hacking (programming) minor changes to what
was called xbiff++ (an email indicator) in order to add sounds anytime
an email is received -- silly I know. That was back in 1993 or 1994 I
think, just for fun really.

5. What are open-source's major advantages as far as you are concerned ?
 
That's a great question :-) Linux has two major advantages. As noted earlier,
security is a huge advantage as well as linux serving as an educational
tool. One only has to look at the west and western economy over the
past 10-15 years to realize what I'm talking about.
 
Let's take security. If security was and continues to be a concern, the
internet would have never taken off and would have never become as popular
as it's gotten. Now, instead of opting for blind trust in which a person
buys a piece of software and sets up websites and databases and entry point
without really knowing if they have back-doors and hidden portals. The only
way to really know that a piece of software is truly secure, from a user
prospective, is to see the source code and to check what goes on in a
piece of software him/her-self. The fact that there are millions of linux
users who scrutinize the source code on a daily basis and report any potential
issues in a matter of minutes, with fixes no less, is certainly reassuring.
Linux is the only option out there that guarantees no back-doors, not based
on blind trust, but based on technical knowledge.
 
As for the second major advantage, linux could be used as a great learning
tool for those looking onto various aspect such as programming in general
or protocol expertise or packaging or product prototyping, etc. To take
things into prospective, linux and FreeBSD were and continue to be used
and developed by major US and European universities first and foremost
as a teaching tool. You look at the major linux components out there
beyond the kernel (it the heart of the Operating System (OS)) and you'll
see things like Gnome, KDE, Xfree, Apache, etc. A great deal of those
applications were university projects (from Stanford, to MIT) in which
students were challenged to be creative to fill a need. Wouldn't it be
great if something similar were to be undertaken in the Arab world ?

6. What irks/displeases you about the entire movement ?
 
I think the lack on one site that brings everything together. I think linux
could be very overwhelming to a new user (newbie) to take-in at first.
I think Open Source ought to be a bit more structured in helping out newbies.

7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the entire movement ?
 
I think Arabic could and should be used in the manner that many people use
Spanish, German and Japanese on linux. The user opts to continue to do
all his programming and documentation in english, but the user interface
needs to be Arabic-capable. I also, unlike some, believe in supporting the
basics from the command-line in Arabic. The basics, in my book, include
such as being able to write a document, email that document, spell-check
it, print it, etc without having to resort to Gnome or KDE (full-fledged
GUI environments).

8. What has your role been in the past regarding linux/open-source ?
 
I've tried to motivate people by showing that results can be gotten even
by someone like myself :-). I, mind you, am NOT a software programmer.
I view myself more of a hacker, not in the sense of breaking into websites
or machines (I know nothing about that), but in terms of thinking of how to
bring about a solution not from a software elegant solution, but just to get
a long lasting means to fill-in the various needs out there. I've also been
very vocal (which some might view as being too intrusive) about how best to
go about getting results with a long-term emphasis to roadmaps. I'm, for
instance, adamant on having all Arabic solutions go to the main trunk of
an application/program so that we don't end up starting anew 3-4 years from
now. No work should be lost ever.

9. What will your role be in the future regarding linux/open-source ?
 
Whatever is really needed to keep arabeyes and the effort to bring Linux to
the Arab and Muslim world, I'd be willing to help out with. I've been very
open to suggestions and ideas and don't really have a set agenda - if I have
the time, I will help, its as simple as that really :-)
 
That's the beauty of all of this, yes there is work that needs to be done
and yes we need people to help out, but you know what ? We set our own
agenda and our own time-line. I'll try to do my best to work with the
great Arab talent out there to help bring forth whatever is necessary to
further our collective technical abilities.

10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux have been ?
 
A few things come to mind (both past and present (ie. on-going)),
<ul>
<li>Helped with Arabeyes and contribute to it as part of a think-tank
<li>Completed QaMoose
<li>Brought Arabic support to vim
<li>Assisted (minorly) in mlterm
<li>Researched and brought forth some printing solutions (txtbdf2ps, etc)
<li>Vocalized some concerns to the various lists/consortiums for better
Arabic support and inclusion
</ul>
The one contribution that is likely more important than others is in helping
structure arabeyes and its agenda. I also, as a contribution, have done
a great job in arguing with people :-) A great deal of what I've done in
the past year is really beyond a simple packaged solutions -- I guess
I haven't done enough :-) In reality, I'm part of a team (the arabeyes
team) and so I've helped my team members in virtually anything that needed
to be done in as much the same way that my team members have done to help me.

11. How do you see open-source and linux fitting into the Arab community ?
 
I think open-source and linux will start making its way to the universities
and schools and ultimately into the governments. I don't see why linux can't
be used by all Arabs today even.

12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion ?
 
I've tended to tackle problems and issues head-on. Create a list of what
is needed to be done, find the people that might be interested in helping and
divide-up the work and set a time-line to get it all done. Once every month
or two revisit your list and go through the cycle in case anything new comes
up and needs to be addressed.

13. What areas in your opinion need the most work ?
 
I would tend to say that its not in the technical realm, eventhough all
help would be appreciated there :-) I think raising awareness probably
is the most important area to work on. By that I mean, informing
and talking to universities, governments, businesses, etc about linux and
what it would take for them to switch over. I think communication between
the various linux user groups (LUGs) out there is crucial to that end.
In general, like in any large project the need to sustain one's technical
results is paramount, but what is lacking at this stage is awareness and
large scale buy-in from major Arab organizations out there. I would love
to hear a big company or university or a government approach an Arab entity
(like arabeyes or haydarlinux or ...) to fill their needs instead of going
to a western company such as RedHat or Mandrake (do note, arabeyes is not
a company - its a community volunteer effort; I just used arabeyes in terms
of getting advice or seeking assistance in the field).
 
I also think people should look more into volunteerism and into what they
need (and must even) do to give back to their communities and herritage;
it's NOT all about money. We as Arabs seem to lack that mentality
and the commitment that accompanies it and that really worries me. I'm
hoping, as I've seen some encouraging signs of late, that is might have
been a generational transient matter which is improving. In short, I think
Arab programmers, developers and entrepreneurs should be very keen in
knowing who they are and what they stand for to better commit to their
goals. For that knowledge will afford them a higher chance of attaining
those goals, thus, improving their and our standing in this world.

14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later ?
 
Arabic Linux on every desktop :-) As well as universities announcing their
commitment and backing to linux and Arabic linux.

15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute ?
 
My love for my heritage and wanting to prove to the world that we Arabs
and Muslims are as capable (if not more so) than anyone out there. Not
as part of a "we are better" attitude (takabor), but as part of equal
opportunity and being taken seriously in our efforts and not being
belittled.

16. What Arabic+Linux accomplishments have really excited you ?
 
mlterm has really opened-up the door to so many things. Having an Arabic
terminal emulator (xterm) has opened-up the door to various developments
that previously would have been difficult.

17. What are some of your favorite links/channels ?
 
Mine tend to be political; aljazeera, etc :-) But I tend to visit,
linuxtoday.com as well as slashdot.org and freshmeat.net often.

18. What would you tell others that might consider helping ?
 
Do it - just jump-in and commit yourself and do it. You might be overwhelmed
at first, but there are lots of people that would be willing to help you
(use arabeyes' mailing-lists for help). I think the biggest problem that
we (arabeyes) have seen is the shear lack of commitment. People come-by
and see the various efforts and say "this is great, I want to help" and then
simply disappear. There is something to be said about intent, but there is
lots more to be said about the actual commitment and results. An hour or
two per week (yes week) would do wonders.

19. How would you go about expanding Arabic+Linux ?
 
Again, I'd say more Public Relations (raising awareness), more developers
and lots more universities riding down this route and supporting our efforts.

20. Where do you see Arabic Linux in 5 years ?
 
In 3-4 governments; in a number of smaller startups in the Arab world and
in alot of universities.

21. Where do you see yourself in 5 years ?
 
Somewhere where I can help not only linux, but help the Arab/Muslim world
with chip design as well as push for the embracing of Research and Development
(R&D) as a way of life. I'm one who believes in giving back to my community,
upbringing and heritage. I would love to live and work in an Arab country
along those lines; I just don't understand why none of the Arab countries out
there don't take a chance in giving us Arabs abroad a chance to make a
difference and incentivize our return - its a win-win situation really.

Translations:ACE's/Nadim/1/en

2017-02-08T21:52:12Z

FuzzyBot: استيراد نسخة جديدة من مصدر خارجي

<languages />
__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__

The Basics ...
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Full Name</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Nadim Shaikli</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Age</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Country of origin</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Iraq</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Residing in</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">California, USA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Occupation/Studying</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Computer architect and chip design engineer</td>
</tr>
</table>

1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? how ?
 
Not really - I've been closest aligned to [http://old.arabeyes.org Arabeyes.org] since a great deal of my time is spent on it and the various
things arabeyes stands for and advocates.

2. What are your thoughts on linux and open-source ?
 
I think its the best thing to happen to software development in general
since computers were invented. Not so much because its free, but because
its such a great learning experience and such a great medium to learn and
see how things work and function, plus you can change things so easily.

3. What got you interested in linux and open-source ?
 
With the current political situation that has enveloped our Arab and
Muslim lands, I was shocked by a couple of experiences in which I saw
foreign companies supposedly upholding security for Arab companies and
governments. A great deal of the Arab world is now embarking on the
internet and is moving most (if not all) of it daily transactions and
business on the 'net and I'd even assume some very sensitive data/info.
Having all that info protected by a foreign, potentially hostile, company
(and thus country) seemed ludicrous and beyond belief to me. I started
to ponder why aren't people looking into linux in the Arab world and
started looking at my daily usage and how I would go about writing,
emailing, printing Arabic on linux and saw a major disconnect. I then
opted to do a more intense search on the internet to see if anyone has
started along the path of Arabizing linux and came across aunyx (arabeyes'
predecessor). It wasn't in active development from what I saw but it had
potential and as such I made some comments, made some suggestions and took
it upon myself to do what I preached and jumped-in and started producing and
bringing to reality ideas, both mine and others', in order to make Arabic
and linux a reality. That was really my first very deep and intimate
introduction to open-source.

4. When did you first get interested/involved in open-source ?
 
Since my daily work involved me being on a linux/unix machine, I've been
using unix (mostly SunOS and solaris) for 10+ years. The rise of linux over
the past 4-5 years has also caught my eye and I really really loved the
idea of finding bugs, trying to fix 'em and making any suggestions that
might be useful. I started hacking (programming) minor changes to what
was called xbiff++ (an email indicator) in order to add sounds anytime
an email is received -- silly I know. That was back in 1993 or 1994 I
think, just for fun really.

5. What are open-source's major advantages as far as you are concerned ?
 
That's a great question :-) Linux has two major advantages. As noted earlier,
security is a huge advantage as well as linux serving as an educational
tool. One only has to look at the west and western economy over the
past 10-15 years to realize what I'm talking about.
 
Let's take security. If security was and continues to be a concern, the
internet would have never taken off and would have never become as popular
as it's gotten. Now, instead of opting for blind trust in which a person
buys a piece of software and sets up websites and databases and entry point
without really knowing if they have back-doors and hidden portals. The only
way to really know that a piece of software is truly secure, from a user
prospective, is to see the source code and to check what goes on in a
piece of software him/her-self. The fact that there are millions of linux
users who scrutinize the source code on a daily basis and report any potential
issues in a matter of minutes, with fixes no less, is certainly reassuring.
Linux is the only option out there that guarantees no back-doors, not based
on blind trust, but based on technical knowledge.
 
As for the second major advantage, linux could be used as a great learning
tool for those looking onto various aspect such as programming in general
or protocol expertise or packaging or product prototyping, etc. To take
things into prospective, linux and FreeBSD were and continue to be used
and developed by major US and European universities first and foremost
as a teaching tool. You look at the major linux components out there
beyond the kernel (it the heart of the Operating System (OS)) and you'll
see things like Gnome, KDE, Xfree, Apache, etc. A great deal of those
applications were university projects (from Stanford, to MIT) in which
students were challenged to be creative to fill a need. Wouldn't it be
great if something similar were to be undertaken in the Arab world ?

6. What irks/displeases you about the entire movement ?
 
I think the lack on one site that brings everything together. I think linux
could be very overwhelming to a new user (newbie) to take-in at first.
I think Open Source ought to be a bit more structured in helping out newbies.

7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the entire movement ?
 
I think Arabic could and should be used in the manner that many people use
Spanish, German and Japanese on linux. The user opts to continue to do
all his programming and documentation in english, but the user interface
needs to be Arabic-capable. I also, unlike some, believe in supporting the
basics from the command-line in Arabic. The basics, in my book, include
such as being able to write a document, email that document, spell-check
it, print it, etc without having to resort to Gnome or KDE (full-fledged
GUI environments).

8. What has your role been in the past regarding linux/open-source ?
 
I've tried to motivate people by showing that results can be gotten even
by someone like myself :-). I, mind you, am NOT a software programmer.
I view myself more of a hacker, not in the sense of breaking into websites
or machines (I know nothing about that), but in terms of thinking of how to
bring about a solution not from a software elegant solution, but just to get
a long lasting means to fill-in the various needs out there. I've also been
very vocal (which some might view as being too intrusive) about how best to
go about getting results with a long-term emphasis to roadmaps. I'm, for
instance, adamant on having all Arabic solutions go to the main trunk of
an application/program so that we don't end up starting anew 3-4 years from
now. No work should be lost ever.

9. What will your role be in the future regarding linux/open-source ?
 
Whatever is really needed to keep arabeyes and the effort to bring Linux to
the Arab and Muslim world, I'd be willing to help out with. I've been very
open to suggestions and ideas and don't really have a set agenda - if I have
the time, I will help, its as simple as that really :-)
 
That's the beauty of all of this, yes there is work that needs to be done
and yes we need people to help out, but you know what ? We set our own
agenda and our own time-line. I'll try to do my best to work with the
great Arab talent out there to help bring forth whatever is necessary to
further our collective technical abilities.

10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux have been ?
 
A few things come to mind (both past and present (ie. on-going)),
<ul>
<li>Helped with Arabeyes and contribute to it as part of a think-tank
<li>Completed QaMoose
<li>Brought Arabic support to vim
<li>Assisted (minorly) in mlterm
<li>Researched and brought forth some printing solutions (txtbdf2ps, etc)
<li>Vocalized some concerns to the various lists/consortiums for better
Arabic support and inclusion
</ul>
The one contribution that is likely more important than others is in helping
structure arabeyes and its agenda. I also, as a contribution, have done
a great job in arguing with people :-) A great deal of what I've done in
the past year is really beyond a simple packaged solutions -- I guess
I haven't done enough :-) In reality, I'm part of a team (the arabeyes
team) and so I've helped my team members in virtually anything that needed
to be done in as much the same way that my team members have done to help me.

11. How do you see open-source and linux fitting into the Arab community ?
 
I think open-source and linux will start making its way to the universities
and schools and ultimately into the governments. I don't see why linux can't
be used by all Arabs today even.

12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion ?
 
I've tended to tackle problems and issues head-on. Create a list of what
is needed to be done, find the people that might be interested in helping and
divide-up the work and set a time-line to get it all done. Once every month
or two revisit your list and go through the cycle in case anything new comes
up and needs to be addressed.

13. What areas in your opinion need the most work ?
 
I would tend to say that its not in the technical realm, eventhough all
help would be appreciated there :-) I think raising awareness probably
is the most important area to work on. By that I mean, informing
and talking to universities, governments, businesses, etc about linux and
what it would take for them to switch over. I think communication between
the various linux user groups (LUGs) out there is crucial to that end.
In general, like in any large project the need to sustain one's technical
results is paramount, but what is lacking at this stage is awareness and
large scale buy-in from major Arab organizations out there. I would love
to hear a big company or university or a government approach an Arab entity
(like arabeyes or haydarlinux or ...) to fill their needs instead of going
to a western company such as RedHat or Mandrake (do note, arabeyes is not
a company - its a community volunteer effort; I just used arabeyes in terms
of getting advice or seeking assistance in the field).
 
I also think people should look more into volunteerism and into what they
need (and must even) do to give back to their communities and herritage;
it's NOT all about money. We as Arabs seem to lack that mentality
and the commitment that accompanies it and that really worries me. I'm
hoping, as I've seen some encouraging signs of late, that is might have
been a generational transient matter which is improving. In short, I think
Arab programmers, developers and entrepreneurs should be very keen in
knowing who they are and what they stand for to better commit to their
goals. For that knowledge will afford them a higher chance of attaining
those goals, thus, improving their and our standing in this world.

14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later ?
 
Arabic Linux on every desktop :-) As well as universities announcing their
commitment and backing to linux and Arabic linux.

15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute ?
 
My love for my heritage and wanting to prove to the world that we Arabs
and Muslims are as capable (if not more so) than anyone out there. Not
as part of a "we are better" attitude (takabor), but as part of equal
opportunity and being taken seriously in our efforts and not being
belittled.

16. What Arabic+Linux accomplishments have really excited you ?
 
mlterm has really opened-up the door to so many things. Having an Arabic
terminal emulator (xterm) has opened-up the door to various developments
that previously would have been difficult.

17. What are some of your favorite links/channels ?
 
Mine tend to be political; aljazeera, etc :-) But I tend to visit,
linuxtoday.com as well as slashdot.org and freshmeat.net often.

18. What would you tell others that might consider helping ?
 
Do it - just jump-in and commit yourself and do it. You might be overwhelmed
at first, but there are lots of people that would be willing to help you
(use arabeyes' mailing-lists for help). I think the biggest problem that
we (arabeyes) have seen is the shear lack of commitment. People come-by
and see the various efforts and say "this is great, I want to help" and then
simply disappear. There is something to be said about intent, but there is
lots more to be said about the actual commitment and results. An hour or
two per week (yes week) would do wonders.

19. How would you go about expanding Arabic+Linux ?
 
Again, I'd say more Public Relations (raising awareness), more developers
and lots more universities riding down this route and supporting our efforts.

20. Where do you see Arabic Linux in 5 years ?
 
In 3-4 governments; in a number of smaller startups in the Arab world and
in alot of universities.

21. Where do you see yourself in 5 years ?
 
Somewhere where I can help not only linux, but help the Arab/Muslim world
with chip design as well as push for the embracing of Research and Development
(R&D) as a way of life. I'm one who believes in giving back to my community,
upbringing and heritage. I would love to live and work in an Arab country
along those lines; I just don't understand why none of the Arab countries out
there don't take a chance in giving us Arabs abroad a chance to make a
difference and incentivize our return - its a win-win situation really.

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2017-02-08T21:52:12Z

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ACE's/Nadim

ACE's/Msameer/en

2017-02-08T21:50:48Z

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<languages />
__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__

The Basics ...
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Full Name</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Mohammed Sameer Moustafa</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Age</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Country of origin</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Egypt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Residing in</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Cairo, Egypt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Occupation/Studying</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">IT consultant, AZA Group</td>
</tr>
</table>

1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? If so, how ?
 
A: Not actually affiliated with any projects but I try to stay close to
[http://old.arabeyes.org/ Arabeyes.org] and the
[http://www.linux-egypt.org/ Linux Egypt LUG]. I try to
discover any problems related to Arabisation in any distro.

2. What are your thoughts on Linux and open-source ?
 
They're the best things since sliced bread! :)
 
Specifically, the freedom to obtain the source code to and modify it to suit
your needs. Yes, the developer may have spent the time and effort coming up
with it, but the fact that there may - and always will - be something missing
(ie. something that can be improved upon) is a great thing. Not to mention
that open-source in general is a very good learning medium, and that by
working with other developers you'll gain good experience. I can also say
that the beta version of some open-source software is equivalent to the
stable releases put out by some for-profit technology companies.

3. What got you interested in Linux and open-source ?
 
Mainly two things: security and the open-source approach. In my opinion,
GNU/Linux is by default more secure than other operating systems, most of
which are crappy. Security should be the main concern for large companies,
organizations and individuals, to a degree. And this can't be achieved without
open-source technology. Because many users browse the source code, modify it,
examine it and experiment with it, it's a continuous learning process. Learn,
learn, learn and modify as much as you need. And even if you can't modify the
apps you are using, you can still hire someone else to do it for you...

4. What's your favourite ice-cream flavour ?
 
C-flavoured ice-cream :)

5. What are Linux/open-source's major advantages, as far as you are concerned ?
 
As I said earlier, its security, stability and the fact that it's
open-source. And GNU/Linux performs better even under extreme conditions.

6. What irks/displeases you about the open-source movement ?
 
Patent issues are really hurting or trying to hurt some open-source
software. Some companies, such as Microsoft, are breaking all the standards.
What are those guys trying to do? The lack of documentation is also sometimes
a concern. Another factor, which is not specific to open-source, is that
users don't or don't want to read. Microsoft made idiot-proof computers; if
it's not in the 'Start' menu, then it's not wanted. Not here - if you are
unwilling to gain basic knowledge about the program, then no one can help you.

7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the open-source movement ?
 
I don't see anything preventing Arabic from fitting in. The new versions of
the major GUI toolkits either fully support Arabic or would need some very
small modifications to do so. We will need some special applications to meet
specific Arabic and Islamic requirements, but these can come at a later
stage. We need to do some more work to add Arabic support to some existing
apps lacking proper support. There are alternatives available, but we should
really focus on the original ones. The Linux console is really a fine
solution, but I think we should be able to read and write Arabic anywhere - in
the terminal, on the console, in GUI apps...As I said, this can be done easily
now with most apps, though some don't support Arabic completely. But we should
look at them to see what can be done. The fact that there aren't any Arabic
names for the command line tools or for any apps in general is very
bad. Imagine what would happen if the same application had Arabic, English,
German and French names - what a big traffic jam! The GUI translation can come
after that, and then we'll need Arabic documentation...

8. How have you been involved in Linux/open-source ?
 
I don't think that I've done much, as I didn't come up with a creative
idea. Katoob, for example, is utilizing the ability of Gtk 2.x to render
Arabic and to do mirroring according to the unicode standard. Though I've
contributed some small patches to some projects [xchat, gtksourceview, etc],
the patches are not that important from my point of view. Mainly I try to
work silently, behind the scenes, to do what I can without all the bells
and whistles.

9. How will you become more involved in Linux/open-source ?
 
That's a hard question. I don't tend to talk about what I've done or what
I'm planning to do so I don't trap myself with something I may not be able to
do. But in general, I try to spread the word about GNU/Linux and/or
open-source. I think that the best thing to do is to contribute to various
software projects and/or help others to contribute.

10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux/open-source have been ?
 
Nothing in particular. Maybe I can say Katoob, but I want to do something
more... ;)

11. How do you see Linux/open-source fitting into the Arab community ?
 
Unfortunately, my position doesn't allow me to see the whole picture. But I
don't really see it fitting in right now - maybe some organizations and
companies are using it, but they're only a small fraction. It hasn't caught on
yet.

12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion ?
 
To identify your needs and requirements. If something similar is available,
then go for it. If there is nothing available but something can be adapted,
then use that. If nothing is available, then that depends. If you know you'll
be the only one using the final product, then you can write the apps that will
suit your needs in particular :) Otherwise, you'll have to consider what the
other users are going to do with it - we all like misbehaving with
applications, don't we? BTW: I really like the bizarre approach to
development.

13. What areas, in your opinion, need the most work ?
 
Fine-tuning and polishing up the remaining glitches in the Arabic support.

14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later ?
 
A bit of GNU/Linux or at least open-source spreading here [Arab world] would
be really great.

15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute ?
 
I love to do it - I'm a coder. And the system I'm using is completely free!
Many people have put and continue to put a lot of time and effort into
building and improving Linux/open-source. I figure that if I can help but
don't, then I don't deserve to use it. Also, I feel that everyone has
something to contribute, so if I can guide someone - or at least give a
bit of advice - then I feel I'm doing something.

16. What Arabic Linux accomplishments have really excited you ?
 
Two things - Pango, the Gtk rendering back end and Arabic vim. I also
really like mlterm, though I didn't realize its importance in the
beginning. Since I tend to hate emacs, I can say that I wasn't too upset about
not being able to merge emacs-bidi with the mainstream version. Though I can't
say I'm terribly happy about it either, I do feel that vim is and always has
been superior. ;)

17. What are some of your favourite links/channels ?
 
My Mozilla personal bar carries links to the Linux Egypt forum,
slashdot.org, freshmeat.net and google.com for sure! I try to spend time on
Arabeyes.org when I'm free.

18. What would you tell others to get them involved in the Linux/open-source movement ?
 
I would tell them why GNU/Linux is better, and I would remind them that
even if they can't switch to GNU/Linux completely, they can at least use
open-source software on their current (crappy) operating systems. Knoppix, the
Linux Live CD, is marvelous. I can't count the number of copies I've given out
to people so they could see for themselves how good Linux is.

19. How would you go about expanding Arabic Linux ?
 
Breaking down the barriers between developers and users is my dream, but
for now, seeing universities pushing GNU/Linux and supporting the Aarabisation
movement would be nice.

20. Where do you see Arabic Linux in five years ?
 
By then, hopefully some universities will be supporting GNU/Linux. I don't
see any help from governments, at least not here...

21. Where do you see yourself in five years ?
 
I don't know, really, but I'd like to be in a place where I can contribute
to the open-source community in general and to GNU/Linux in particular.

22. Do you have any advice for the Arabic-speaking world regarding Linux and open-source ?
 
Just have a little patience. I know that GNU/Linux is not 100% ready for
Arabic users, but things are really getting better. I would also like to say
that any and all contributions are greatly appreciated and well worth the time
and effort.

Translations:ACE's/Msameer/1/en

2017-02-08T21:50:36Z

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<languages />
__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__

The Basics ...
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Full Name</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Mohammed Sameer Moustafa</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Age</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Country of origin</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Egypt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Residing in</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Cairo, Egypt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Occupation/Studying</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">IT consultant, AZA Group</td>
</tr>
</table>

1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? If so, how ?
 
A: Not actually affiliated with any projects but I try to stay close to
[http://old.arabeyes.org/ Arabeyes.org] and the
[http://www.linux-egypt.org/ Linux Egypt LUG]. I try to
discover any problems related to Arabisation in any distro.

2. What are your thoughts on Linux and open-source ?
 
They're the best things since sliced bread! :)
 
Specifically, the freedom to obtain the source code to and modify it to suit
your needs. Yes, the developer may have spent the time and effort coming up
with it, but the fact that there may - and always will - be something missing
(ie. something that can be improved upon) is a great thing. Not to mention
that open-source in general is a very good learning medium, and that by
working with other developers you'll gain good experience. I can also say
that the beta version of some open-source software is equivalent to the
stable releases put out by some for-profit technology companies.

3. What got you interested in Linux and open-source ?
 
Mainly two things: security and the open-source approach. In my opinion,
GNU/Linux is by default more secure than other operating systems, most of
which are crappy. Security should be the main concern for large companies,
organizations and individuals, to a degree. And this can't be achieved without
open-source technology. Because many users browse the source code, modify it,
examine it and experiment with it, it's a continuous learning process. Learn,
learn, learn and modify as much as you need. And even if you can't modify the
apps you are using, you can still hire someone else to do it for you...

4. What's your favourite ice-cream flavour ?
 
C-flavoured ice-cream :)

5. What are Linux/open-source's major advantages, as far as you are concerned ?
 
As I said earlier, its security, stability and the fact that it's
open-source. And GNU/Linux performs better even under extreme conditions.

6. What irks/displeases you about the open-source movement ?
 
Patent issues are really hurting or trying to hurt some open-source
software. Some companies, such as Microsoft, are breaking all the standards.
What are those guys trying to do? The lack of documentation is also sometimes
a concern. Another factor, which is not specific to open-source, is that
users don't or don't want to read. Microsoft made idiot-proof computers; if
it's not in the 'Start' menu, then it's not wanted. Not here - if you are
unwilling to gain basic knowledge about the program, then no one can help you.

7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the open-source movement ?
 
I don't see anything preventing Arabic from fitting in. The new versions of
the major GUI toolkits either fully support Arabic or would need some very
small modifications to do so. We will need some special applications to meet
specific Arabic and Islamic requirements, but these can come at a later
stage. We need to do some more work to add Arabic support to some existing
apps lacking proper support. There are alternatives available, but we should
really focus on the original ones. The Linux console is really a fine
solution, but I think we should be able to read and write Arabic anywhere - in
the terminal, on the console, in GUI apps...As I said, this can be done easily
now with most apps, though some don't support Arabic completely. But we should
look at them to see what can be done. The fact that there aren't any Arabic
names for the command line tools or for any apps in general is very
bad. Imagine what would happen if the same application had Arabic, English,
German and French names - what a big traffic jam! The GUI translation can come
after that, and then we'll need Arabic documentation...

8. How have you been involved in Linux/open-source ?
 
I don't think that I've done much, as I didn't come up with a creative
idea. Katoob, for example, is utilizing the ability of Gtk 2.x to render
Arabic and to do mirroring according to the unicode standard. Though I've
contributed some small patches to some projects [xchat, gtksourceview, etc],
the patches are not that important from my point of view. Mainly I try to
work silently, behind the scenes, to do what I can without all the bells
and whistles.

9. How will you become more involved in Linux/open-source ?
 
That's a hard question. I don't tend to talk about what I've done or what
I'm planning to do so I don't trap myself with something I may not be able to
do. But in general, I try to spread the word about GNU/Linux and/or
open-source. I think that the best thing to do is to contribute to various
software projects and/or help others to contribute.

10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux/open-source have been ?
 
Nothing in particular. Maybe I can say Katoob, but I want to do something
more... ;)

11. How do you see Linux/open-source fitting into the Arab community ?
 
Unfortunately, my position doesn't allow me to see the whole picture. But I
don't really see it fitting in right now - maybe some organizations and
companies are using it, but they're only a small fraction. It hasn't caught on
yet.

12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion ?
 
To identify your needs and requirements. If something similar is available,
then go for it. If there is nothing available but something can be adapted,
then use that. If nothing is available, then that depends. If you know you'll
be the only one using the final product, then you can write the apps that will
suit your needs in particular :) Otherwise, you'll have to consider what the
other users are going to do with it - we all like misbehaving with
applications, don't we? BTW: I really like the bizarre approach to
development.

13. What areas, in your opinion, need the most work ?
 
Fine-tuning and polishing up the remaining glitches in the Arabic support.

14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later ?
 
A bit of GNU/Linux or at least open-source spreading here [Arab world] would
be really great.

15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute ?
 
I love to do it - I'm a coder. And the system I'm using is completely free!
Many people have put and continue to put a lot of time and effort into
building and improving Linux/open-source. I figure that if I can help but
don't, then I don't deserve to use it. Also, I feel that everyone has
something to contribute, so if I can guide someone - or at least give a
bit of advice - then I feel I'm doing something.

16. What Arabic Linux accomplishments have really excited you ?
 
Two things - Pango, the Gtk rendering back end and Arabic vim. I also
really like mlterm, though I didn't realize its importance in the
beginning. Since I tend to hate emacs, I can say that I wasn't too upset about
not being able to merge emacs-bidi with the mainstream version. Though I can't
say I'm terribly happy about it either, I do feel that vim is and always has
been superior. ;)

17. What are some of your favourite links/channels ?
 
My Mozilla personal bar carries links to the Linux Egypt forum,
slashdot.org, freshmeat.net and google.com for sure! I try to spend time on
Arabeyes.org when I'm free.

18. What would you tell others to get them involved in the Linux/open-source movement ?
 
I would tell them why GNU/Linux is better, and I would remind them that
even if they can't switch to GNU/Linux completely, they can at least use
open-source software on their current (crappy) operating systems. Knoppix, the
Linux Live CD, is marvelous. I can't count the number of copies I've given out
to people so they could see for themselves how good Linux is.

19. How would you go about expanding Arabic Linux ?
 
Breaking down the barriers between developers and users is my dream, but
for now, seeing universities pushing GNU/Linux and supporting the Aarabisation
movement would be nice.

20. Where do you see Arabic Linux in five years ?
 
By then, hopefully some universities will be supporting GNU/Linux. I don't
see any help from governments, at least not here...

21. Where do you see yourself in five years ?
 
I don't know, really, but I'd like to be in a place where I can contribute
to the open-source community in general and to GNU/Linux in particular.

22. Do you have any advice for the Arabic-speaking world regarding Linux and open-source ?
 
Just have a little patience. I know that GNU/Linux is not 100% ready for
Arabic users, but things are really getting better. I would also like to say
that any and all contributions are greatly appreciated and well worth the time
and effort.

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2017-02-08T21:50:36Z

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ACE's/Msameer

ACE's/Medini/en

2017-02-08T21:49:17Z

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<languages />
__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__

The Basics ...
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Full Name</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Arafat el Medini</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Age</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Country of origin</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Tunisia/Germany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Residing in</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Hamburg, Germany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Occupation/Studying</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Physics Student</td>
</tr>
</table>


1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? If so, how ?

 
I am affiliated with Arabeyes, the GNOME project and the Freedesktop
project.
 
I am mainly involved in translation work. Doing and coordinating
translation of the Gnome Desktop environment, and right now developing
standardization guidelines for future translation attempts.
I am also trying to register Arabeyes as a legal entity within the
German law.


2. What is one thing that most people don't know about you (hobby, pet-peeve, abilities, etc) ?

 
Maybe the majority think that I am an informatics student, but in
reality I study Physics! I've also been involved in Karate for many years!
I like doing 3D modelling and Web-design too!
 
Yeah we have a pet here, a rabbit, but I really don't like him so much,
as everytime he's in my room he eats everything he finds!
 
Abilities! I can move my ears! Really!!!


3. What are your thoughts on Linux and open-source ?

 
Regarding Open source: the ideology. Businesses based on linux don't
have 'selling software' as a goal, the whole process of making software
changes, companies begin to share code and concentrate on services, this
is simply terrific! No more monopolies, great services and robust
software.
 
The combination Linux/OSS is a killer: you have a kernel as an example
to windows, solaris and darwin to compare against, and this kernel runs on
everything from a watch to a server, and every bug can be squashed by
everyone everywhere everytime, anyone can patch it or change it and
suite it to their needs. Flexibility with robustness. This is in my eyes
is the future.


4. What got you interested in Linux and open-source ?

 
I ran into Linux in winter '99. I've been into computers and computer science
for more then 13 years now. In its early years linux was promoted as a
powerful Desktop solution for "free people", I am a very "alternative"
person in my world view: I like alternative music, b-movies and that
sort of stuff so when I heard about the freedom choice, the power and
the freshness of Linux I thought I'd give it a try. Linux as the PC
world's under-dog got me hooked-up. A C/C++ compiler was also free
(the gcc) and I thought, yeah as I want to learn C anyway that would
be great to have a free compiler! Yet still I haven't had a chance
to learn C till today :/


5. What are Linux/open-source's major advantages, as far as you are concerned ?

 
Open source software is transparent, I feel very comfortable as I
know exactly what I have in my box, it is in my eyes totally secure cz
every hole gets instantanously patched. Linux is rock-solid, the box
never crashes, it's really shoking to see a computer box that never
crashes. As for the open source ideology, the movement itself! Open
source does not mean for free nor is there only one open source license,
so the whole social and scientifical impact and it's energy to create
new "computer ethics", did you know for eg. that any open source license
must apply for more then one and only one product?
You can't make a license only for one software product you are selling,
so what consequences does this bring? this is very interesting!


6. What irks/displeases you about the open-source movement ?

 
Software development is still mainly controlled by companies, the
concept is still too geeky and too few volunteers everywhere. It's not
innovative at all regarding software technology and too slow in my eyes.
The movement is very flexibility of and has a very strong ideology, but
its body itself is still very weak.


7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the open-source movement ?

 
Open source is an avant-gardistic movement, so at the forefront of
globalization, with ppl from everywhere contributing to software which
is nowhere only residing on abstract CVS trees. Unfortunately the Arabic
culture is not participating in the globalization process at all. So the
conseuqence is that Arabs and Arabic are only "cutomers" of that
movement consuming what the movement produces.


8. How have you been involved in Linux/open-source ?

 
Back in 2002 I wanted to combine my enthusiasm for the gnome project
with my love for the Arabic world. The translation status of Arabic
within gnome was catastrophic with something about 30% of the whole desktop
translated. So I informed the gnome people that I wanted to start
translating gnome into Arabic and they pointed me to the Arabeyes project.


9. How will you become more involved in Linux/open-source ?

 
I want to learn C and hopefully I'll finally write my own gnome app.
I would like to then move from simply translating gnome to standardization
work, the promotion of standardization of Arabic translation tools and methods
will be my next goal.


10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux/open-source have been ?

 
Translating gnome to Arabic, to give the Arabic language the place it
deserves in the gnome world.
 
I also helped in searching and fixing many bugs in gnome to make it the
platform with the BEST support for the Arabic language in the whole
computer world.


11. How do you see Linux/open-source fitting into the Arab community ?

 
I think, open source is, if really embraced, the ideoglogical boost to
get the Arabs directly into the next level, it is like making a jump
from the middel ages directly to post-modernism. It would allow people
all over the Arabic region to share technology in a simple standardized
way. The consequences of such a process are terrific.
OSS software, so for eg. Linux, is great because it is mostly free, the
Arabic world is very poor, so this technology due to it being so advanced
and free can only be beneficial. OSS software is... Open source ;) so it
can be tailored to meet the exact demends of the Arabic citizen directly
without asking a company and waiting for a patch for years.


12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion ?

 
1) A totally open mind
 
2) Hard work
 
3) Enjoy life to its fullest ;)


13. What areas, in your opinion, need the most work ?

 
People speak too much do too little.


14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later ?

 
Many many many people work on FOSS projects. This will make FOSS really
spread, we will get more developers and more and more people will get
interested.


15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute ?

 
Getting the Arabic language into the 21st century, and getting
technology available for the Arabic person. I want to have every API
written in Arabic glyphs !


16. What Arabic Linux accomplishments have really excited you ?

 
Definetely the Arabeyes project. It is a freakin place to change and
develop idea that's what we always needed and still need. Something like
makha taht assur (if someone knows it)


17. What are some of your favourite links/channels ?

 
videogames: gamefront.de (german) ign.com (only the nintendo channels)
 
Star trek: trekweb.com
 
Linux/FOSS: planet.gnome.org planet.arabeyes.org linux4arab.com
 
osnews.com slashdot.org
 
misc: spiegel.de (news site) yomiuri.co.jp (news site)
 
channel: #arabeyes #gnome #ubuntu


18. What would you tell others to get them involved in the Linux/open-source movement ?

 
You'll be famous! You'll change the world! It's free of charge! People
will envy you!


19. How would you go about expanding Arabic Linux in general ?

 
Make a distro that REALLY supports Arabic in every aspect from scratch,
make R&D centers like Arabeyes so more Arabeyes' and far more
marketing. People need to become aware of Linux, and especially of the
concept of an "Arabic Linux".


20. Where do you see Arabic Linux in five years ?

 
We will have standards, and big deployments. I think after 5 years the
real fun will start, with a mature set of standards by then, mature
Desktops and big deployments marketing and gaining developers will be
our biggest challenge.


21. Where do you see yourself in five years ?

 
That I complete my studies suceesfully and complete tavelling the world.


22. Do you have any advice for the Arabic-speaking world regarding Linux and open-source ?

 
Yeah, NEVER EVER underestimate you mother tongue, Arabic is a wonderful
language; it IS modern and it IS able to handle modern informatics like any
other language out there. You'll only be able to fully handle science in
your own language, not in any other language.
 
And be optimistic about the future of Arabic in the FOSS world - it is a
very bright future!

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ACE's/aljadhai/ar

2017-02-08T21:47:46Z

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بيانات أساسية ...
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>الإسم الكامل</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">عبدالرحمن بن سعد الجضعي</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>العمر</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">36 عاما</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>الجنسية</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">سعودي</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>بلد الإقامة الحالية</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">السعودية</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>الوظيفة</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">أستاذ مساعد + مستشار لدى جهات عامة وخاصة</td>
</tr>
</table>

1. مشاريع المصادر المفتوحة التى تعمل معها (مجموعات) ؟
 
قمت في عام 1999م بالمشاركة في إنشاء مجموعة لينكس السعودية كمجموعة
إهتمام خاص في جمعية الحاسبات السعودية. وأشغل حالياً منصب رئيس المجموعة.

2. ماذا ترى فى فكرة المصادر المفتوحة ؟
 
الحرية هي المنطلق الأساسي لفكرة المصادر المفتوحة. وهي التي مكنت
المصادر الحرة من قلب موازين اللعبة في سوق برمجيات الحاسب. لقد أدت هذه
الحرية إلى كسر الإحتكار وإعطاء المستخدم المزيد من البدائل. كما مكنت
المبرمج والباحث من الدخول في مشاريع برمجية كانت في السابق حكرا على
القليل من الشركات.

3. ما سبب اهتمامك بالمصادر المفتوحة ؟ و منذ متى بدأ هذا الإهتمام ؟
 
في عام 1993م حصلت على نسخة من نظام لينكس الإصدار 0,9 وكانت حاجتي
في البداية هي إستخدام نظام متوافق مع يونكس على جهاز إنتل المنزلي. وفي
عام 1995م تحول الإهتمام من برنامج لينكس إلى المصادر الحرة بوجه عام
والدور التي يمكن أن تلعبه في العالم العربي. وكانت محاولات إقناع الزملاء
بفكرة المصادر المفتوحة سببا في بلورة وترسيخ تصور حركة المصادر المفتوحة لدي.

4. ما هى مميزات لينكس / المصادر المفتوحة فى نظرك ؟
 
قد وجدت أن من أهم المزايا التي تهم المستخدم في المنطقة هي: خلق جو
من المنافسة وأمن المعلومات. وعلى العكس مما هو متوقع فإن مجانية البرامج
المفتوحة لا تشكل محرك رئيسي للمستخدم في المنطقة. ففي جميع الجهات العامة
والخاصة التي تعاونت معهم في مجال المصادر المفتوحة كان المحرك الرئيسي
لإعتماد المصادر المفتوحة هو الضغط على المنتجين لتقديم خدمات أفضل وخلق جو
من المنافسة بالإضافة إلى رفع المستوى الأمني لشبكات المعلومات.

5. و ما هى عيوبها ؟
 
المصادر المفتوحة جديدة على المنطقة وتحتاج إلى إعداد كوادر قادرة على
التعامل معها لذا فهي تحتاج حاليا إلى جهد في التدريب وتحمل زيادة في تكلفة
المتخصصين في هذا المجال. لكن مع إهتمام الجامعات مؤخرا بتدريس المصادر
المفتوحة مثل لينكس وغيره، فإن الوضع سيتغير تدريجيا. كما أن الدعم الفني
في المنطقة العربية غير متوفر بالشكل المطلوب كما هو الحال في الدول الأخرى

6. كيف ترى حركة المصادر المفتوحة بعد 5 سنوات ؟
 
تنتهي المناظرة الحالية حول هل للمصادر المفتوحة فرصة للوجود
والإستمرار وتنتقل المصادر المفتوحة إلى مرحلة قيادة التقنية. أتوقع أن
تكون مساهمة الجامعات ومراكز الأبحاث كبيرة وأكثر تنظيما (أتصور وجود أقسام
لتدريس الحاسب باستخدام المصادر المفتوحة فقط). الدول التي تتحول الآن إلى
المصادر المفتوحة سوف تكون نموذجا يحتذى من قبل الدول الأخرى

7. و كيف تراها بعد 10 سنوات ؟
 
أراها نضجت واستطاعت إجبار (أو إقناع) الشركات المنتجة للبرامج
المغلقة إلى التحول إلى النموذج المفتوح واعتماد النموذج التجاري المبني
على الربح من الدعم وليس بيع رخص البرامج. كما أن الدول كبيرها وصغيرها
تمتلك تقنيات البرمجيات وتتحكم بها بشكل يجعلها تحقق الإكتفاء الذاتي من
البرمجيات.

8. ما الدور الذى تقوم به لنشر فكرة المصادر المفتوحة ؟
 
عن طريق مجموعة لينكس السعودية نقيم المحاضرات ونشارك في المعارض (مثل
معرض جايتكس بدبي) كما أقوم بتقديم إستشارات لبعض الجهات المهتمة بالمصادر
المفتوحة. ومؤخرا أصدرت مع الدكتور خالد الغنيم كتاب باللغة العربية
بعنوان "البرامج الحرة: حقيقة الثورة الرقمية القادمة" الذي يقدم فكرة
المصادر المفتوحة بدون الدخول في التفاصيل التقنية.

9. و كيف استقبلت الجهات المعنية فى السعودية و المنطقة العربية هذا الكتاب ؟
 
اكتشفنا حاجة المنطقة الماسة لمادة الكتاب. وجدنا البعض يذكر أنه لم
يفهم فلسفة المصادر المفتوحة إلا بعد قراءة الكتاب. ورغم التوزيع الضيق
للكتاب في نسخته الحالية إلا أنه قريء من مهتمين في مختلف أنحاء العالم
العربي. وبلغنا تشجيع كبير لإصدار النسخة النهائية من الكتاب.

10. هل صدر هذا الكتاب تحت رخصة مفتوحة ؟ و هل يوجد نسخة إلكترونية من الكتابيمكن للمتحمس العربى أن يستخدمها فى نشر التوعية بالمصادر المفتوحة ؟
 
في البداية سيتوفر الكتاب مطبوعاً لفترة أشهر وهناك عزم لتوفيره بصورة
الكترونية حتى يتمكن العديد من المتحمسين من الحصول على الكتاب. أما
بالنسبة للرخصة المفتوحة (وأقصد هنا الرخصة من مشروع GNU) فقد رأينا أنها
لا تناسب طبيعة الكتاب إذ أن ما في الكتاب هو تجارب شخصية للمؤلفين
بالإضافة إلى حقائق قصد منها الوصول إلى قرارات لها أثر على توجه تقنية
المعلومات في المنطقة العربية.

11. كيف ترى وضع اللغة العربية فى لينكس ؟
 
وضع اللغة العربية في تطور مستمر وأتصور أن اليوم الذي سيتمكن فيه
المستخدم العربي من إستخدام لينكس باللغة العربية قد بات وشيكا. تعريب
لينكس بدأ في تمكيننا الآن في عرض لينكس كنظام للحاسبات الشخصية.

12. و كيف ترى وضع لينكس فى المنطقة العربية ؟
 
المنطقة العربية تحتاج إلى جهود أكبر في مجال التوعية والتدريب
والتطوير. على سبيل المثال هناك أجزاء كبيرة من مشاريع التعريب لم يطورها
عرب بل أناس آخرون. وهذه الحقيقة مع أنها إيجابية من جانب إلا أنها تدل على
قلة المتحمسين (وليس قلة المؤهلين) لتطوير مصادر مفتوحة. لذا فمن الضروري
إيجاد مشاريع رائدة لتشجيع المطورين العرب على الدخول في هذا المجال.

13. ماذا كان دور مجموعة لينكس-السعودية فى دعم اللغة العربية على لينكس ؟
 
مجموعة لينكس السعودية رأت أن تطوير دعم اللغة العربية يجب أن يبدأ
بالمبرمجين الجدد. لذا قامت المجموعة بالتعاون مع مدينة الملك عبدالعزيز
للعلوم والتقنية بتوفير معمل متكامل لمجموعة من طلاب الحاسب الآلي وشيكي
التخرج. وقدمت الدعم الكافي لكي يتم تطوير بعض المشاريع التي نشرت في
وقتها. وقد كان من أهم نتائج هذا المشروع هو إيجاد عدد من المطورين
المتحمسين للمصادر المفتوحة.

14. نعلم أن مدينة الملك عبد العزيز للعلوم و التقنية قامت بإصدار مجموعة منالخطوط العربية تحت رخصة حرة (GPL), فهل كان للينكس-السعودية دور فى هذاالقرار ؟
 
هناك تنسيق مستمر مع المدينة وقد كانت هناك مشاورات وإقتراحات حول
الموضوع. ونحن نشكر هذه البادرة من المدينة ونأمل أن يكون لها فائدة كبيرة
في دعم اللغة العربية على المصادر المفتوحة. وفي الحقيقة أن أول توزيع لهذه
الخطوط كان على القرص المدمج الذي تصدره المجموعة بصورة مستمرة والذي وزع
في معرض جايتكس بدبي شهر أكتوبر الماضي.

15. ما الدور الذى تخططون للقيام به فى المستقبل ؟
 
العمل على إقناع المنشآت الكبيرة في البلد بأهمية المصادر المفتوحة
ومساعدتهم في ذلك. توفير جو مناسب للمطورين العرب لكي يستمرو في تطوير
برامج مفتوحة.

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ACE's/pournader/en

2017-02-08T21:39:54Z

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The Basics ...
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Full Name</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Roozbeh Pournader</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Age</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Country of origin</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Iran</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Residing in</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Tehran, Iran</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Occupation/Studying</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Researcher at Sharif University of Technology, and president of "Sharif FarsiWeb", a newly-founded company working on free software, internationalization, and localization.</td>
</tr>
</table>

1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? If so, how ?
 
I've been the founder of the [http://www.farsiweb.info/ FarsiWeb project] and I'm mostly active there. I'm also a co-maintainer of GNU
[http://fribidi.sf.net/ FriBidi], and a member of the technical
committee of the [http://www.farsilinux.org/ FarsiLinux] project.
I also recently helped start [http://www.utf-8.org/ Project UTF-8].
 
I also work on [http://www.farsitex.org/ FarsiTeX] and
[http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] a little.

2. What are your thoughts on Linux and open-source ?
 
How can one tell all of his thoughts in such a small a space? ;-)
They're simply my platform of choice, for my hobby, my business, and my
research. They let me contribute back!

3. What got you interested in Linux and open-source ?
 
It was mainly luck. In 1995 I got involved in what turned out to be the
first software project developed in GNU GPL in Iran (FarsiTeX). The
project leader (Mohammad Ghodsi) had heard about the free software idea,
and although he was not aware of the exact details, he wanted the
software to be released under GPL. I turned out signing a contract with
him for not giving the source code to anybody before I could become a
member! (It was all fixed later, of course, and the source code is
available from the web site.)
 
But what was got me heavily involved the ability to fix things I use. I
hate having something at my hand that I seriously need to fix, and I
even know how to fix, but I can't. This "fixing" may mean several
things, from a simply annoying bug, to adding big features.

4. What's your favourite ice-cream flavour ?
 
Chocolate. Strawberry if that's not available.

5. What are Linux/open-source's major advantages, as far as you are concerned ?
 
The ability to use the software for any purpose, the ability to change
it for your personal needs, the ability to share it with anybody, and
the ability to combine all of the above.
 
It lets me do things with the software that I can't do otherwise, like
adding a feature the vendor is not interested in, where it doesn't have
a market, for example.

6. What irks/displeases you about the open-source movement ?
 
The number of evangelists or users who don't understand the
hackers/coders. Honestly, they need to. I get a lot of email nagging
about a non-working software. I've rarely received a good bug report,
and I've received very few patches in the long years I've worked on Open
Source software, most specifically never from the Iranian or Persian
user community. But I receive many emails from people who think it's my *duty* to help them do what they want to do with the software. They
don't understand that I have already sacrificed a lot for the software
itself.

7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the open-source movement ?
 
It's a script that should be supported in all necessary software, as
every human beings has the right to use her/his own language for any
purpose, including computing. I happen to been born an Iranian, speaking
Persian, which is written in the Arabic script. So the Arabic script has
become first a need, and then an interest for me.

8. How have you been involved in Linux/open-source ?
 
I have never been in "Linux". It's just a kernel that works for me as a
user. And if that "OS" means "Operating System", I'm not either an
expert in that.
 
As for Open Source, it's been since 1995 that I worked on FarsiTeX. But
getting really involved in the software that everyone runs, like Mozilla
or GNOME, that was early 1999, I guess.

9. How will you become more involved in Linux/open-source ?
 
I'm already risking a business on free software and Open Source. I guess
that's as involved as people get ;-)

10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux/open-source have been ?
 
Patches and bug reports to GNOME, Mozilla, GNU C library, Qt, KDE, ...
have been my main work, and I also run mailing lists about Persian
computing and such matters on our university network. But my most
effective work, should have probably been helping Behdad Esfahbod become
a maintainer of FriBidi, which helped it become a fully Unicode
compliant implementation of the Bidirectional Algorithm.

11. How do you see Linux/open-source fitting into the Arab community ?
 
I don't know much about the Arab community. I'm a Persian. But I guess my
answer for the, say, Iranian community can be used just the same. It's
simply a missing piece that has been in the European or American
communities for a long time. We need to have it also here.

12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion ?
 
I don't understand the question. So I will give a random answer: Try to
get people learn to program, and most importantly, learn to patch
existing software.

13. What areas, in your opinion, need the most work ?
 
Getting *proper* and *complete* Arabic support in every Linux
distribution out there that cares about languages. If it can say
something in Swedish or German, why not Arabic or Persian?

14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later ?
 
People helping to get *the bugs* fixed, either by reporting them
properly, or patching them.

15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute ?
 
It's the script I write in, the one my family writes in, and the one my
friends write in. I want them to be able to use it on computers.

16. What Arabic Linux accomplishments have really excited you ?
 
My real excitement was the community Arabeyes built. We were never
successful to do that for the Persian community. But maybe Arabeyes has
the demographics on his side ;)

17. What are some of your favourite links/channels ?
 
LWN.net, Slashdot.org, GNU.org, Wikipedia.org, news.BBC.co.uk, and a
couple of Persian websites you won't be interested in ;-)

18. What would you tell others to get them involved in the Linux/open-source movement ?
 
I'm not really good at that. When I try to convince programmers, I tell
them: "You can get things fixed, and you can become famous at the same
time. Just look at me! :-)))))" But I'm usually unsuccessful at that.

19. How would you go about expanding Arabic Linux ?
 
I guess I will continue to help in the low level infrastructure, from
fixing bugs in libraries, to helping find some funds for interested
people. The latter thing may look like high level to some people,
specifically when it involves working with the government, but believe
me, it's really low level. It's not fun, it's laboring, and it's as hard
to do as fix a bug in a library!

20. Where do you see Arabic Linux in five years ?
 
In five years, I guess you will have Arabic working out of the box in
all major distributions. In ten years, it will just be one other
(supported) language, main localization efforts going to dead or
minority languages or scripts like Avestan or Tengwar.

21. Where do you see yourself in five years ?
 
Not anywhere really important or interesting. I would love to just
disappear in the crowd, having made sure that people will continue the
work I've been doing. I like to see myself just doing whatever I like to
do at the moment, instead of fighting computers to let me do simple
things with them.

22. Do you have any advice for the Arabic-speaking world regarding Linux and open-source ?
 
Yes. Switch to it now! Invest at it. It will be better for you in the
long run than trusting private companies to do it for you.

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Full Name</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Ossama Mohammad Khayat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Age</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Country of origin</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Lebanon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Residing in</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Kuwait</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Occupation/Studying</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">IT Trainer</td>
</tr>
</table>


1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? If so, how ?

 
I'm currently an active member of [http://old.arabeyes.org/ Arabeyes.org] involved in many of its projects. I also dabble in various
translation work for other Open Source programs and applications (outside
of Arabeyes' realm) that I find useful/beneficial to me and others. I was
initially introduced to Arabeyes through an article on
[http://www.linux4arab.com/ Linux4Arab's] news website which was
referred to me by a friend at work. At that time, with about a year into my
usage of Linux, I was still not aware of the Arabization work taking shape.
Upon my introduction to Arabeyes I was so glad to be introduced to them that
I dove in and started following up with any updates and/or news about that
group and their work but I continued to think that I couldn't be able to help
as I thought I needed to be a programmer (ie. needed to know the likes of
C/C++ and others). I truly joined Arabeyes after almost a month of tracking
their work when I realized that I could easily help by translating simple
text files (*.po) and providing audio files for the Holy Qur'an project.


2. What is one thing that most people don't know about you (hobby, pet-peeve, abilities, etc) ?

 
I love sitting and chatting with older people. Ever since I was about 16 or
so I noticed that I loved to listen to their life experiences and stories
(as it gave me good guidance and ideas). My best friend is a 70 year-old
man :-)


3. What are your thoughts on Linux and open-source ?

 
They are an amazing combination. I love them and I even got influenced by
them ;-) really. First, I thought Open Source relates only to linux, but found
it helpful for other OSs as well. Then I thought it's anything but Window$,
but many many applications/projects are there for Microsoft's Windows (M$)
OSs in [http://sf.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=216 SourceForge.net] among others (all following the same Open Source model).
It's really amazing how generous this model and it's followers/contributors
are. Linux was/is the answer to all wishful thoughts in which we could get
rid of Window$ and M$ stuff.


4. What got you interested in Linux and open-source ?

 
Full control. Being able to have a truly Open Sourced application results
in being able to fully customize it (given the need/abilities are there). If
you find a bug you can report it and expect (on average) to have it fixed
within a month. If you need a feature, you can always add it yourself (with
some hardship if you are not a programmer like me) or lobby for its inclusion
based on the feature's benefits/needs. Above all, no matter what your
education, programming-level or way of thinking you can always help in
some manner !!


5. What are Linux/open-source's major advantages, as far as you are concerned ?

 
There's nothing to hide. No back-doors, hidden secrets, selfishness, control
greed, patents... etc. It's all about sharing, participating, making a
difference and giving back. The freedom and openness of these traits resulted
in having massive amounts of participants from varying backgrounds, levels
and nationalities. These people and these thoughts turned to be a perfect
source for the advancement of Linux and Open Source in general. The unity
aspects of Linux and Open Source just seem extraordinary to me.


6. What irks/displeases you about the open-source movement ?

 
From a relatively non-knowledgeable user perspective, it's difficult to do
things easily. Especially for those who are used to M$'s click-click approach.
An average user would need quite some time to get started and accustomed to
what needs to be done. There is quite a large number of very useful
applications, for example, yet still most of them are only available
through console [ie. they are non-graphical (GUI) in nature]. Another major
thing that bothers me is the apparent replication of work. What I mean here
is likes of yum, apt, and up2date for example. The aim is the same, "managing
and updating software" easily, but why the multiple means to do them. I
believe it's always better to join forces to bring about one great result
rather than forking/creating new projects resulting in many subpar,
non-perfect ok projects. Software update is merely _one_ example, there
are other areas where I see lots of needless replication.


7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the open-source movement ?

 
To me it's a great opportunity to have it fit since I'm in need of it :-).
I've grown accustomed to just grabbing the source for whatever I see of benefit
and Arabizating it (its a process I truly love). Open source, as mentioned
previously, would be of great benefit to Arab world.


8. How have you been involved in Linux/open-source?

 
It all started with my interest to find Microsoft Windows (M$) alternatives
back in 1999. My elder brother, Radwan, liked trying out different Operating
Systems (OSs) he'd come across. One of those on a faithful day was Linux.
The first distro I tried was SuSe 7 which came free with LinuxFormat
magazine my brother had bought. To be honest, the installation was
_really_ a piece of cake except for the partitioning bit. I suffered a little
with that, but it went fine. The thing that truly shocked me (in a good way)
was the fact that I didn't have to reboot - not even a single time and the
system (PII-350/128MB/20GB) was booted into X without an hitch time and again.
All hardware (except internal modem) was detected very nicely and I could
use XMMS to play some MP3s along with some games. It was really a great
moment for me and my quest. A year and a half into this experience (starting
in 2001) I started preparing for my CIW Server Administrator exam, which
included lessons about Linux, though in a brief and quick manner. As I was
already a bit familiar with SuSe, I downloaded RedHat 7 (or 7.1 not sure)
and started practicing on that (as required for the exam and course) and
was hooked on RedHat and it's distributions ever since :-)


9. How will you become more involved in Linux/open-source ?

 
I've always been involved in open-source since my introduction to it
(your usage of the future tense threw me off :-). Basically, I tell
people about open-source and it's benefits. Its funny to see them freak
out when they realize its FREE and ask "how could this work? you work
for nothing!". I also try to publicize Open Source Software (OSS) and its
benefits to my students (I'm a teacher after all).


10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux/open-source have been ?

 
I think it's mostly in the translation arena. Other than the projects
I've been involved with via Arabeyes, I've done other work for various
miscellaneous applications (phpmyadmin, tsclient, synaptic... etc),
assisted in distrowatch.com's website and simply try to be my usual
self and help in anything I see of benefit to the Arab/Muslim community
(given I'm able to deliver).


11. How do you see Linux/open-source fitting into the Arab community?

 
With the advancements we see today, it's really very suitable and ready. I
remember the first time I used Linux it almost lacked everything you need to
read, write and deal with Arabic. Nowadays, I see more and more applications
becoming Arabic aware/supportive though Unicode/UTF-8. One could even say that
their support is better than Microzeft's ;) not only as a translated
interface (our work is more natural and intuitive), but also in its native
functional Arabic support.


12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion?

 
Dedication, hard-work and sacrifice. Let's put it this way - we always hear
people saying "I'm busy", "really can't help much!", "there are more important
things"... etc. My reply to those remarks is "NONSENSE - make the time".


13. What areas, in your opinion, need the most work?

 
Ease of use and integration. Like I mentioned before, there are plenty of
really powerful tools/software, yet you have to suffer by reading long
(and most times not of much benefit) manpages. There is also a big gap
in integration between applications, be it office, internet, utility or
server applications. Maybe because they are developed by different authors,
but still there has to be a way to better integrate them.


14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later?

 
Easier Linux. In all ways, not just when it comes to installation,
configuration, administration. Arabic _might_ be one of the things
that will get more Arabs involved in using and grasping Linux, yet
still these areas and the previously mentioned points would make
Linux really unbeatable (you want to retain these new converts after
all).


15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute?

 
First of, I'm after the big award from Allah I'm going to get at the end.
Imagine how great it would be if/when someone would say, "oh, this was
done by Ossama, may Allah bless/have-mercy upon him". Second, is our need
to give back a little to this great community from which I've actually
learned to be more gracious (volunteering is a GREAT noble cause). I'm
also humbled by various people who in many ways appreciate and keep
encouraging me by simple words and/or deeds - so many nice things have
happened which keep me coming back for more :-). So, at the end, when I
pass away, I don't want to be "just someone who lived and died", do you ?


16. What Arabic Linux accomplishments have really excited you?

 
HaydarLinux, which was the first Arabic distro I used really excited
me. The Vim patch, a really helpful addition, specially for console also
ignited things. The fully Arabized GNOME and most recently, the Arabic
PuTTY patch (which was just accepted :-) really move me.


17. What are some of your favorite links/channels?

 
First of, [http://www.linux4arab.com Linux4Arab] through
which I got to know about Open Source and what-not. I used to read [http://www.linuxtoday.com/ LinuxToday] alot and always quickly
review [http://www.distrowatch.com/ Distrowatch] updates. I also
keep an eye on [http://www.osnews.com/ OS News].
I don't watch the TV much, but during various crises my favorite outlet
is AlJazeera.


18. What would you tell others to get them involved in the Linux/open-source movement ?

 
Contribute as much as you can. At the end, it will Inshalla come back to
benefit you first and foremost. Even the little things make a big difference
in the long run. We always have time to waste watching useless TV shows,
chatting and chattering about useless things, surfing the net with no
apparent goal/aim, etc. If you calculate all that wasted time, I'm
sure you will find _at least_ 2 hours a day that you can easily spare
and assist in various fields/things like translation (words or phrases),
testing, providing feedback, bug reporting, voting for bugs, etc, etc.
I mentioned these tasks because they are very simple, yet very effective
and really make a quick difference. Case in point, I'm married with one
child to take care of, I work as a teacher mostly teaching 6+ hours a day
while continuously preparing for my upcoming classes that I need to deliver
yet I find/make the time. I also have some other work I do and still I can
find at least one hour to read emails and help a little with the various
different projects. I remember when I kept nagging RedHat about including
Arabic fonts and Arabic KDE interface - every time I did, it was just a few
minutes while having a cup of tea !


19. How would you go about expanding Arabic Linux in general?

 
Make people aware of it; help them use it; get them involved in it.


20. Where do you see Arabic Linux in five years?

 
I pray everyday that our community wakes up and sees the benefits and
needs of such a system. If this happens, it will be for sure the
_only_ OS used in different places around the Arabic community.


21. Where do you see yourself in five years?

 
Away from any M$ related stuff :-) I want to be "Free as in Freedom".
I want to learn more and more about Linux/open-source and help make
this entire dream/wish a reality. Our dependence on Microsoft needs
to end sooner rather than later.


22. Do you have any advice for the Arabic-speaking world regarding Linux and open-source?

 
Forget about M$. I've been for years involved in the "M$ DarkZone" and
know first-hand about it's problems, fake promises and high-talk. You
won't die or get sick if you don't play a game or use software that
_only_ works on Windogz. There is always an alternative and if it's not
there you/I/we need to make it happen.

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<td colspan="3">Ossama Mohammad Khayat</td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">29</td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">Lebanon</td>
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<td colspan="3">Kuwait</td>
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1. Is there a project or site that you are affiliated with ? If so, how ?

 
I'm currently an active member of [http://old.arabeyes.org/ Arabeyes.org] involved in many of its projects. I also dabble in various
translation work for other Open Source programs and applications (outside
of Arabeyes' realm) that I find useful/beneficial to me and others. I was
initially introduced to Arabeyes through an article on
[http://www.linux4arab.com/ Linux4Arab's] news website which was
referred to me by a friend at work. At that time, with about a year into my
usage of Linux, I was still not aware of the Arabization work taking shape.
Upon my introduction to Arabeyes I was so glad to be introduced to them that
I dove in and started following up with any updates and/or news about that
group and their work but I continued to think that I couldn't be able to help
as I thought I needed to be a programmer (ie. needed to know the likes of
C/C++ and others). I truly joined Arabeyes after almost a month of tracking
their work when I realized that I could easily help by translating simple
text files (*.po) and providing audio files for the Holy Qur'an project.


2. What is one thing that most people don't know about you (hobby, pet-peeve, abilities, etc) ?

 
I love sitting and chatting with older people. Ever since I was about 16 or
so I noticed that I loved to listen to their life experiences and stories
(as it gave me good guidance and ideas). My best friend is a 70 year-old
man :-)


3. What are your thoughts on Linux and open-source ?

 
They are an amazing combination. I love them and I even got influenced by
them ;-) really. First, I thought Open Source relates only to linux, but found
it helpful for other OSs as well. Then I thought it's anything but Window$,
but many many applications/projects are there for Microsoft's Windows (M$)
OSs in [http://sf.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=216 SourceForge.net] among others (all following the same Open Source model).
It's really amazing how generous this model and it's followers/contributors
are. Linux was/is the answer to all wishful thoughts in which we could get
rid of Window$ and M$ stuff.


4. What got you interested in Linux and open-source ?

 
Full control. Being able to have a truly Open Sourced application results
in being able to fully customize it (given the need/abilities are there). If
you find a bug you can report it and expect (on average) to have it fixed
within a month. If you need a feature, you can always add it yourself (with
some hardship if you are not a programmer like me) or lobby for its inclusion
based on the feature's benefits/needs. Above all, no matter what your
education, programming-level or way of thinking you can always help in
some manner !!


5. What are Linux/open-source's major advantages, as far as you are concerned ?

 
There's nothing to hide. No back-doors, hidden secrets, selfishness, control
greed, patents... etc. It's all about sharing, participating, making a
difference and giving back. The freedom and openness of these traits resulted
in having massive amounts of participants from varying backgrounds, levels
and nationalities. These people and these thoughts turned to be a perfect
source for the advancement of Linux and Open Source in general. The unity
aspects of Linux and Open Source just seem extraordinary to me.


6. What irks/displeases you about the open-source movement ?

 
From a relatively non-knowledgeable user perspective, it's difficult to do
things easily. Especially for those who are used to M$'s click-click approach.
An average user would need quite some time to get started and accustomed to
what needs to be done. There is quite a large number of very useful
applications, for example, yet still most of them are only available
through console [ie. they are non-graphical (GUI) in nature]. Another major
thing that bothers me is the apparent replication of work. What I mean here
is likes of yum, apt, and up2date for example. The aim is the same, "managing
and updating software" easily, but why the multiple means to do them. I
believe it's always better to join forces to bring about one great result
rather than forking/creating new projects resulting in many subpar,
non-perfect ok projects. Software update is merely _one_ example, there
are other areas where I see lots of needless replication.


7. How do you see Arabic fitting into the open-source movement ?

 
To me it's a great opportunity to have it fit since I'm in need of it :-).
I've grown accustomed to just grabbing the source for whatever I see of benefit
and Arabizating it (its a process I truly love). Open source, as mentioned
previously, would be of great benefit to Arab world.


8. How have you been involved in Linux/open-source?

 
It all started with my interest to find Microsoft Windows (M$) alternatives
back in 1999. My elder brother, Radwan, liked trying out different Operating
Systems (OSs) he'd come across. One of those on a faithful day was Linux.
The first distro I tried was SuSe 7 which came free with LinuxFormat
magazine my brother had bought. To be honest, the installation was
_really_ a piece of cake except for the partitioning bit. I suffered a little
with that, but it went fine. The thing that truly shocked me (in a good way)
was the fact that I didn't have to reboot - not even a single time and the
system (PII-350/128MB/20GB) was booted into X without an hitch time and again.
All hardware (except internal modem) was detected very nicely and I could
use XMMS to play some MP3s along with some games. It was really a great
moment for me and my quest. A year and a half into this experience (starting
in 2001) I started preparing for my CIW Server Administrator exam, which
included lessons about Linux, though in a brief and quick manner. As I was
already a bit familiar with SuSe, I downloaded RedHat 7 (or 7.1 not sure)
and started practicing on that (as required for the exam and course) and
was hooked on RedHat and it's distributions ever since :-)


9. How will you become more involved in Linux/open-source ?

 
I've always been involved in open-source since my introduction to it
(your usage of the future tense threw me off :-). Basically, I tell
people about open-source and it's benefits. Its funny to see them freak
out when they realize its FREE and ask "how could this work? you work
for nothing!". I also try to publicize Open Source Software (OSS) and its
benefits to my students (I'm a teacher after all).


10. What would you say your major contributions to Arabic Linux/open-source have been ?

 
I think it's mostly in the translation arena. Other than the projects
I've been involved with via Arabeyes, I've done other work for various
miscellaneous applications (phpmyadmin, tsclient, synaptic... etc),
assisted in distrowatch.com's website and simply try to be my usual
self and help in anything I see of benefit to the Arab/Muslim community
(given I'm able to deliver).


11. How do you see Linux/open-source fitting into the Arab community?

 
With the advancements we see today, it's really very suitable and ready. I
remember the first time I used Linux it almost lacked everything you need to
read, write and deal with Arabic. Nowadays, I see more and more applications
becoming Arabic aware/supportive though Unicode/UTF-8. One could even say that
their support is better than Microzeft's ;) not only as a translated
interface (our work is more natural and intuitive), but also in its native
functional Arabic support.


12. What is the ideal path for development and progress in your opinion?

 
Dedication, hard-work and sacrifice. Let's put it this way - we always hear
people saying "I'm busy", "really can't help much!", "there are more important
things"... etc. My reply to those remarks is "NONSENSE - make the time".


13. What areas, in your opinion, need the most work?

 
Ease of use and integration. Like I mentioned before, there are plenty of
really powerful tools/software, yet you have to suffer by reading long
(and most times not of much benefit) manpages. There is also a big gap
in integration between applications, be it office, internet, utility or
server applications. Maybe because they are developed by different authors,
but still there has to be a way to better integrate them.


14. What would you like to see happen sooner rather than later?

 
Easier Linux. In all ways, not just when it comes to installation,
configuration, administration. Arabic _might_ be one of the things
that will get more Arabs involved in using and grasping Linux, yet
still these areas and the previously mentioned points would make
Linux really unbeatable (you want to retain these new converts after
all).


15. What gets you moving and wanting to contribute?

 
First of, I'm after the big award from Allah I'm going to get at the end.
Imagine how great it would be if/when someone would say, "oh, this was
done by Ossama, may Allah bless/have-mercy upon him". Second, is our need
to give back a little to this great community from which I've actually
learned to be more gracious (volunteering is a GREAT noble cause). I'm
also humbled by various people who in many ways appreciate and keep
encouraging me by simple words and/or deeds - so many nice things have
happened which keep me coming back for more :-). So, at the end, when I
pass away, I don't want to be "just someone who lived and died", do you ?


16. What Arabic Linux accomplishments have really excited you?

 
HaydarLinux, which was the first Arabic distro I used really excited
me. The Vim patch, a really helpful addition, specially for console also
ignited things. The fully Arabized GNOME and most recently, the Arabic
PuTTY patch (which was just accepted :-) really move me.


17. What are some of your favorite links/channels?

 
First of, [http://www.linux4arab.com Linux4Arab] through
which I got to know about Open Source and what-not. I used to read [http://www.linuxtoday.com/ LinuxToday] alot and always quickly
review [http://www.distrowatch.com/ Distrowatch] updates. I also
keep an eye on [http://www.osnews.com/ OS News].
I don't watch the TV much, but during various crises my favorite outlet
is AlJazeera.


18. What would you tell others to get them involved in the Linux/open-source movement ?

 
Contribute as much as you can. At the end, it will Inshalla come back to
benefit you first and foremost. Even the little things make a big difference
in the long run. We always have time to waste watching useless TV shows,
chatting and chattering about useless things, surfing the net with no
apparent goal/aim, etc. If you calculate all that wasted time, I'm
sure you will find _at least_ 2 hours a day that you can easily spare
and assist in various fields/things like translation (words or phrases),
testing, providing feedback, bug reporting, voting for bugs, etc, etc.
I mentioned these tasks because they are very simple, yet very effective
and really make a quick difference. Case in point, I'm married with one
child to take care of, I work as a teacher mostly teaching 6+ hours a day
while continuously preparing for my upcoming classes that I need to deliver
yet I find/make the time. I also have some other work I do and still I can
find at least one hour to read emails and help a little with the various
different projects. I remember when I kept nagging RedHat about including
Arabic fonts and Arabic KDE interface - every time I did, it was just a few
minutes while having a cup of tea !


19. How would you go about expanding Arabic Linux in general?

 
Make people aware of it; help them use it; get them involved in it.


20. Where do you see Arabic Linux in five years?

 
I pray everyday that our community wakes up and sees the benefits and
needs of such a system. If this happens, it will be for sure the
_only_ OS used in different places around the Arabic community.


21. Where do you see yourself in five years?

 
Away from any M$ related stuff :-) I want to be "Free as in Freedom".
I want to learn more and more about Linux/open-source and help make
this entire dream/wish a reality. Our dependence on Microsoft needs
to end sooner rather than later.


22. Do you have any advice for the Arabic-speaking world regarding Linux and open-source?

 
Forget about M$. I've been for years involved in the "M$ DarkZone" and
know first-hand about it's problems, fake promises and high-talk. You
won't die or get sick if you don't play a game or use software that
_only_ works on Windogz. There is always an alternative and if it's not
there you/I/we need to make it happen.

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