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After 20 years
 (Pro)Linux in Romania
 A Dum’Ass story




By Ovidiu ‘Sod’ Moisanu
Early days
Linux made me the man I am
We thought we were
But we looked like
Why did we fail
• Obsession with free as a
purpose.
• Solving problems that
nobody else had
• Praising interoperability,
as long as we didn’t have to
apply it ourselves
• No opportunity for others
to make money.
• Obsession with
archenemies (M$)
• Geek pride
Present
Luckily,
Linux and OpenSource did just fine
The future
Prolinux
What must be done

•Involvement in public debates regarding
legislation and EU funding guides

•Develop a recognized Linux certification
(curricula, trainers, certificates)

•Establish Opensource/Linux training
facilities in major education institutions

•Prolinux should be a community of highly
skilled IT professionals (not a user
community)

•IT experts that can provide an open and
informed point of view on IT problems (for
example the latest CNAS problems)

•Have an idea? Write me, sod@uniques.ro
The new and
Improved IT guy
We’re trying to build
•Has real problem solving
skills.
•Has a deep understanding of
usability concepts.
•Has wide industry know-how.
•Can teach others
•Can speak in public and
spread ideas
•He seeks solutions, not toys
•Uses soap (the stuff you use to
wash that was named after a
protocol)
Personal example
Linux made me the man I am




In the last 3 years I’ve employed more than 30 people, generated
more than EUR 1.5Mil revenue in Linux related projects only. And
I had a lot of fun. We’ve sold not one license (sorry RedHat)
Questions?
Thank you,

Ovidiu ‘sod’ Moisanu
sod@uniques.ro

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Pro linux

  • 1. After 20 years (Pro)Linux in Romania A Dum’Ass story By Ovidiu ‘Sod’ Moisanu
  • 3. Linux made me the man I am
  • 6. Why did we fail • Obsession with free as a purpose. • Solving problems that nobody else had • Praising interoperability, as long as we didn’t have to apply it ourselves • No opportunity for others to make money. • Obsession with archenemies (M$) • Geek pride
  • 10. Prolinux What must be done •Involvement in public debates regarding legislation and EU funding guides •Develop a recognized Linux certification (curricula, trainers, certificates) •Establish Opensource/Linux training facilities in major education institutions •Prolinux should be a community of highly skilled IT professionals (not a user community) •IT experts that can provide an open and informed point of view on IT problems (for example the latest CNAS problems) •Have an idea? Write me, sod@uniques.ro
  • 11. The new and Improved IT guy We’re trying to build •Has real problem solving skills. •Has a deep understanding of usability concepts. •Has wide industry know-how. •Can teach others •Can speak in public and spread ideas •He seeks solutions, not toys •Uses soap (the stuff you use to wash that was named after a protocol)
  • 13. Linux made me the man I am In the last 3 years I’ve employed more than 30 people, generated more than EUR 1.5Mil revenue in Linux related projects only. And I had a lot of fun. We’ve sold not one license (sorry RedHat)
  • 15. Thank you, Ovidiu ‘sod’ Moisanu sod@uniques.ro