i install ubuntu/debian servers and a whole ecosystem around them, i manage this through a set of open source products like webmin and virtualmin, i control network infrastructure with the assistance of apps like squid, i manage mail using ... and so on and so forth. If there is a contribution i can make to the world from Kenya, it might just be around those circles. Do i qualify into the association? probably not.

So i head deeper and begin apps on frameworks, drupal, joomla, cake, symphony, ROR... am i doing something Kenyan? well, depends on how you look at it. If im using a framework, only thing kenyan about the resultant product is the business logic, virtually everything else will be generated.

further on, can it be argued that then even the tools we use to develop are not original? something like phpinfo() for instance is a function built by someone else....

so when we look at it critically, we all need each other. Lets not look down upon the guy taking a joomla template and changing the logo and css. he is a techie in his own right, as is the guy bored with gnome (read ken kasina :-) ) and wants to do something of his own...

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 5:21 PM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:

And therein lies a conflict of interest. You cannot want to sell an almost ready made erp while also work on creating one. This will never happen, each one has its own goals and timelines. And obviously the easier, ready to sell will always be the first option while to develop the other will never happen. That is why it is so important to separate the conflicts of interest. Not sure if am getting through on this key point. :-)

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 4:50 PM, <ashok+skunkworks@parliaments.info> wrote:

you cant separate the 2 issues as they are not mutually exclusive. someone building their own ERP is probably also selling a FOSS erp with some locally developed modules since the domain knowledge separating the two is not much. to take your "used imported cars" vs "locally assembled imported cars" -- the same mechanic can clearly fix or service either car.

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