This picture taken by an undercover armature photographer, Jawahar Manickam of Rwanda University, show members of the FOSS team trying out football tricks on the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda.
In many ways, FOSS like football has a universal appear. In Africa particularly where the sense of communal good is congenital, the desire to delight others by freely showing off individual creativity/innovation is refreshing and unique. Africans by nature take pleasure in service to others often expecting nothing more than an applause.
Like a game of football, you pass on the ball to allow your friend not just to exploit his skills but keep the watching crowd up and cheer. We do this everywhere. With everyone. In the picture, we have three FOSS guys, part of large group of FOSS enthusiast that met in Uganda. The three people in the picture from left is Yese from Zambia, George from Zimbabwe and Asrat from Ethiopia show how its done. Behind is a delighted group of delighted young locals.
Spread FOSS- Pass the Ball.
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5 comments:
This is so creative of you Yesse, I am not surprised that you can advocate for anything.
Something interesting about the ball and the players...both their feet and the ball are in different directions! A real FLOSS platform where one does not need to be an footexpert to play... we can simply play as we gain more knowledge on a relaxed environment like a sandy beach enclosing wide waters that know no boundaries; another attribute of FLOSS! It knows-no-boundaries.
Regards and keep it up Yesse!
Harrison
Hello,
Very exciting to be here, this is a good place to catch up too, share experiences and have fun exploring and implementing FLOSS.
Lets do it - For us, our children & children's children.....
Yese, what a comparizon!! Yuo are right. Advocating for FLOSS is like playing footbal. Pass on and on and on. A goal is scored when a trainee shouts "Ahaa, this is great!!".
Spread FOSS, Pass the ball... is the way to go. And yes, we should all pass the ball.
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