Spirula Systems took part in Mushtarak’s opening in Dokki, Cairo. Mushtarak is Egypt’s first tech hub; a space for techies and geeks from different backgrounds, and with different interests, to network and collaborate, in order to come up with innovative ways to use technology to...
Yesterday, Mushtarak hosted a panel discussion on the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement in Egypt, and its National Strategy for FOSS adoption. The Strategy was driven by a large group of FOSS advocates. The panel consisted of Ahmed Mekkawy, Spirula’s CEO, among notable...
On September 20, 2014, the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community in Egypt has celebrated the Software Freedom Day. The event took place in Mushtarak, where different FOSS advocates discussed topics related to technologies and strategies. Spirula Systems participated with a small talk, where Ahmed...
Since January 2011, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) advocates have been urging the Egyptian government to shift from proprietary software towards FOSS, and the argument was mostly financial, based on saving the costs of acquiring licenses. Nevertheless, the argument later included the capabilities that...
