Everything is a GameEverything is a GameAhmed Mekkawy

ahmed@linuxawy.org

About the Presenter

• Free Software Activist.• Founder of Spirula Systems.• Admin in EGLUG.• Co-founder in OpenEgypt.• Independent consultant in MCIT.

Disclaimer

This presentation is discussing the analogy between specific cases in the game theory and IT evolution. This isn't a scientific research, though it depends on popular theories.

Everything is a Game?

• Could games contain the wisdom we seek? (yeah it sounds crazy).

• Let's assume a strategy, multi-player, not zero-sum (the world actually grows).

Games

• Start all alike.• Differentiate, innovate, take

different paths, be unpredictable some times.

• As the world gets more mature, best actions are the similar to your opponents, not the individually most beneficial move.

So I can't innovate?

Of course you can. Just tell the others what is the good things you are doing so you can all help each other (you do want that to happen).

Computing

• Mainframe + terminals.• PCs and similars.• Open Internet.• Mobility and Cloud.

Proprietary Vs. FOSS

• Software was free/libre.• Open letter to hobbyists.• Proprietary software.• GNU, Linux, and FOSS.

Is this theory about Games?

From Wikipedia:Game theory is a study of strategic decision making. More formally, it is "the study of mathematical models of conflict and cooperation between intelligent rational decision-makers". An alternative term suggested is interactive decision theory. Game theory is mainly used in economics, political science, and psychology, as well as logic and biology.

Conclusion

Work Casually

andPlay Hard

This presentation was made using 100% FOSS: LibreOffice / LXDE / Debian Jessie GNU/Linux

Ahmed Mekkawy

ahmed.mekkawy@SpirulaSystems.com