Davis,<br><br>If the site performs to the expectation of the user (state house Uganda) we don't need to even think about plagiarism. If you can customize an application to serve your needs it means you'll have more time to do more things.<br>
<br>For example rather than develop a plane from scratch you may choose to improve the landing mechanism of an existing one -- this alone brings a lot of value and is likely to generate more incremental revenue than a completely new design<br>
<br>John<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Davis Onsakia <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mautidavis@gmail.com" target="_blank">mautidavis@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Dear Harry,<div><br></div><div>Plagiarism does not mean copy word for word or have design which fits the other 100%. I think it is the same way breaking somebody's leg in a football match will earn you a red card the way a demonstrated intention to break somebody's leg will have you send off from the game.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I hope you get the drift........<br></div><div><br></div><div>I stand corrected though.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="im"><br clear="all">Best Regards,<br>Davis M Onsakia<br>"One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."<br>
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<br><br></div><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote">On 28 November 2012 13:42, Harry Karanja <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kkairo@gmail.com" target="_blank">kkairo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto"><div>Looking at the two sites side by side, I disagree that the Ugandan one is a copy/paste of the American one. There are some similarities between the two but also with hundreds of other sites. It's clear the developer used a CMS to develop the system and probably an off the shelf template, but that's completely reasonable. The Ugandan site actually stands out for its differences. Things like "ask the president" and "media gallery" are notable differences. See the two side by side below.</div>
<div><br></div><div><img src="cid:266B0E2A-D8D3-46C8-B9E7-650F98C4B9F5" alt="image.png" width="320" height="426"><img src="cid:B7389FDA-5E3F-407F-B924-960EC982FD4F" alt="image.png" width="320" height="426"></div><div><br>
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Harry Karanja<div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPad</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><br>On Nov 28, 2012, at 7:42 AM, Davis Onsakia <<a href="mailto:mautidavis@gmail.com" target="_blank">mautidavis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>As much as I like the website for the State House of Uganda, I absolutely don't like the plagiarism I see in terms of 'copy paste' of the design,�look and feel from the White House one. Someone should be paid to innovate and be creative not just 'pull' and paste.�<div class="gmail_extra">
<br clear="all">Best Regards,<br>Davis M Onsakia<br>"One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 26 November 2012 22:03, Odhiambo Washington <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
If you want to know how seriously Kenya govt takes aesthetics, then just look at our car registration plates!<br><br>If you want to know how seriously Kenya govt takes web content, look at our various ministries websites!<br>
<br>I can say the UG govt booked a professional web design outfit for this website. The Kenyan govt booked a well-connected relative to someone to do the state house website.<br><br>Even a volunteer like @brainiac couldn't get them to take his offer, lest he discredit the well-connected folk!<br>
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