Hamakor
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Hamakor (המקור, meaning the source in Hebrew ) is an Israeli non-profit dedicated to the advancement of free and open source software in Israel.
Hamakor was founded in January 2003. As of 2005 it has about 200 registered members. Its primary purpose is to provide a legal and financial back to Free and Open Source Software activities in Israel. While its constitution includes documentation and translations for software under the "software" definition, it does not encompass covering Open Content in general.
Hamakor's primary activities include organization of the yearly August Penguin convention and support for the Israeli "Welcome to Linux" tradition of a yearly series of presentations and Linux installation parties that introduce Linux to beginners. The latter was started by the Haifa Linux Club but is now also conducted by the Tel Aviv Linux Club and the Jerusalem Linux Club.
[edit] Hamakor prize
Hamakor awards a prize annually, recognizing an Israeli who has made a significant and important contribution to Free Software. The awardee is determined in an Academy Award-like process, with all Hamakor members being eligible to vote for the most deserving person, and is announced at the annual August Penguin event.
Previous Hamakor prize winners include:
- 2004: Maxim Iorsh for his Culmus project providing high-quality Hebrew fonts.
- 2005: Yael Vaya Talmor for creating Free-software-based computer rooms in schools.
[edit] Elected board members
Hamakor's board consists of three elected members. The following people have served on Hamakor's board:
- Gilad Ben-Yossef (2003, 2005)
- Shachar Shemesh (2003, 2006)
- Doron Ofek (2003)
- Muli Ben-Yehuda (2003)
- Nadav Har'El (2004)
- Alon Altman (2004-2005)
- Ori Idan (2004)
- Orna Agmon (2005)
- Dotan Mazor (2006)
- Nadav Vinik (2006)
