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Hamakor

Hamakor (המקור, meaning in Hebrew language the source ) is an Israel non-profit dedicated to the furtherment of Free_software and open source software in Israel.

Hamakor was founded in January 2003. As of 2005 it has about 200 registered members.

Hamakor s primary activities include organization of the August Penguin yearly convention and support for the Haifa Linux Club s linux installation party.

=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 a 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 typeface.

2005: Yael Vaya Talmor for creating Free-software based computer rooms in schools.

=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)

Doron Ofek (2003)

Muli Ben-Yehuda (2003)

Nadav Har El (2004)

Alon Altman (2004-2005)

Ori Idan (2004)

Orna Agmon (2005)

=External links=

[http://www.hamakor.org.il/ Hamakor Homepage]