If you like this site, I would appreciate a gift from my wishlist.

List of Israeli Open-Source Projects

Introduction

This is a list of Israeli open-source projects that used to reside on the Hackers-IL wiki.

Note: For Perl projects refer to the Israeli Perl Projects list on the Israeli Perl Mongers web-site. You can also find a list of some more Python Projects at the site of the Israeli Pythoneers.

Large or Very Large Scale Projects

  • PHP - a server-side scripting language that is actively developed by Zend and many other volunteers. Zend is an Israeli company.

  • MOSIX - a clustering-solution for the Linux kernel. Actively developed by Amnon Barak and his team at the Hebrew University. (Note - there may be some licensing issues)

  • openMosix - a MOSIX-derivative that professes a more open development model than MOSIX. Formerly actively developed by Qlusters and many other contributors.

  • Nullsoft Scriptable Install System - a tool for creating sotware installers for Windows programs. Led by Amir Szekely, who is an Israeli. See also its SourceForge “Project of the Month” review.

  • The Culmus Fonts - a collection of free-as-in-speech Hebrew fonts, by Maxim Iorsh.

  • “The Open Phishing Database” - an effort to create and maintain an open database of phishing sites, in addition to providing browser extensions which utilise this database. (Appears to be defunct.)

  • LKVM - The Linux Kernel Virtual Machine - has been developed by Qumranet.

Medium Scale Projects

Small Scale Projects

Linux Distributions

  • “GNU/Linux Kinneret” - a Knoppix based bootable LiveCD which was translated to Hebrew. (Defunct)

  • Linbrew - a GNU/Linux distribution that is intended for new Israeli users who are looking for built-in Hebrew support and Israeli localization.

  • “Kazit” - a Knoppix-derived LiveCD. (defunct).

  • “Ehad” - a remastering of the Mandriva Linux distribution so it will be suitable for the Israeli audience and fit on one CD. (defunct)

  • DebianHebrew - a remastering of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution so it will be suitable for the Israeli audience and fit on one CD.

  • Gentoo Israel - The Gentoo distribution community in israel. Includes wiki, forums and other help for Gentoo users.

  • Xorcom Rapid - Asterisk Installation from a bootable CD.

  • CentOS Israel - an Israeli portal for CentOS, the Community Enterprise Operating System.

Web-sites

  • The Better SCM Site - A web site for discussion and advocacy of Version Control and Source Configuration Management systems.

  • Limon - Free Hebrew-English-Hebrew dictionary web site.

  • Open Knesset - a site for providing a more accessible interface (and one capable of analysis) to the information in the site of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament.

Licence

Creative Commons License

This document is Copyright by Shlomi Fish, 2011, and is available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 Unported (or at your option any later version of that licence).

For securing additional rights, please contact Shlomi Fish and see the explicit requirements that are being spelt from abiding by that licence.