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[US] Arab Engineers Launch Open Source Organization

Submitted by Willy Smith on 25 August, 2003 - 19:40.

Handasa Arabia site (English)

Article from EEDesign.com (English)

The site is currently organizing two hardware/software projects, an Arab language PDA and a Bluetooth baseband core. So far, they have developed a processor core and are porting Linux to it. The core can be built with programmable logic devices.

One of the founders, Jamil Khatib, is also a founder of the OpenCores website, which has various projects relating mostly to microprocessor and support function blocks.

The organizers are looking for people anywhere in the world who would like to participate in the projects, and see as their objective helping developing countries to take a greater foothold in the area of technology.

Willy Smith, reporting from Costa Rica

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Re: [US] Arab Engineers Launch Open Source Organization

Submitted by WorldWatch Reader on 27 August, 2003 - 16:16.

Thanks for pointing to Handasa Arabia in LinuxGazette.

But,

Just a little correction

You have said

"they have developed a processor core and are porting Linux to it."

The processor was designed by opencores.org, and we use a uClinux port.


Regards

Mohamed Eldeskoky
Handasa Arabia admin

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