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#OpenReformJo - Part 1: Reforming the IT Community

Mohammad Tarakiyee

 

#ReformJo captivated the Jordanian blogosphere, and led everyone to question where they stand from it, their level of involvement, and their role in this reform. As an openness advocacy group, Jordan Open Source Association weren't any different and here Mohammad Tarakiyee presents a view on how the openness paradigm can be applied to #reformjo. 

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On the Spirit of Ramadan and Sharing: CCIftar

Mohammad Tarakiyee

In case you haven’t heard about it yet, Creative Commons, the organisation that has brought you a brilliant set of open licences that you can use to share your creative works, has organised a series of Iftars (traditional Muslim breaking of fast at sun dawn), in four cities across the Arab world. I was lucky enough to attend the one in Amman.

 

CPJ, Let the CCL Be…

Mohammad Tarakiyee

The CPJ asked his Majesty King Abdullah to toss out the new cyber crime law because they’re “deeply concerned” that the law “contains several repressive aspects that can be used to harass online media”. Now, I for one disagree with the CPJ on more than one aspect. You can read the full letter here. It just seems like a rash statement that was based on a law that was lost in translation, not the current CCL that until now hasn’t been formally translated into English.

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