What is "hamakor"

Official name: Hamakor – Israeli Society for Free and Open Source Software (המקור – עמותה ישראלית לתוכנה חופשית ולקוד־מקור פתוח) is an Israeli non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of free and open source software in Israel. Usually just referred to as Hamakor.

Hamakor was founded in January 2003. Its primary purpose is the somewhat axiomatic charter of giving an official face to the decentralized Open Source community where such a face is needed.

Hamakor (, "the source"; often typeset as haMakor and häMAKOR) was an Israeli Jewish rock band from Mevo Modi'im. They were formed in 2006 by lead singer Nachman Solomon and released two albums, The Source (2007) and World On Its Side (2010).