Re: OpenArabia

["Abdulaziz Al-Arfaj" <aalarfaj at gmail dot com>]

On 5/2/07, Nadim Shaikli <shaikli at yahoo dot com> wrote:

[...]
> I would caution from doing this since we are a very small (ie. tiny)
> community and writing news items and requiring contribution can't be
> sustained (linux4arab.com's last news post was in 2005).  The idea
> (and again let's keep it simple, basic, manageable and sustainable)
> is simply to,
>
>  a. Agreegate RSS feeds from various like-minded organizations
>  b. Maintain a repository of various open licensed data (books,
>     audio, art, etc)
>  c. Provide a means for the "open sourced" community to interact
>     beyond source code and software applications
>  d. Provide an avenue for job providers to post job listings to
>     a very select interest crowd/group
>  e. Foster better communication among all groups involved to bring
>     us all closer

And I would add to this list:

f. Sponsor award programs (remember ACE?) to recognize those who make
an effort to give to the community.
g. Expand Arabeyes' potential volunteer pool.

Regards,

Abdulaziz,