JUST Open Source Group
Information about JUST OSG
Open Source Group is a group created by students in Jordan University of Science and Technology to promote the open source movement and encourage the use of Open Source Software.
Past activities
Open Source Day 2008
The Open Source Day 2008 is a full-day event organized to promote free and open source software. The event includes a number of different activities such as lectures, presentations, live demonstrations and discussion panels, all related to FOSS. The event will also host installation festivals, and an external fair to try and get free open source applications.
Document Freedom Day 2008
The Open Source Group at JUST celebrated the Document Freedom Day (DFD) on March 26. The DFD is a global day for Document Liberation with grassroots action for promotion of Free Document Formats and Open Standards in general, reported the event's site.
JUST Open Source Group was one of the 200 teams in 60 countries that worked for the event, as stated by the DFD website, and one of the three Jordanian teams. Activities in the university involved different members of the OSG, who made a good work in advertising and informing students about ODF, the "Open Document Format". The group printed large numbers of brochures and posters which were distributed to students.