Let me start with a warm welcome for the fellow electronics/hardware geek !
After Samer let us know about this, i quickly ran over to check this out, it definitely had my attention.
3 days ago while reading the open hardware stuff i couldn’t help but notice the name Ayah Bdeir !
I know Bdeir is a Lebanese family so i quickly searched you up, and it was like i hit a gold mine.
Saw your website's', read about you on Wikipedia and directly thought of inviting you to Lebgeeks.
Today i came back from travel and discovered that you found your way here alone :)
Edit: Umm, Perhaps not very "alone" .
I personally would appreciate it if you go to the new members introduction area and tell us more about yourself.

Just to clear things up. Open hardware is not about the GSM posts, not about any major end user electronic device (although i wish it is and the companies would want this) !
Its about what we hobbyists make and perhaps develop. which can of course become very very advanced.
kareem_nasser wroteSome closed source software have a limited open source version, could this be applied to hardware or everything related to it must be kept secret(patented)?
The simple answer to this question is: it's up to the author/developer/designer to decide. Copyright law gives you every right on your own creation and it's up to you to decide what you will do with it.

However, it's not always that simple. Some licenses, like the GPL have a "viral" aspect to them. You can think of it as a "contamination" of the rest of the product. (That's not entirely correct, but let's not go there). What the GPL stipulates is that every modification of the product has to be in turn published under the GPL. It's a legal play called "copyleft" (as in opposed to copyright).

Licenses, just like every legal document on the planet, are very complex and complicated documents. It's not always clear what you CAN and CANNOT do. This is why we need more gatherings like OHD did. Helping us define simple practical licenses that define exactly what we want and need.

@ayah:
I just realized that no one did this so far, so on behalf of Lebgeeks (look at me I'm the spokesperson!) a big thanks for your efforts.
@J4D: I personally would appreciate it if you go to the new members introduction area and tell us more about yourself.
Thanks a lot. sure, i'd be happy to. I've been working on this stuff for a long time, so happy at last i found a crowd that wants to listen and talk in Lebanon!
@rahmu: I just realized that no one did this so far, so on behalf of Lebgeeks (look at me I'm the spokesperson!) a big thanks for your efforts.
This is super encouraging, thanks. Nothing is done yet! It's a work in process, but thankfully we've come a long way. You can endorse, contribute, give feedback, and/or submit a logo if you want ..