Libre Software Meeting
Bordeaux July 6 - 10 2004
Bordeaux July 6 - 10 2004
The OpenBSD project produces a free, multiplatform, Unix-like operating system, that is based on BSD 4.4. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. OpenBSD supports binary emulation of most programs from SVR4 (Solaris), FreeBSD, Linux, BSD/OS, SunOS and HP-UX.
OpenBSD is developed by volunteers. The project funds development and releases by selling CDs and T-shirts, as well as receiving donations. Organizations and individuals donate and thus ensure that OpenBSD will continue to exist, and will remain free for everyone to use and reuse as they see fit.
NetBSD is a free, secure and highly portable Unix-like operating system available for many platforms, from 64-bit alphaservers and desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices. Its clean design and advanced features make it excellent in both production and research environments, and it is user-supported with complete source. Many applications are easily available through the NetBSD packages collection.
P.L.F (Penguin Liberation Front)
PLF is a packaging project dedicated to distributing software that can’t be included in Linux distributions for different reasons:
software patents, prohibiting the use of abstract algorithms regardless of implementation; corporate interest protection laws, such as DMCA in the USA and soon EUCD in Europe; privacy restriction laws, such as strong cryptography prohibition in many countries.
These packages (documentation, scripts, binaries) are effectively illegal in certain countries, whereas they comply perfectly to teh definition of free software. Should their use be prohibited worldwide, or restricted to experts who are able manually to install them? We believe not, and distribute them as packages, with the same quality control as official packages. With PLF, reading a DVD under Mandrake Linux is just a matter of urpming away ...
A Linux User Group is an association where users and defenders of the GNU/Linux operating system and other types of free software gather.
Founded in 1998, the Parinux LUG counts more than a hundred members, and regularly organizes conferences on free-software related subjects. The association participates in the "Free Software Saturdays", that are held at the Cité des Sciences in Paris, together with the APRIL and GCU-Squad. The association regularly organizes install parties on the Orsay university campus, and helps the organization of computing-related events organized by the Paris city council.
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Alternatives 87 is an association that has been defending free software in the Limousain region of France since 1988. The association’s activities are primarily local, but it also participates in French projects related to free software, including maintaining the Education section of the Linux-France website, participating in the localization of the Mozilla, KDE and Debian projects, and development of the MyPhpMoney project.
The association is also involved in the "Free Software Days" of the French Education Ministry, in the RMLL, and since this year in Linux Expo. More recently, Alternatives87 has created a public multimedia access point in the Limousin region, that will be a free software related resource for the general public, for adminstrations and professionals.
The ALDIL association was created in 1998 in Lyon to promote free software in all its forms, whether in a free environment such as GNU/Linux or FreeBSD, or a proprietary environment such as MacOS or Microsoft Windows. The ALDIL participates in actions with the GPL (Groupe de Pingouins Libres), the LUG at the INSA Lyon.
The Lea-Linux web site assists GNU/Linux newcomers, hosting
articles from numerous authors, that are collected as the Léa-Book, a downloadable PDF document web forums and a mailing list tips and hints proposed by Léa visitors a collection of software applications, a driver database that lists hardware that is or isn’t supported by the Linux kernel an IRC channel for help and discussion, server irc.lea-linux.org, channel #lealinux.
Traduc.Org is a portal site that coordinates translation of documentation and localization of software in the French language. It hosts translation projects such as the HOWTOs, the Linux Gazette, and the documentation of the linux kernel.
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Divergence FM is a generalist radio station for cultural topics in Montpellier, created in 1987. Its originality and eclectic nature provide a "diverging" counterweight to the aseptic commercial FM bands in Montpellier.
Openstuff was created in 2003 by a bunch of linux geeks in a student dorm. Its first objectif was to sell cheap Debian T-Shirts. Openstuff is now a non-for-protif association that sells several types clothing items and GNU/Linux goodies.
Free hosting for free folks.
LinuxFr is an association created at the end of October 1998 in order to gather french speaking Linux users and to provide them a communication and information system, especially through a web server.
