Category: Business models
Business models for free and open source software
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#49 – [News] Reform of e-invoicing in France and Open Source ERP
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The reform of e-invoicing will affect all companies in France. What does it consist of? How are the French communities Dolibarr and Odoo adapting? How do they finance their work? That’s what we’re going to find out in this episode!
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#48 – [JDLL 2025] Free Software, Sovereignty and Freedom – Rethinking the Digital Independence of Our Cities
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Nicolas Vivant, director of digital strategy and culture at the Échirolles City Hall and fervent defender of Free Software, will answer all our questions. Through the example of the city of Échirolles, we address the subjects related to sovereignty and freedom that the transition of a community to free software allows.
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#47 – [Free Software Publishers] Open Source Experts: Advise and Support Open Source
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How can we help companies and administrations to use, maintain and support free software? Through the Open Source Experts company and its particular model, we address this important professional topic of our ecosystem.
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#43 – [Evaluating Free Software] Let’s de-google-ify evaluation: how does Framasoft choose its open source software?
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Framasoft is back in Projets Libres! How do they choose the software they host? We explore their criteria: scalability, moderation, economic model, collaboration with communities… Thomas Citharel and Pierre-Yves Gosset share their experience and their 2025 projects (alternatives to Notion, Canva, etc.). A rich episode for free software enthusiasts!
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#42 – [No-code and Free Software] Silex, creating static and eco-designed sites since 2002
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From Flash to Jamstack, Silex, the open-source no-code tool for creating static websites, has a fascinating history! In this new episode, Alex Hoyau, the creator of the project, reveals his atypical background, his vision of a more collaborative web and how he built a viable business model around free software. We talk about eco-design, training,…
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#40 – [Transports] – Create a railway business software and federate players in Europe: OSRD and the OpenRail association
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In this episode, we discover the creation of the OSRD (Open Source Railway Designer) business software within SNCF Réseau. Its goal? Simulate a railway infrastructure using open algorithms. Another originality, the governance of the latter has been transferred to the OpenRail association, whose creation by European network managers you will learn the details.
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#39 – [Transports] Transition: Simulating and Optimizing a Public Transit Network
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Transition: Simulate and optimize transit networks. How can an open platform help improve their transport networks? In this episode, Yannick Brosseau and Pierre-Léo Bourbonnais from the Polytechnique Montréal Mobility Chair share their experience with Transition, the solution that the chair is developing to help transit companies optimize their flows.
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#38 – [Capitole du libre 2024] Projets Libres! : behind the scenes of an independent podcast dedicated to free software
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Projets Libres! is a French-speaking, volunteer, independent podcast that explores in depth the communities and business models of free software. With a one-hour show every two weeks, the podcast covers a wide range of topics, from Fediverse to ERPs, responsible IT, project finance, and digital commons. In this lecture, the author of Projets Libres! offers…
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#37 – [Evaluate Open Source Software] OSXP2024 – The art of evaluating open source: the views of free software experts
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This roundtable brings together experts from diverse backgrounds to explore the challenges and best practices for evaluating open source solutions. In a world where this software plays an increasing role, it is crucial to know how to evaluate it effectively. Our speakers will share their unique perspectives: from the experience of an industrial group with…
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#36 – Measuring Web Traffic with Matomo
How do you measure the web traffic of a site while being compatible with the GDPR? Let’s discover Matomo together with Matthieu Aubry, its creator! An episode where we explore the history of Matomo, its business models and the challenges encountered. As a bonus, a special announcement with Laurent Destailleur, creator of AWStats, at the…