Category: Community
All discussions about free software communities
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[Conference] From OpenAI to Opensource AI: between commercial ownership and collaborative openness
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Conference by Raphaël Semeteys, co-host of the podcast recorded in April 2025 in Paris, Palais des Congrès, Porte Maillot during the Devoxx France show. Let’s explore the evolution of generative AI by examining the dynamics between commercial interests, ethics, and open collaboration. Based on an in-depth analysis of the levels of openness of different generative…
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[Announcement] Projets Libres becomes the official podcast of LinuxFr.org
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Projets Libres becomes the official podcast of LinuxFr.org! Check out the announcement at the Open Source Experience show in Paris on December 11, 2025.
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Projets Libres joins LinuxFr.org!
Announced with great fanfare on Thursday, December 11 during the associative highlight of Open Source Experience, Projets Libres becomes the podcast of LinuxFr.org. Since April 2023, the Projets Libres podcast has been shedding light on the projects, communities, and individuals that make up the free and open source ecosystem. The episodes are regularly promoted on
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[Conferences] The 2026 Rencontre hivernales du libre (Winter Free Software Meetings, RHL): free software in front of the ski slopes
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The winter free software meetings are organized by the Swisslinux.org association in Saint-Cergue (VD) in Switzerland. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the event and the 20th anniversary of the SwissLinux association!
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[Transport] The PAN: centralising transport data to decarbonise our journeys
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In order to accelerate the decarbonization of our travel and facilitate the modal shift, the French government has a national access point (PAN) that centralizes all transport data and makes it available to a rich and diverse ecosystem of reusers, including the large route planners. Discover with Maxime Siret, its manager, the history and functioning…
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[Fediverse] The future will be federated and self-hosted – Elena Rossini
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Elena Rossini is an independent filmmaker who decided to leave the social networks of GAFAM to immerse herself in the Fediverse and self-hosting. She tells us about her discoveries, learnings and her love for the Fediverse!
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[Associations] Presenting April, episode 2: April today
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April today is one of the main associations for the defense of free software. In this second episode, we discuss his current actions, struggles, and challenges.
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[Open Source Publishers] Mobilizon: sharing the events of its communities in the Fediverse
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Create groups and share your events without going through the GAFAMs? Discover Mobilizon, and its history: from its creation at Framasoft to its current management with the Kaihuri association!
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Open Food Facts, from the technical side – Alex Garel
Second episode on the Open Food Facts project! In this episode with Alex Garel, one of the developers and community facilitator, we talk about the technical and organizational challenges around code, contributions, and infrastructure.
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Castopod is its own social network – episode 2 – Y. Doghri and B. Bellamy – AD AURES
Second episode on Castopod, the free podcast hosting platform. This was an opportunity to review Castopod’s revenue streams, its community and the pricing of Ad Aures’ SaaS offer. We also talk at length about what the Fediverse is, and Castopod’s place in it. There’s an extra at the end of the episode, where we talk…