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Open Labs has been active since 2012. The community has grown and has been empowered though the organization of various events which we will try to reflect here.
The events that we organize vary from small meetings where we present various open source
technologies to conferences such as OSCAL which in the year 2017 had more that 300 participants.
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Nextcloud is a suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services. It is functionally similar to Dropbox, although Nextcloud is free and open-source, allowing anyone to install and operate it on a private server. In contrast to proprietary services like Dropbox, the open architecture allows adding additional functionality to the server in form of applications. Nextcloud is an actively maintained fork of ownCloud.
LibreOffice is a free and open source office suite, a project of The Document Foundation. It was forked from OpenOffice.org in 2010, which was an open-sourced version of the earlier StarOffice. The LibreOffice suite comprises programs for word processing, the creation and editing of spreadsheets, slideshows, diagrams and drawings, working with databases, and composing mathematical formulae. It is available in 110 languages.
OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. The creation and growth of OSM has been motivated by restrictions on use or availability of map information across much of the world, and the advent of inexpensive portable satellite navigation devices.OSM is considered a prominent example of volunteered geographic information.
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia with the aim to allow anyone to edit articles. Wikipedia is the largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet and is ranked among the ten most popular websites. Wikipedia is owned by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation.
The Fedora Project is a partnership of Free software community members from around the globe. The Fedora Project builds open source software communities and produces a Linux distribution called “Fedora.” The Fedora Project’s mission is to lead the advancement of Free and open source software and content as a collaborative community.
Mozilla is the maker of Firefox, the independent open source browser. As a non-profit, Mozilla ensures the Internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all. An Internet that truly puts people first, where individuals can shape their own experience and are empowered, safe and independent.
