Landscape of Free Software in the Belgium

This page is in English on purpose, to enable as many people to read it. Translations are welcome and can be offered on a /<language> page, like /nl /de /fr.

This page intends to provide a nearly complete picture of organizations that support Free Software, support a related cause or are active in IT in general.

Table of contents:

Educode.be

• https://www.educode.be/

• https://wiki.educode.be

• 🏢 Brussels
• Organization to provide courses around free software

Neutrinet

• https://neutrinet.be/en

• Decentralized network services
• 📅 Monthly meetings
• 🏢 Laeken, Brussels

Coder Dojo Belgium

• https://www.coderdojobelgium.be/

• Teaching kids how to code

Hackerspace Brussels

• https://hsbxl.be/

• 🏢 Brussels

Hackerspace Gent

• https://hackerspace.gent

• 🏢 Gent

• 📅 Yearly conference 'Newline' in September https://newline.gent/

FOSDEM

• https://fosdem.org/

• Largest free software community conference in Europe
• 🏢 Brussels
• 📅 Yearly conference

Ministry of Privacy

• https://ministryofprivacy.eu/

• Privacy organization
• 🏢 Gent

Test Aankoop

• https://www.test-aankoop.be/

• Consumer organization

• Have published on router freedom: https://www.test-aankoop.be/hightech/telecom/nieuws/vrije-modemkeuze

• 🏢 Brussel (Sint-Gillis)

• 🤝 associated with https://www.beuc.eu/

Nubo

• https://nubo.coop/

• Cooperative hostsharing
• 🤝 Started alsoby Abelli, Cassiopea, Domaine Public, Nestor, Neutrinet, Tactic.

Domaine Public

• https://www.domainepublic.net/

• Cooperative hostsharing

Nestor

• https://nestor.coop/

• Cooperative that offers commercial website design services

Cassiopea

• https://www.cassiopea.org/

• Offers information and training about digital tools, rooted in free software

Abelli (Association BElge de promotion du Logiciel LIbre)

• https://www.abelli-asbl.be/

• Started at 2013 to organize the 14th World Free Software Meeting in Brussels
• Host Associalibre event and offer education material and do promotion
• 📅 Associalibre-event

Bruxelles Linux User Group (BxLUG)

• https://www.bxlug.be/

• 🏢 Brussels
• 📅 Monthly online meetings
• IRC, Matrix and mailinglist

Hackerspaces.be

• https://hackerspaces.be/

• 42 hackerspaces mailinglist https://discuss.hackerspaces.be/listinfo/42

Champs libres

• https://www.champs-libres.coop/

• Cooperative for geo services based on free software

Fusion Directory

• https://www.fusiondirectory.org/

• 🏢 Brussels
• GPLv2 licensed LDAP server for IT user management

• Code: https://github.com/fusiondirectory

Noalyssis

• https://www.noalyss.eu/

• 🏢 Brussels
• Free software EPR system, adapted to Belgian and French accounting practices.

• wiki: https://wiki.noalyss.eu/doku.php

Fri3d Camp

• https://fri3d.be/

• Hacker camp with a strong focus on kids
• 🏕 De Kluis, St.-Joris-Weert (Close to Brussels)
• 🏢 Antwerp
• 📅 August

Consultancy

Kangaroot

• https://kangaroot.net/

• Larger FOSS consultancy around Antwerp
• 🏢 Antwerp