What do we do?

The primary goal of this community is to support and promote free and open source technologies including software, hardware, data, sciences, education, government and others. This community is a sister community of OpenAlt community in Brno, Czech republic, and also closely affiliated with OpenAlt Conference in Brno.

Goals

In this community, we’d like to:

  • Promote and support open technologies
  • Support and improve existing local open projects
  • Other broader community support for open technologies

Getting in touch

We currently have bi-monthly meetings in Cluj-Napoca, so if you prefer in-person communication, you can come say hi.

For more contact information, check out our contacts page.

If you’d like to get in touch with Czech OpenAlt, you can find their contact here.

History

The OpenAlt Conference was established in 2014 as a result of the merger of the LinuxAlt and Openmobility conferences. LinuxAlt, a conference with a long tradition, had been dedicated to open software and technologies since 2006. With more than 500 visitors, LinuxAlt soon became the largest event of its kind in the Czech Republic. The Openmobility conference was founded in 2010 and brought topics of open mobile platforms and open hardware to Czech and Slovak audiences through traditional lectures and practical workshops.

OpenAlt builds on the best of LinuxAlt and Openmobility and broadens its focus to include topics such as open data in public administration and the private sector (Open Data) and open access to scientific information (Open Access). OpenAlt also focuses on participatory and free culture, especially online collaboration, learning communities, and related alternative education. It also appeals to modern makers who follow the “Do It Yourself” (DIY) principle.

This is the spirit we are trying to bring to Romania with OpenAlt Romania. A community of people interested in open technologies, collaboration, and the exchange of knowledge.