In the August 2023 OSOR Newsletter you’ll find the latest news, studies, software and upcoming events on the topic of free / open source software. Enjoy the read! To receive OSOR’s newsletters, please subscribe! To see previous newsletters, see the OSOR Newsletters page.

Abstract Mancomún is an initiative of the Galician Government, launched in 2006, to encourage and facilitate the use of free and open source software (FOSS) in Galicia. Its core mission is to assist the public administration, but it is designed to also be useful for the education and private sectors. The most visible part of Mancomún is the mancomun.gal web platform, which publishes information and provides online services for collaboration and for software development, but developing software, software migrations and the related training are also a large part of Mancomún. Within the Galician…

This is the fourth of a series of five studies exploring the sustainability of open source software communities in the public sector. INTRODUCTION Developers Italia is the name of both a community of Italian software developers and the central open source software platform designed for the delivery of public services in Italy. Developers Italia is a vibrant community made up of citizens, civil servants, public administrations, and enterprises. Community members have the opportunity to meet on the platform and discuss ongoing or future projects, share ideas, and upload source code. Developers…

This is the second of a series of five studies exploring the sustainability of open source software communities in the public sector. INTRODUCTION Lutece is a free and open source portal engine that allows users to quickly create a dynamic website or web application. Part operating system and part content management system (CMS), the source code helps users to easily create and maintain custom websites and applications, which can then be further enhanced with additional functional modules (plug-ins) to add supplementary features adapted to the needs of the users. Lutece was launched in 2001 as…