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rijk [Welcome] |
| ====== Welcome ====== | ====== Welcome ====== |
| We are Free Software Practitioners and offer commercial services in a solid legal framework. The ethics that are fundamental to Free Software, are also the core of our business conduct. | We are Free Software Practitioners and offer commercial services in a solid legal framework. The ethics that are fundamental to [[https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/|Free Software]], are also the core of our business conduct. |
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| ==== Our Vision ==== | ==== Our Vision ==== |
| Decentralization, Peer-to-Peer, Distribution and Confederation are ingrained into Free Software Design and considered best practice for users to exercise their freedom. | Decentralization, Peer-to-Peer, Distribution and Confederation are ingrained into Free Software Design and considered best practice for users to exercise their freedom. |
| * //With Free Software, users control their computer instead of being controlled by their computer.// | |
| | > //With Free Software, users control their computer instead of being controlled by their computer.// |
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| In the same way we envision Free Business as a distributed federation of individual professionals, who cooperate peer-to-peer to fulfill well-defined commercial services. | In the same way we envision Free Business as a distributed federation of individual professionals, who cooperate peer-to-peer to fulfill well-defined commercial services. |
| * //In a Free Business, professionals run their own business instead of being run by a business.// | |
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| ==== The Platform ==== | |
| [[https://www.librepractice.org|LibrePractice.org]] is a grassroot Free Business platform for professionals who want to make a living off Free Software and Hardware Services. Legal Guardians assist professionals who do not own a legal entity themselves, by being a legal front-end for their contracts, invoicing and taxes (VAT). Experienced members act as mentor for starting colleagues. | |
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| * [[https://www.datraverse.com|Datraverse B.V.]] is a Libre Software Practice, and producer of [[https://www.savapage.org/|SavaPage Open Print Portal]]. \\ \\ | |
| * Read why we believe [[free-software-is-serious-business|Free Software is Serious Business]]. | |
| * [[https://wiki.datraverse.com/doku.php?id=savapage:call-for-participation|We are looking for Partners to support the SavaPage Community.]] | |
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| * [[http://www.nouenoff.nl|Nou&Off]] is a Libre Software Practice helping organizations with LibreOffice Migration, Training and Consultancy. | |
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| * Johan Vromans is a veteran Free Software developer, and expert on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl|Perl Programming Language]], with a long track record as [[http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html|CPAN]] contributor. He is highly valued as author of [[http://www.eekboek.nl|Eekboek]], //"an unconventional (dutch) accounting program"// that is vital to the business processes of many SMEs and self-employed professionals. | |
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| * [[http://zerocat.org/|Zerocat]] provides Open Hardware Solutions that are Free and Open to the chip level. | |
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| * Rob Bosch' experience with community management started in 2012 at [[http://www.zentyal.org/|Zentyal]]. Since 2015 he is community management team member and ambassador of [[https://www.nethserver.org/|NethServer]] and regularly consulted for community strategy. Rob started in 2019 as SavaPage Community Manager. | > //In a Free Business, professionals run their own business instead of being run by a business.// |
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| * [[https://lincontrol.nl|Lincontrol]] is LPI-3 certified by the [[https://www.lpi.org/|Linux Professional Institute]] and specializes in managing Linux and Open Source Software solutions. | ==== Our Practice ==== |
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| ---- | [[https://www.librepractice.org|LibrePractice.org]] is a Free Business Platform for independent professionals who make a living off Free Software and Hardware Services. |
| | Datraverse B.V. is the initiating practitioner and offers a [[free-software-is-serious-business|Libre Business Model by Example]]. Please [[mailto:info@datraverse.com|contact]] this practice for more information: //you are most welcome to join//. |
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| ^ Practitioner ^ Legal ^ Title ^ Role ^ E-mail ^ Chat ^ | ^ Practitioner ^ Legal ^ Title ^ Role ^ E-mail ^ Chat ^ |
| | Rijk Ravestein | [[https://www.datraverse.com|Datraverse B.V.]] | Owner | Free Software Developer |<rijkr@datraverse.com> | [[https://telegram.me/rijkr|Telegram]] | | | Rijk Ravestein | [[https://www.datraverse.com|Datraverse B.V.]] | Owner | Free Software Developer |<rijkr@datraverse.com> | [[https://signal.org/install|Signal]] | |
| | Cor Nouws | [[http://www.nouenoff.nl|Nou&Off]] | Owner | LibreOffice Trainer & Consultant | <contact@nouenoff.nl> | | | | Cor Nouws | [[http://www.nouenoff.nl|Nou&Off]] | Owner | LibreOffice Trainer & Consultant | <contact@nouenoff.nl> | | |
| | Johan Vromans | [[http://www.squirrel.nl|Squirrel Consultancy]] | Owner | Free Software Developer & Consultant | <info@squirrel.nl> | [[https://telegram.me/johanvromans|Telegram]] | | | Kai Mertens | [[http://zerocat.org/|Zerocat]] | Owner | Open Hardware Solution Provider | <zerocat@posteo.de> | | |
| | Kai Mertens | [[http://zerocat.org/|Zerocat]] | Founder | Open Hardware Solution Provider | <zerocat@posteo.de> | | | |
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| Please contact one of the practitioners if you want to join. | |