“SYSTEM@TIC PARIS-REGION, a competitiveness cluster aimed at
developing the local economy and enterprises’ competitiveness,
using partnership and training to produce and deliver enabling
innovations, just run its third internal convention. Among the five
thematic groups, since October 2007 has been included a
technology-oriented working group on open source (Logiciel
Libre).“Roberto Di Cosmo, professor at the university of Paris-Diderot
and president of the Logiciel Libre working group, invited me to
join the event to learn more about what is going on in the Paris
area in the free software arena…”