Libre Software Meeting


The Libre Software Meeting is an annual free software event originally held in France. The French name of this event is Rencontres mondiales du logiciel libre.

Summary

The Libre Software Meeting takes place each year since 2000, in July. Launched by the French free software users group Association Bordelaise des utilisateurs de logiciels libres. More than 1000 people, coming from more than 50 countries, participate each year.
The LSM is a mix of two complementary meetings:
The LSM is organized by a team of volunteers, combining local and national free software associations.

Villages

The village of the associations welcome the visitors with a set of stands presenting local or national associations.

Hosting cities

YearDateHost city
20005 to 9 JulyBordeaux, France
20014 to 8 JulyBordeaux, France
20029 to 13 JulyBordeaux, France
20039 to 12 JulyMetz, France
20046 to 10 JulyBordeaux, France
20055 to 9 JulyDijon, France
20064 to 8 JulyVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
200710 to 14 JulyAmiens, France
20081 to 5 JulyMont-de-Marsan, France
20097 to 11 JulyNantes, France
20106 to 11 JulyBordeaux, France
20119 to 14 JulyStrasbourg, France
20127 to 12 JulyGeneva, Switzerland
20136 to 11 JulyBrussels, Belgium
20145 to 11 JulyMontpellier, France
20154 to 10 JulyBeauvais, France
2016No candidate
20171 to 7 JulySaint-Étienne, France
20187 to 12 JulyStrasbourg, France
2019No candidate

Logo

The LSM logo was drawn with Sketch by André Pascual, Linuxgraphic.org co-creator, for the LSM 2001. The choice of the mascot and her name come from the homophony with Armelle and RMLL, as pronounced in English.