Elvex

Elvex partake of the free software debate table and production models coordinated by the Mg. Veronica Xhardez with representatives of different companies and cooperatives. The debate lasted for over two hours and made many attendees would be interested in the cooperative model as an alternative to traditional models. We will be contacting many of them to sponsor the formation of new cooperatives of Free Software.

Furthermore Diego Amor and Roger Durán, both members of the cooperative provided a free workshop on developing applications for the Android platform.

The event was opened to free software an introduction by Martin Lima, also a member of Elvex.

We thank Solar (Software Libre Argentina) for the space provided and the possibility of publicizing the cooperative principles and practice as free software activists.

Event website: www.crisolargentina.org.ar

Elvex presented in Latinoware his model of relationship with Free Software Cooperative.

The cooperative form is the closest to the philosophy of Free Software. It was with that focus that Argentina’s Diego Martin Lima presented his act cooperatively in the talk: Elvex – Cooperative and Free Software in Argentina, a model for Latin America. “There is no freedom if there is no cooperation. There is no development if there is solidarity, “he said.

According to Lima, the fact that the cooperative use the collective intelligence decreases the chance of error. “All partners have multiple functions. We know all production processes and we want all those who work with us are like that too. This is how they perceive and feel so part of the project, “he said.

For the division of labor, employees are different stages. A meeting the priorities list. The first is whether the proposed project is 100% Free Software. If the answer is affirmative, the employees are consulted on interest in joining the project. “If there were any interested party, we project forward into our network.”

“We are more profitable than private firms. Our cooperative was created two years ago and are growing steadily. Tobacco companies seek us out because we have partners. From the day we started we were not ever out of work “complemented Lima.

In Elvex jobs are divided according to the functions performed. “We think of functions and not people.” Activities that are not of interest of the contributors are tercearizadas, and so the work is decentralized so that each one is dedicated to what they truly enjoy doing.

“The proprietary software companies say that sharing is a crime and it is not. Using the philosophy of free software we eliminate differences and create guilds. In Latin America we have to stop consuming the products of the first world and produce our own knowledge, “he concluded.

Original source in Portuguese http://latinoware.org/node/239

Elvex participate in the 2010 edition of Latinoware [1] giving a speech on Free Software and Cooperatives kindly invited by Cesar Brod.
We invite you to read the interview we conducted for this event by entering here.

Brief Summary of Event:
In the coming November Foz do Iguaçu will once again host the Latin American Free Software Conference – Latinoware 2010. About 2,500 people including students, professionals and specialists in relevant areas, are expected for the seventh edition of the event, to be held between 10 and 12 November in the Itaipu Technology Park (ITP), located in the Plant Itaipu Dam.
Promoted by Itaipu Binational Foundation Technology Park Itaipu – Brazil, Paraná Informatics Company (Celepar) and the Federal Service of Data Processing (Serpro) Latinoware is an event that provides a space for discussion and reflection about the use of Free Software in Latin America, in addition to promoting Latin American integration and recovery.
As in previous editions, is expected to beat Latinoware publication record and once again will set the stage for international figures and representatives of public and private bodies from various countries in Latin America present their solutions for free software.
To this end, the programming of 2010 will Latinoware conferences, roundtables and workshops on topics related to information technologies and communication, sustained by free software systems developed on the continent.

On November 2, invited by the University of 3 de Febrero and Solar were with Paul Vanini of Gcoop Elvex give an introductory talk and then Free Software explaining Elvex experience and Gcoop as labor cooperatives dedicated to free software.

We are very pleased with the participation of students and thank Cesare Gaetani for giving us the opportunity to tell our story and share our vision.

We are pleased to invite you to “First Event Free Software and Social Economy”
organized by the Gcoop – Cooperativa de Software Libre, to be held on March 22 from 17 to 21 pm at the Cultural Center of Cooperation, Corrientes 1543, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The event aims to spread the ideas of Free Software and Social Economy and create opportunities for discussion and exchange between the different groups to expand the synergy between the two movements.

Accreditation is available at:

http://www.gcoop.coop/sles-2010/formulario

During the event there will be theoretical lectures and experience of Free Software and Social Economy. We will also have a forum for exchange of materials from the different organizations involved.

* Entry is free *

“No, it is not technical but ethical debate. The debate is about freedom
and society, on the prohibition or the possibility that people cooperate. “

Ikusnet invited by the Group and the Cultural Center of Spain in Mexico, traveled to attend a week of talks and workshops “FLOSS as a tool for economic and social transformation. ”

Elvex participated giving workshops OpenVZ virtualization and then a talk explaining the cooperative model in realción free software.

Elvex CONSEGI part of 2009 – II International Congress of Free Software and Electronic Government to be held in Brasilia during days 26 to 28 August and whose motto is “Sharing promotes development “