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# copyleft culture
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## *Become digitally sovereign.*
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## \# What do I do?
I run IT infrastructures for businesses and provide them with software, digital tools and applications they need.
- I advise
- take care of setting things up
- on-board staff
- train staff
- and remain available for support
There is no vendor lock-in.
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## \# How is there no vendor lock-in?
1. I use software any provider can host for you
2. I use software whose source code is freely distributed
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## \# What do I offer?
**NEXTCLOUD** from EUR 200 per year
*Alternative to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace*
- share folders across organisations; per user, per group, etc.
- collaborate on documents, spreadsheet, slides
- create forms (run surveys, etc)
- create a webpage with calendar slots others can book in your calendar
- get others to sign documents
- sync folder with your folders on your desktop automatically
**MATTERMOST** from EUR 100 per year
*Alternative to Slack*
- communicate via instant message with your team
- create public channels a la Discord
- integrate with your video conference tool
- receive notifications from other applications
- use on desktop, web, iOS or android
**BIG BLUE BUTTON** from EUR 120 per year
*Alternative to Zoom*
- get a dedicated URL for conferences with your name
- organise online conferences
- record conferences
- draw on white boards
- chat with participants
**VAULTWARDEN** from EUR 100 per year
- manage passwords for your organisation
- share passwords with others securely
- share collection of passwords
- manage passwords permissions per user, team, organisation
- send encrypted files via temporary links
**MAILBOXES (MAILCOW)** from EUR 24 per year
- get email addresses with your own domain name
- get unlimited addresses/mailboxes
- pay per usage (number of email sent, storage per GB)
- use your own email applications (or SoGo)
- manage shared mailboxes e.g. <tt>contact@example.com</tt>
- manage wildcard mailboxes e.g. <tt>client-*@example.com</tt>
- administrate addresses and aliases of your organisation via Mailcow
- synchronise your contacts and calendars via CardDAV and CalDAV
Other software we offer: Discourse, Grist, Wordpress, ERPNext, Humhub, Forgejo, Etherpad, Yeswiki, Peertube, Jitsi, Matrix, Mastodon, Hedgedoc, Zammad, Snipe-IT, Uptime Kuma, Listmonk.
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## \# Who are you?
- GNU/Linux system administrator
- Former go-to-market lead for startups; 1 exit
- Former entrepreneur-in-residence for a multinational
- Former public officer for digital affairs (ministry of finance)
- Researcher in epistemic security
- Essayist; essay: [Asymmetry](https://klarafranz.com/asymmetry.html)
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## \# What does an IT setup look like for a startup or a SME?
Please see [this blog post](https://copyleftculture.com/blog/user-case-mmm.html).
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## \# What do people say?
> *"Roman is an expert; it is great to be able to leverage his expertise and get things done"*
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## \# Why do you run this business?
To finance my research in digital epistemic security and publish my work under a CC BY-SA license.
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## \# Contact
See [contact page](https://copyleftculture.com/contact.html)
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