The festival is a national gathering of various communities interested in Free Software. Over the three days, there will be several presentations, panels, and workshops.

The festival is organized by ANSOL - Associação Nacional para o Software Livre (National Association for Free Software) in collaboration with various Portuguese communities.

The main goal of these events is to promote Free Software within the Portuguese community.

ANSOL has been actively involved in organizing and collaborating on Install Parties and events related to Free Software in various locations across the country. This association has maintained intense activity with the European Commission and Parliament, as well as with the Portuguese Government and Parliamentarians, to ensure the legislative conditions that allow the development of Free Software in the EU and Portugal.

• Talks on technology, politics, business and society
• Round tables and panel discussions with the audience
• Workshops and knowledge exchange
• Community meetings
• Demos

The festival is open to everyone, from all backgrounds and professions, regardless of gender, age, religion or political convictions.
The important thing is to come equipped with a good mood and a curious mind.

Admission is free.
Meals and accommodation are not included.
There may be stalls with products for sale.

Free Software is software that grants us the freedom to use, study, modify, and redistribute it without any imposed restrictions. These four freedoms are necessary to respect the autonomy and rights of the people who use the software.

When we use programs that do not grant us these freedoms (proprietary software), control remains exclusively with the provider of the program. The Free Software movement focuses on freeing people from this power imbalance.

With Free Software, it becomes possible for each community to improve or customize programs according to their needs without needing any authorization from the original creator. There is also better control and scrutiny of how information accessed by the programs is handled. For , with Free Software, it is not necessary to pay for licenses every time the program is installed on a new computer.

Free Software is not exclusive to GNU/Linux: there are many programs available for all operating systems, including Windows, Android, and MacOS.

GNU/Linux (often simply called Linux) is an operating system composed of Free Software components. Although the most well-known is GNU/Linux, there are many other Free Software operating systems, such as OpenBSD.

Since Free Software can be altered and redistributed by anyone, there are numerous Linux distributions to choose from: Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine Linux, etc. GNU/Linux distributions include various everyday applications, such as web browsers, office programs (word processors, spreadsheets, etc.), audio/image/video editing software, and even some games.

Wi-Fi access at DETI is via the Eduroam network. Credentials will be provided the week before the festival.

Connecting to the network via Windows, MacOs, Android and iOS is done simply by entering a username and password. Linux authentication is done with the following advanced fields:

/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt

CA certificate*: can be in a different location depending on the Linux distribution.

The party will take place in the rooms of the Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics (DETI), on the Santiago Campus of the University of Aveiro. DETI is 2.5 kilometers from Aveiro's train and bus station.

There is public transport (Line 11) between the DETI and the train station/bus station from 8am on weekdays (every 30 minutes) and from 5pm on Sundays (less frequently). Tickets can be bought on the vehicle for €2.00 per journey. For more information, visit the AveiroBus website.
 

Some of the most common routes are by motorway, train/bus to DETI:

• A25 - DETI
• A1 - DETI
• A17 - DETI
• Terminal - DETI by car
• Terminal - DETI on foot
• Line 11 timetable

ANSOL offers 75 free lunches in the Santiago canteen per day on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The canteen opening hours are: 

Friday: 12:00 to 14:30

Saturday: 13:00 to 14:30 

The organization is not responsible for making the dinner available to event participants.

ANSOL is offering free accommodation to a limited number of participants, giving priority to students, unemployed people, retired people and festival volunteers from outside Aveiro who need to stay for the festival. To register and reserve a bed, more information and registration here (The form is in Portuguese, so if you need help filling it in, contact us by email).

Accomodation conditions:

• Rooms for 4 people (2 single beds + 1 bunk bed);
• Breakfast not included;
• Bathroom in the room with 2 showers, 2 washbasins, hairdryer and amenities;
• Air conditioning;
• Plasma cable TV;
• Telephone;
• Safe with personal code;
• 25 minutes' walk from the Festival.