Assodev - Marsnet

CHATONS - Collective of ethical hosters in France

 Video CHATONS 25 min
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CHATONS
 Collectif des Hébergeurs Alternatifs, Transparents, Ouverts, Neutres et Solidaires.

• Collective of Alternative, Transparent, Open, Neutral and Solidarity Hosters.
• Brings together French-speaking structures offering free, ethical and decentralized online services in order to allow users to quickly find alternatives to GAFAM

 Libre hoster, a collective of English-speaking hosters 

Assodev-Marsnet (Marseille - France)

 Free / libre digital in France for non profit organisation
 fiche CHATONS d’Assodev-Marsnet
 Site web d’Assodev-Marsnet

Marsnet :  
 Associative and militant hoster, one of the founding members of CHATONS
 Created in 2004 by free / libre software activists (Globenet, No-Log and Gitoyen)
 Public mainly associative
 Marseille

Assodev :  
 Association that manages Marsnet
 Created in 2001,
 Goal : promotion of free / libre digital - development of non profit organisation - popular education

Activities : Digital solutions for non profit organisation 100% free/libre
 Coaching, consulting, project management, development of solutions, popular education actions
 Professional training, volunteer training, self-help workshops, conferences
 Digital services and solutions : 

• Online services (cloud, pad, date survey, large files...)
• Hosting (mailboxes, sites, lists, collaborative tools,

All types of solutions for non proft organisation
 Communication : websites, social networks, web platform, video conferencing, emails, discussion lists
 Collaborative tools, remote work, messaging, free online services, 
 Management and office automation

• 250 members, mainly non profit organisation
• A highly qualified team of trainers, consultants and computer scientists in free/libre digital
• 3 permanent staff + speakers
• 1 technical team (4-5)
• about 20 contributors (board, tech and working group).
• 5 servers for shared and dedicated hosting services - 2 machines in data center (Globenet - Lost oasis) 
• 5000 direct beneficiaries (workshops, training, sites, hosting, services)
• 500 days of training since 2001 
• 26 digital training modules in the catalog (1 to 5 days) 
• 1500 digital projects supported 
• 5000 digital services and hosting
• 1 training room 
• assodev-AT-marsnet.org

Open Minds - Free digital in Europe

 Free / libre digital solutions for associations and socio-cultural structures in Europe 
 Goal : Train and equip associations / socio-cultural sector to free/ libre digital 
 Project financed by ERASMUS, and supported by 4 European structures including CHATON ASSODEV-MARSNET 
 6 training modules and a platform of solutions and resources 

4 partners :  
 Belgium, Brussels ; CESEP
 France, Marseille : ASSODEV-MARSNET
 Romania, Bucharest : ACDC 
 Spain, Barcelona : Transit Project 

Observation : there are platforms and digital training
• for all public (framalibre, comptoire du libre)
• for non profit organisation but not 100% free (interpole ) or even gafam (solidatech )
• for CHATONS (Emencip’Action)
Need for training and resources in free / libre software specifically for non profit organisation

platform of resources and free digital solutions for the socio-cultural sector  
 300 to 600 files updated by free actors easily
 Software and online services, animation and cooperation methods
 Good practices, examples of successful use
 Trainings, tutorials and documentation, resources allowing an autonomous use
 Directory of free software actors : service providers, support, training, user associations
 Agenda, news, forum 

6 training modules online and in person
 Face-to-face (3 days per course) and online (webinar and MOOC)
 Videos, tutorials, quizzes, MCQs, online documents, exercises, self-evaluation,
 Public : educational staff and training actors of socio-cultural and associative structures, their beneficiaries, members, volunteers and partners.

Ethical hosting and free software in Europe

Assodev - Marsnet presentation