Linux users in the area of churches
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| LUKi e. V. - Linux users in the area of churches | |
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| legal form | registered association |
| founding | November 7, 2004 |
| founder | Ulrich Berens |
| Seat | Donauwörth |
| purpose | Distribution of free software, especially for work in churches and congregations. |
| main emphasis | Free software |
| Chair | Dorothee Janssen |
| Members | 87 |
| Website | https://luki.org |
The association “LUKi e. V. ” - L inux U ser in the Ki tale - is an ecumenical, non-profit association , which particularly within the Christian churches about free software information and wants to spread them.
aims
Quote from the association's homepage: “We promote ... the idea of free software in the area of churches. We are especially committed to ensuring that Linux is used in churches. We network and support Linux newbies and users in the church sector. [We are] lawyer and contact person for Free Software and for Linux in the churches. " This also includes practical support for church institutions and individuals. Insights from Christian theological science are closely linked to the principles and concerns of free software.
history
LUKi emerged from a mailing list and a homepage that has been exchanging information on the use and promotion of free software within the Christian churches since 2001. In 2003 there was a first analog meeting.
LUKi was founded on November 7, 2004. On March 8, 2005 it was registered as an association under the number VR 51290 at the district court of Nördlingen . In 2007 it was recognized as a non-profit organization.
organization
Any natural or legal person can become a member of LUKi. The reduced membership fee is 10 €, the normal fee from 20 €, the sponsorship and corporate membership 50 €.
The general meeting takes place annually as part of a weekend. If possible, speakers from Linux projects are invited, for example Klaus Knopper in 2003 .
You can also participate in the discussion via mailing lists and the matrix without being a member .
Fields of activity
luki.org
On the homepage, the association provides information about the possibilities of using Linux and free software in the church environment. At irregular intervals, members describe how they use free software and how this can be achieved in a church environment. A matrix instance with its own apps is currently being developed, which takes particular account of data protection aspects and is intended to offer an alternative to the use of WhatsApp or other proprietary messengers in church groups.
For members, the homepage offers a map of Germany for members and an internal Etherpad .
Libre Church
With the Libre Church project , digitally sustainable IT solutions are being developed. These can be used by church groups and individuals, but are also intended as models.
LibreChurch is funded by donations and is completely ad-free.
Particularly high requirements are placed on data protection, which also corresponds to church data protection standards.
There are currently three sub-areas:
- Social media: LibreChurch offers its own Mastodon instance.
- Cooperation: LibreChurch operates its own Mumble and Jitsi servers, which can be used publicly. An installation of Nextcloud is planned.
- Messenger: LibreChurch offers its own matrix instance with its own app. The club's own Jitsi server is integrated into it.
Digital sustainability initiative
Digital sustainability deals with the question of how an ethically responsible handling of digital, immaterial goods is possible. Digital sustainability means, among other things, that digital goods can be used by as many people as possible without restrictions. Digital sustainability is therefore a key for global social justice and for a wide variety of human rights. Digital sustainability means, among other things, that all people have access to software and knowledge and that everyone can check why they are being offered this and not other information in a search engine or a social network (algorithm transparency). On its website, the initiative of the association presents 10 theses on digital sustainability and invites you to participate.
OpenLP Wiki
OpenLP is a cross-platform presentation program with which media content - songs, Bible texts, images - can be presented in church services.
The OpenLP Wiki is a German-language online manual for OpenLP, which is intended to facilitate the use of the presentation program.
Public money? Public code!
LUKi supports the Public Money? Public Code! of the Free Software Foundation Europe . On the website, they refer in particular to ways of calling for this in the church IT.
Kirchentag / Katholikentag
The association is regularly represented with a stand at the DEKT , the Katholikentag , the Ecumenical Kirchentag and local church conventions. He often works with other projects and organizations with similar goals, such as the Open Bible , FSFE , Wikimedia Germany and KDE eV . He promotes the use of FOSS and explains about free software. Among other things, visitors can try out free software directly at the stand.
Trivia
From November 2010 to September 2012, then chairman Ulrich Berens published comic strips about Luki - the fearless system administrator . These are published under the Creative Commons license .
Web links
- Official club website
- - From Luki e. V. developed software
- - Mastodon account of the association
- - Website of the association project digital sustainability
- Ulrich Berens on the genesis and goals of LUKi in Futur2.org
- Report to PC Welt about the creation of LUKi
- Interview about the association in Freie Magazin
Individual evidence
- ↑ LUKi eV - Linux users in the area of churches. Retrieved on August 12, 2020 (German).
- ↑ PCWElt: Linux conquers the church. Retrieved on August 13, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Westfälische Rundschau. Retrieved on August 13, 2020 (German).
- ↑ per Christian media magazine. Retrieved on August 13, 2020 (German).
- ↑ freiMagazin.de: Interview with Ulrich Berens from LUKi e. V. Accessed on August 13, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Ulrich Berens: Jesus would use Linux. Linux user in the church (LUKI eV). In: futur2 | Magazine | Strategy and Development in Church and Society. Accessed on August 12, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Membership - LUKi eV Accessed on August 12, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Exchange - LUKi eV Retrieved on August 11, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Press release LUKI eV Retrieved on August 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Free Open Source Church Worship Presentation Software | OpenLP. Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ OpenLP Wiki: Main. Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ pro-linux.de: Multimedia and song projection with OpenLP. Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Luki - der Comic - LUKi eV Accessed on August 12, 2020 (German).