Who We Are
We're a student org that believes technology should be open, transparent, and accessible. Coders, designers, tinkerers, hackers, and the merely curious are all welcome here.
All Georgia Tech students, faculty, and alumni are welcome. No dues. No gatekeeping.
Our Projects
Directory of freedom-respecting software alternatives for Georgia Tech students.
Free software chat platform built by our members. No surveillance, no lock-in.
Talks and event recordings. No tracking, no JavaScript.
The Four Essential Freedoms
What makes software "free" according to the Free Software Foundation:
Use the program for any purpose.
Read and understand the source code.
Change it to suit your needs.
Redistribute copies to others.
Licensing Policy
All LibreTech Collective projects must use a Free Software license.
- ✅ Copyleft (preferred)GPL, LGPL, MPL, AGPL, etc.
- ✅ PermissiveMIT, BSD, Apache, etc.
- ❌ Source-available-onlyBSL, SSPL, and similar
Source code must stay publicly viewable, modifiable, and redistributable.
"Source-available" licenses don't protect user freedoms, regardless of how they're marketed. We won't accept them.
Students, faculty, and alumni - ready to join?
Sign up on GT Engage, come to a few events, earn your spot as a voting member. No experience required.