Ivo Josipović is providing support to a conference organised by Croatia’s 2 free and open source advocacy groups, the Croatian Linux User Group (Hrvatska Udruga Linux Korisnika, HULK) and the Croatian Association for Open Systems (HrOpen) and has accepted the groups’ invitation to become honorary patron of the the event – the 2013 Croatian Linux Users’ Convention (CLUC) to be held in Zagreb from 15th to 17th May.
HULK and HrOpen met the president in Zagreb on 21 January. “We briefed President Josipović on the benefits of using open standards and the use of free and open source software”, explains Ivan Gustin, HULK’s chairman. “He appreciates our activities and efforts, especially in getting this type of software accepted by Croatia’s public sector.”
HULK is an association promoting the use of open standards and open source solutions. It represents both professional and amateur users and developers of free and open source software. HrOpen, whose members include several of Croatia’s universities, promotes and encourages the development of open IT systems and an open internet in Croatia.