The most recent blog articles

  • Running your own microblogging service

    Microblogging services such as Twitter and identi.ca have become very popular. Instead of registering with an existing service you can also quite easily run your own microblogging service, using...

    Jul 28, 2010 read more

  • Integrating Subversion, Trac, and Mailman into a development environment: part 1, design

    Many software development projects are hosted in a 'forge', a web application that provides tools such as source code management, mailing lists, and a bug tracker. We were recently asked to provide...

    Jul 1, 2010 read more

  • Migrating from mbox to maildir

    Two popular formats for storing mail on Unix machines are mbox and maildir. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Converting from mbox to maildir is easy to do using some Python.

    May 28, 2010 read more

Welcome to the Loco website

Loco (short for Loohuis Consulting) is a company that specializes in training, consultancy, hosting and software development revolving around Free and Open Source Software. Loco is based on a strong foundation of knowledge, experience, and ties within the Open Source community.

Consultancy

Loco is one of few companies in the world that offers commercial GPL license compliance engineering services. The increased use of Free Software requires an understanding of the licenses in use as well as best practice in deployment, deployment processes and compliance. Loco employees have practical experience in this field, especially with regards to embedded devices.
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Hosting and development

Loco provides custom hosting of web sites and applications. In particular, Loco offers hosting of a variety of Open Source packages for purposes such as social networks, wikis, and software development. In addition, Loco develops web applications, and modifies or extends existing software. Loco often acts as a development partner for companies and organizations that do not have the means to do their own hosting or development.
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