As Adfinis, we are part of a worldwide open-source community. With the accumulated knowledge and the joint work on free software projects, the open source movement is driven by the community. Thanks to this global networking and the combination of professionalism and expertise, we are able to develop our solutions in the shortest possible time, precisely tailored to the needs of our customers.
At Adfinis, we are convinced that open source is the future of technology. When we refer to the innovative power of open and free software, “free” refers to the freedom to adapt software without vendor lock-in.
Working together at Adfinis is characterised by flexibility, sincerity, and efficiency. We offer customers our services and solutions at the highest level, and strive to make cooperation across teams and regions as pleasant and uncomplicated as possible.
Our Contributions
Fast downloads and high availability distinguish good package mirrors – no less than what we strive for with our package mirror. Available under https://pkg.adfinis.com, this mirror is official for the following distributions:
The server delivers about 20 million files and about 6 TB of data in one month.
Adfinis plays a leading role in the OpenBao community by actively participating in the community, in development efforts, and in project governance – placing us among the top contributors of this project. We’re also represented in the OpenBao Dev Working Group, reinforcing Adfinis's commitment to advancing secure, open source secret management.
Adfinis proudly sponsors the Linux man-pages project by funding Alejandro Colomar’s work on critical components of the Linux ecosystem, including contributions to the kernel, GCC, Clang, and core documentation. This partnership reflects our deep commitment to digital sustainability and open-source innovation, while enhancing our visibility within the global tech community.
Adfinis is a founding member of the European Open Source Consortium (EOS Consortium), contributing its open-source expertise alongside leading providers like Redpill Linpro, Smile, Univention, Lunatech, and publicplan to drive large-scale, sovereign, and sustainable digital transformation for European enterprises and public administrations. Through this collaboration, Adfinis strengthens its mission to champion open standards, digital sovereignty, and resilient, vendor-independent IT solutions across Benelux and the broader European region.
Adfinis has been an active contributor in the Collabora/LibreOffice ecosystem for over a decade. Highlights of this partnership include co-developing the Collabora Online iOS app, integrating tools like LanguageTool and DeepL, and funding robust crash-testing infrastructure to improve platform stability. Adfinis has also served on the Advisory Board of The Document Foundation and played a key role in sponsoring and organising the LibreOffice Conference in Bern.
Aptly Management Done The Easy Way Aptly Management Done The Easy Way Aptly is a solution for creating and managing APT repositories. We use Aptly in various scenarios, have contributed significant extensions, and are members of the Core Contributor team. The resulting solution is available as PyAptly under the GNU Affero General Public License on GitHub.
We work directly with upstream projects for all the open-source solutions we use. In this way, changes and improvements are directly incorporated. In addition, we use the public channels to communicate on projects and support other users with things like questions in forums andIRC channels..
Our employees are involved in a wide range of committees and organisations committed to various open-source topics. These include, but are not limited to:
Solutions developed by us Adfinis develops solutions that can benefit others. We publish them on our GitHub page and look forward to receiving feedback or contributions.
Some examples: Solutions developed by Adfinis benefits many others. We publish them on our GitHub page, where we are happy to receive feedback or contributions. This includes:
The Conference for Digital Sustainability Digital transformation is ubiquitous. How can we ensure that progressive digitalisation also generates sustainable benefits for our society? The principle of digital sustainability offers an answer to this question. Digital sustainability describes how digital knowledge assets (data, content, software) need to be created and made accessible in order to create the greatest possible benefits for society and the environment. In concrete terms, this concerns current political challenges around digitalisation in Switzerland, in innovation and research, in data protection, copyright and in technical topics such as open data.
Adfinis was part of the founding team and continues to be actively involved in the OK of DINAcon.
The Parliamentary Group on Digital Sustainability promotes the sustainable and innovative use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and promotes public access to knowledge. Adfinis is a partner of Parldigi, providing resources and time to support Parldigi's initiatives.
Association for the Promotion of Open Source Software and Open Standards in Switzerland
Since its foundation in 1982, the independent association CH Open (Swiss Open Systems User Group) has been committed to promoting open and free systems. The activities focus on training and the exchange of information among the members.
Through various events and activities, CH Open promotes the theoretical and practical expertise of its members in the fields of Linux and other open source software. The events also offer an excellent opportunity to connect with others.
CH Open is also active behind the scenes. The association is involved in commissions and activities such as eCH, ICTswitzerland and swissICT for Open Source software.
Through the extensive network of relationships, there are close contacts with the private sector and with public administrations. As a result, CH Open's commitment to open-source software is widely perceived.
Adfinis is a long-time member and sponsor of CH Open and is represented on the board of the association. We actively support the activities of CH Open.
The Open Source Business Alliance (OSB Alliance) is Europe's largest network of companies and organisations that develop, build on or apply open-source software.
The goal of the OSB Alliance is to make open-source software and other forms of open collaboration more successful. The OSB Alliance achieves its goals by disseminating information, creating a positive framework for manufacturers and users, and actively networking manufacturers, customers and service providers. Interoperability between various open-source systems as well as with proprietary software plays an important role.
Adfinis is a member of OSBA and is closely associated with the core people and companies of OSBA.
Pfasyl connects refugee children with local youth eager to welcome them and provide opportunities to explore the culture, language, and daily life of their new home. The group offers children from diverse backgrounds a supportive space where they can briefly experience a positive alternative to their challenging reality as refugees. Adfinis values the important work being done in inclusion and integration and proudly supports the project as a sponsor.
ICT Scouts seeks out young people with an aptitude for IT, introduces them to programming and engineering, and helps them secure apprenticeships in the industry. The association is financed by membership fees from training companies that benefit directly from these activities, as well as by sponsors, foundations and public authorities. As an ICT Scouts Supporter, Adfinis contributes funding and staff time to keep these programmes running and to open doors for the next generation of ICT professionals.