Welcome to LibreTech Collective @ Georgia Tech! Georgia Tech’s only student-driven club for free, libre, & open-source: software, hardware, and knowledge.
We believe technology should be open, transparent, and accessible to all. That’s why we’re building a community where students can learn by doing, contribute to real-world projects, and champion the ethics of digital freedom.
Whether you’re a coder, designer, tinkerer, hacker, or just curious about open technology – you belong here!
- All Georgia Tech students are welcome to join. No membership dues. No project gatekeeping. Just pure passion and curiosity.
- Become a LibreJacket: Sign up via GT Engage, attend two events in a semester, and earn your spot as a voting member!
Find us on Engage here!
Join On Engage HereWhat We Do
- 🛠️ Hands-on Projects: Build free software and hardware from the ground up, from anywhere in the world.
- 🌐 Upstream Contributions: Contribute to global free software projects like Apereo, GNU, Apache, and more.
- 🎉 Events & Sprints: Join hackathons, code sprints, workshops, and live-speaker events.
- 📢 Advocate for Freedom: Raise awareness about software freedom, copyright, and inclusive tech practices.
- 📚 Learn & Teach: Learn by contributing, mentor others, and grow as a technologist.
🐝 100% independently run by Georgia Tech Students, for Georgia Tech Students!
How We’re Organized
We are a democratic, self-governing collective with an Executive Board elected annually by members.
- President: Leads the collective, chairs meetings, oversees operations.
- Vice-President: Supports technical projects, workshops, and event planning.
- Secretary: Manages communications, records, and membership.
- Treasurer: Handles optional funding (grants, sponsorships) — no membership dues, ever.
Officers serve one-year terms and are accountable to the membership. No officer may hold office for more than 2 years.
LibreTech Collective is a Registered Student Organization (RSO) at Georgia Tech, but we are fully independent. We accept full responsibility for our projects, events, and values. We abide by all Georgia Tech policies — but our mission comes from our members, not the institute.