Open Source Montréal

A directory of companies, people, and projects that are Open Source and from Montréal

Background

Why is there a list combining a licensing model with a geographical location?

Generally, I've found that the Open Source community is just that - a community. People who contribute to open source code often do so because they know other contributors personally, they use each other's code, or they met someone at an event who pointed them to something. You'll find that a lot of open source projects are city specific - frequent attenders of meetups tend to hear about the same projects, learn about the same companies doing open source, and contribute in the same way.

Montreal is no exception. If you're interested in Open Source, it's likely you ended up one day at Notman House. If you're learning to code, it's likely you've heard of Les Pitonneux. If you're building an open source business, you might know that Shopify was cofounded by a Quebecois. If you're a gamer, you might know that Ubisoft's Prince Of Persia was made here, and that the original source code is on GitHub.

I want to build a list where we can see and learn about each other's code, just a bit easier, in the open.

Projects

These projects have been developed mainly in Montréal, or by Montréalers.

AmpMe - Sync your phone with friends to create the world's most portable sound system. Website.
Parse - Website.
Prince of Persia Apple II - A running-jumping-swordfighting game I made on the Apple II from 1985-89. Website.
SVProgressHUD - A clean and lightweight progress HUD for your iOS and tvOS app.

GitHub Organizations (Companies or Projects)

@BetterMTL - Data layered to engage city-wide activities and teams. Website.
@busbud Website.
@MeteorMTL
@TransitApp - A commuter helping company. Website.
@wet-boew - Web Experience Toolkit (WET): Open source code library for building innovative websites that are accessible, usable, interoperable, mobile-friendly and multilingual. This collaborative open source project is led by the Government of Canada.

Users with Open Source projects

@ajmas - Website.
@flovilmart - Dad, Core Contributor on https://github.com/parseplatform/parse-server and @parse-server-modules. Tech Lead @AmpMe.
@Marek - Website.
@pcuci - Health-tech entrepreneur, game ops tech lead, full-stack UXer, community architect. Website.
@RichardLitt - Full stack JavaScript developer, computational linguist, and community organizer. Website.
@samvermette - iOS developer and designer based in Montréal. Website
@sayar - Senior Tech Evangelist @MicrosoftDX. Website.
@shawnthompson - Front end web developer for the Government of Canada.
@ziad-saab - Full-stack developer and teacher at DecodeMTL. Website.

Incubators, Schools, and Communities

DecodeMTL - Full-stack JavaScript bootcamp in Montreal, Canada. Website.
Les Pitonneux - A skills incubator in Montreal for people learning to code online. Website.
Nodeschool Montreal - Montreal NodeSchool chapter. Website.
Notman House (startup community) - Various parts of this publically accessible building are powered via these open-source repositories on github. Website

Other lists

Contribute

Please do! If you know of any resources that aren't here, add them. If you have any questions or want a feature, please open an issue.

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