Start | FOSS, Law & Digital Sovereignty - with a focus on team culture

Digital sovereignty begins with a simple question:
Who controls your IT - you or someone else?

Whether you are already fully committed to Free Software or are just starting to integrate individual components into an existing proprietary IT environment:
Open, transparent systems based on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and GNU/Linux give you greater control over software, data, and processes. Open, transparent systems without dependencies give you full control over software, data, and processes.
This is how true digital self-determination begins - and with it, the freedom to shape your digital future step by step.

Understanding FOSS - using it in a legally compliant way
Those who use FOSS or GNU/Linux in embedded or enterprise contexts quickly face complex questions:

• What licensing rules apply to GPL, MIT, Apache, and others?
• What do copyleft, dual licensing, and license compatibility mean?
• How does legally compliant distribution and documentation work?
• How can proprietary and open source software be combined?

Especially when entering the FOSS space, these topics are often critical – yet frequently underestimated.

Technology is not enough: collaboration is key
Digital sovereignty is not achieved through technology alone - above all, it requires effective collaboration within a team. Especially in FOSS projects, which involve a high level of technical interaction and where many contributors work voluntarily and in their spare time, a strong team culture is essential.
Freedom within the system does not end with software - it begins with how people work together.

My support for companies and organizations:
✓ Guidance on the compliant use of FOSS and Embedded GNU/Linux
✓ Consulting, workshops, training, and public speaking
✓ Consulting, training, and presentations
✓ Interim / project legal counsel for FOSS-compliance-projects (open source counsel)
✓ Mediation & conflict resolution for FOSS projects and licensing issues
✓ Confidential team support for preventive conflict management

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News & references:

• Previous consulting for internationally active companies in mechanical engineering, construction and electrical industries, IT services and for organizations
• Previous conflict resolution for internationally active companies in IT services, and for organizations
• Contributing to Free Software Foundation -Licensing-Compliance-Tean with focus on mediative legal solutions - see also FSF-Update dated June 23, 2026
• Public Speaking Linuxdays Graz (11.04.2026)
  Feedbacks (orig. german): "Super! Danke!"; "Ich habe den Vortrag letztes Jahr schon toll gefunden und auch heuer war ich wieder begeistert. Ich glaube, dass vor allem rechtliche Themen oft übersehen werden, daher finde ich es extrem wichtig, dass man auch darüber Vorträge hält und auf eventuelle Problematiken/Stolpersteine aufmerksam macht. Danke für den tollen Vortrag :)"
• Public Speaking Linuxdays Graz (26.04.2025)
  Feedback (orig. german): „Ich war mir zu Beginn nicht sicher, ob das Thema nicht zu jura-lastig ist, aber Frau Punz hat eine perfekte Balance zwischen Jura und Open Source gefunden."
• Interview with Free Software Foundation (20.2.2025)