The Idea of Open-Source Software
OLAT is an open-source software which means that its code is at your disposal for free. You can download it, use it, adapt it, and develop it further without having to pay license fees. Further information on this open-source project can be found on our community website www.olat.org. There you can get in contact with the open-source community, put your name down in the mailing list, and exchange experiences.
Why open source? There are several reasons: first the OLAT team benefits from the software's world-wide operation; various institutions and companies provide us with valuable input for OLAT's further development. The second reason is the fact that thanks to translators from the open-source community we are able to offer this software in numerous languages by now. The third reason is the UZH's ambition to use open-source software and to promote it in order to be independent from proprietary software.
The largest OLAT setup with over 50'000 users is brought on-line at the University of Zurich. The community website can provide you with a list containing other known setups.