What We Do:
We develop free software and libre hardware projects based on free specifications with GPLvX. We are committed to deep research on future revisions and forks of the GPLvX, such as SunGPL and its ecosystem. These efforts aim to embed and strengthen the integral philosophy within GPLvX, making it viable for broader, potentially global, coverage.
SunGPL (License and Coin) is designed with the intent to reintegrate current open-source licenses into the Free Software and Libre Hardware movements, making it economically feasible and viable to apply and replace licenses in current economic development models that license proprietary software and hardware. Additionally, SunGPL utilizes GPLvX internally as it is and will continue to do so in the future while RMS, the inventor of GPL, is patterning new editions of the GPL (see Nwiw project).
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We strive not to reinvent the wheel. Instead, we focus on areas of IT and technology research at the forefront of innovation. Our work often involves consolidating real advancements, forging new paths in research that have never been explored before. We emphasize libre specification design and community-driven intellectual property, blending ancient wisdom with cutting-edge technology.
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In these projects, we adhere to wise, rather than merely smart, design principles. We incorporate the latest achievements of the community with the ambitious goal of social utility. Our diverse and international team, with its varied skills and viewpoints, helps us integrate rules that shape and enrich these projects.
Our Design Philosophy (expand)
Our philosophy centers on high flexibility and modularity. This approach allows for the reuse of various self-contained parts to meet different specific requirements. The compatibility and interrelationship of well-integrated hardware and software components enable us to assign different developers, fostering cooperation and mutual participation in global super projects.
The Research Process
1. Analysis
2. Feasibility Study
3. Implementation
4. Testing & Diffusion
🕊️ Alula Blog - Latest Research Insights
Deep analysis and philosophical reflections from our global research community
AkashGanga: The Photon Bridge of Bangalore
Three hackers in Bangalore build a revolutionary 4.1 Gbps free-space optical link across 8 kilometers using €2,600 worth of salvaged optics and libre hardware, proving that high-speed connectivity can be democratized through principled engineering and open-source philosophy.
AkashGanga: The Photon Bridge of Bangalore
Tres hackers en Bangalore construyen un revolucionario enlace óptico de espacio libre de 4.1 Gbps a lo largo de 8 kilómetros utilizando 2.600 € en ópticas recuperadas y hardware libre, demostrando que la conectividad de alta velocidad puede ser democratizada a través de la ingeniería de principios y la filosofía de código abierto.
The Da Vinci's Helicopter of IoT: MIT's 1996 Filament Chip Vision
Long before 'IoT' was a buzzword, a visionary MIT project from 1996 aimed to connect everyday objects to the internet. Discover the Filament Chip, a technological prophecy that was the 'Da Vinci's helicopter' of the connected world, imagined in an era of dial-up modems.
DIOGENES 2025 - THE SEARCH CONTINUES
Our research continues, not only to invent the new but also to rediscover what has been lost. True wisdom lies in recognizing the hidden value in time.
We seek brilliant minds who have preserved their souls. Because an algorithm without consciousness is just digital noise, but consciousness with algorithms can change the world.
- 🎓 In forums where people help freely
- 💻 In contributed midnight projects
- 📚 In dusty libraries of ancient pages
- 🍃 Wherever there is genuine wonder
Our lantern illuminates those who write code like poetry, solve others' problems before their own, that find beauty in mathematics, science, and all the arts where inspired thought is involved, making it finally available into real contributions to help others. Silently as perfect strangers, forgotten from an upside down world, we search in the darkness to find the light, we search the true water in the desert, we seek the last, that should be the first.
Human virtues come first: then talent, inspiration, the desire to change the world with tenderness and without trauma.
True virtuous talent is recognized by the humility that shines in the eyes, by passion that transcends profit, by curiosity that never ages.
True research is born from the soul, not from the business plan. And every soul, to be great, must vibrate with the highest possible love—the love for one's neighbor. "I am you and you are me" in a sea of diversity of true richness.
Our flame burns... we are always just one step away from the lantern that illuminates who you are and what you do for others. Perhaps you will not notice us near you, but we will find people like you, one by one, until, if we still exist, no one in the world is left out.
SimpleMachines is an organization founded by a network of enthusiasts who believe in the freedom of information and that the cost of efforts in a project is never too high when it can positively impact a world we strive to understand better every day, driving it toward real progress.
Global Research Centers
The members are spread all over the world, and their main physical research and development sites are located at Palazzo Beneventano in Catania and in Bangalore, India.