The French name of this event is Rencontres mondiales du logiciel libre (RMLL).
The Libre Software Meeting takes place each year since 2000, in July.
Launched by the French free software users group Association Bordelaise des utilisateurs de logiciels libres (ABUL).
The LSM is a mix of two complementary meetings: The LSM is organized by a team of volunteers, combining local and national free software associations.
The choice of the mascot and her name come from the homophony with Armelle (a French feminine first name) and RMLL, as pronounced in English.