'work' Category
-
Dec 08
2011Looking for new maintainers for some of my projects
I am looking for a new maintainer for some of the open source projects I started over the last couple of years. Due to taking a full-time position as a software engineer, I will have less spare time to hack in the near future than I had while being…
-
Dec 02
2011Joining Codethink
I already hinted at the end of my studies in earlier posts related to my thesis. After submitting that thesis I moved 400km south of Lübeck to enjoy a few quiet weeks, record music and work on Xfce. However, I only stayed there for two weeks befor…
-
Aug 29
2011Looking for a full time job in Open Source
Two years ago I was really close to canceling my studies and looking for a job instead. In the end I continued studying, passed the final exams of my Diplom (the German old-school equivalent to a Master’s degree) with excellent results and st…
-
Jul 17
2010Final exams, diplom thesis and thunar-volman
I guess it’s time for an update.
This week I passed the last of four final exams in computer science and human-computer interaction at my university. Not only am I pleased that nine months of learning are over; I am also blessed with excell…
-
Jan 26
2010Xfce 4.8 Schedule Changes
As the Xfce release manager, I’d prefer to be the bringer of good news. Unfortunately, we have to make some adjustments with regards to the Xfce 4.8 release schedule.
You may well remember last year’s chaos with the 4.6 release date. …
-
Jun 04
2009News Update
A lot of things are going on lately and it turns out I’m way to busy to update my weblog on a regular basis. So, this is just a short post to keep you all updated.
Last two weeks
I took a new student job at the university, at the Institute of T…