Yesterday I have finally finished my Bachelor (yay!) after roughly 3,5 years. Therefore, I’ve got a bit more time to focus my work on different open source projects (next to my full time job). In this blog post I’m sharing my current plans. Taskwarrior for Android In 2012 I’ve started the development of a Taskwarrior compatible app for Android. Taskwarrior is a really cool CLI tool to manage your todo list....
Two years ago Canonical announced the project “Ubuntu Touch”. A few weeks back they released the first phone which is running Ubuntu pre-installed. This article focuses on both: the hardware and the software. The last time I have used an Ubuntu Phone is roughly 1.5 years ago on a Nexus 4. Since then many things regarding the system has changed. The Software Using Ubuntu on your phone is quite different from using any other mobile operating system like Android or iOS....
During the “Ubuntu Phone Insider Launch Event” I had the chance to do an interview with Cristian Parrino (Vice President Mobile Canonical) and with Jane Silber, who is the CEO of Canonical. I’ve already published the interview with Cristian Parrino. Hi Jane and thanks for joining the interview. Could you please tell me a few words about yourself? I’m Jane Silber and I’m the CEO of Canonical. Canonical just launched the first Ubuntu Phone today, what is your favourite feature of the phone?...
On the 6th February I’ve attended the “Ubuntu Phone Insider Launch Event” which took place in London. There I had the chance to talk to Cristian Parrino. Thankfully he agreed for an interview, where he talked about the current state of Ubuntu Phone and a few feature plans, which weren’t publicly known yet. Hi Cristian and thanks for joining the interview. First of could you tell me a few words about yourself?...
Labdoo is an international project which focuses to bring used laptops to schools in developing countries where those laptops can be used by the pupils. Labdoo Every year many people are buying new laptops. This is especially the case in industrialized countries. Consequently, there are also many still working laptops which have been used for a couple of years, but no one uses them anymore because they are too slow. At the same time there are many countries where young people don’t have access to computers and the internet for educational purposes....
Last weekend the german Ubucon took place in the town of Katlenburg-Lindau. It was the 8th Ubucon in Germany and it was the third time that I attented an Ubucon as a visitor and as a speaker. Preparation It was the second time that I participated in the organisation of the Ubucon. Last year I was part of the organisation team for the event in Heidelberg. This time the organisation was rather „silent“....
This year the 8th German Ubucon takes place in Katlenburg, which is a rather small city next to Göttingen. The last Ubucon took place in Heidelberg and that was the first time that I joined the organization team. So this year I am also a member of the organization team of the Ubucon. Personally I attended two Ubucons: 2012 in Berlin and 2013 in Heidelberg. Last year we hade the slogan „Build your conference“....
It was really interesting for me, to read the discussion about the future of the Ubuntu Planet. The first thing is that I am a new Ubuntu Member with the ability to post to the planet. I do not blog regular, so I did not know if I will use the ability to post to this planet. As you see, this is at least my second blog post on the Ubuntu Planet....