Author Archives: aklapper

no more full-time student life.

Posted on 2008-05-01 by aklapper

(Nein, ich habe nicht mein Studium beendet.) Seit heute arbeite ich für die Openismus GmbH. Ich freue mich über das mir entgegengebrachte Vertrauen und bin sehr gespannt auf das neue Arbeitsumfeld und die bevorstehenden Tätigkeiten.

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Zu erledigen.

Posted on 2008-04-18 by aklapper

Seminararbeit über Peter Drucker heute (fünf Minuten vor Abgabetermin) eingereicht. Beschwerden über das Timing bitte an die anderen Beteiligten. ;-) Studienarbeit (Integrieren eines Straßenkartendienstes in eine Java-Desktop-Anbindung): In den nächsten Wochen fertigkriegen. IGNITE-Konzert am Sonntag. Oh yeah! Genereller Hinweis auch … Continue reading →

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Vermischtes.

Posted on 2008-04-10 by aklapper

HR-Recruiting-Emails sind unterhaltsam, wenn der Absender offenbar nicht herausgefunden hat, in welchem Feld der Umworbene denn überhaupt arbeitet. Dann entstehen solche Bauchpinselsätze wie “You seem to be playing a pretty significant part in your software project.” Nee. Das täuscht nur. … Continue reading →

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easter traditions.

Posted on 2008-03-25 by aklapper

lots of regions have special easter traditions, so does my hometown. one week before the easter weekend, six six foot tall wheels made of oak wood get thrown into the local river so that the wood is saturated with water … Continue reading →

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GNOME’s GHOP Runner-Ups.

Posted on 2008-03-18 by aklapper

I’m quite late with this, but I like to mention a few more students that participated in Google’s Highly Open Participation Contest. I’m pleased to post our unofficial “runner-ups” here: Patrick Hulin (patrick.hulin) The GNOME Project has selected Patrick Hulin … Continue reading →

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The GNOME is out!

Posted on 2008-03-12 by aklapper

six months later… thanks to everybody who was involved in another nice release!

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remaining 2.22 showstoppers.

Posted on 2008-02-26 by aklapper

translations adding “just one additional string” to a module two weeks before a major release does not sound bad at first sight. but keep in mind that most of the modules have about 20 completely translated po files. it means … Continue reading →

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Google Highly Open Participation Contest results.

Posted on 2008-02-12 by aklapper

The Google Highly Open Participation Contest (GHOP) concluded a few days back. Google had invited 10 Open Source projects, GNOME being one of them, to set up a list of tasks for high school students. GHOP was a great success … Continue reading →

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GNOME 2.22.0 will probably not be GNOME 2.22

Posted on 2008-02-12 by aklapper

well. KDE 4.0 is not KDE4. GNOME 2.22 will also have some regressions because of porting from gnome-vfs to GIO. two of them are listed in the latest GNOME showstopper review: the missing “network:” backend implementation and the missing ftp … Continue reading →

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die musiklage der letzten tage.

Posted on 2008-02-11 by aklapper

Fad Gadget’s Collapsing New People. Zwei Fad Gadget-CDs besaß ich ja bereits, aber mir kam erst letztens die Idee, nach Videos zu schauen. YouTube ist toll, wenn man sich dort die Auftritte bei der ARD-Hitparadensendung “Formel Eins” nochmal anschauen kann … Continue reading →

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