Tag Archives: Free Software

Welcome to the Post-PRISM Society: A primer.

Posted on 1. July, 2013 by Georg Greve

Questions of privacy, security and control have occupied me for a long time, both personally and professionally. In fact it was a significant aspect of my decision to switch focus from the Free Software Foundation Europe to Kolab Systems: I … Continue reading →

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Warming up to sprint: Kolab 3.0 Pre Sprint Release, Talk Schedule and next round of drafts for Web Client

Posted on 19. July, 2012 by Georg Greve

If you follow our streams at Identi.ca, Twitter, Google+ or Facebook, you’ll have noticed that we pushed out the first installable Kolab 3.0 release yesterday. I lack the words that adequately describe how excited I am about this, to be … Continue reading →

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Kolab 3.0: Update,overview and release plans

Posted on 3. July, 2012 by Georg Greve

Almost half a year ago I had the pleasure to write the Kolab 3.0 primer, and ways of getting involved. Optimistically I scheduled the release for May/June 2012 in that posting. Attentive readers may have noticed that it is no … Continue reading →

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On the Kolab Server 2.4 Release

Posted on 8. May, 2012 by Georg Greve

So a while back I gave a primer and insight into what would happen with Kolab 3.0, and now we’ve released an out-of-schedule Kolab Server 2.4 – what’s that? There are a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, the Kolab … Continue reading →

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A bridge leading nowhere: Outlook-centric groupware

Posted on 4. May, 2012 by Georg Greve

I have a confession to make. I do not believe that Windows is the future of the Free Software desktop. Perhaps you wonder why I feel it necessary to make this point? A surprising number of Free Software (or Open … Continue reading →

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When you go to FOSDEM…

Posted on 30. January, 2012 by Georg Greve

…don’t forget to pack your résumé. If you’re looking for a job working on Free Software/Open Source, or want a change of positions, that is. At the current point in time I am aware of existing openings for all sorts … Continue reading →

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A primer for Kolab 3.0 – and ways of getting involved

Posted on 13. December, 2011 by Georg Greve

After several months of development sprint the new Kolab web frontend has been unveiled for RHEL and UCS. We’re in fact quite proud of what our team has achieved this year and hope you will agree:   This new web … Continue reading →

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So what might Digital Sustainability be?

Posted on 15. November, 2011 by Georg Greve

There is a group of Swiss parliamentarians who are organized in a group for “Digital Sustainability” for which I’ve been asked to participate as part of an expert group that consists of  practitioners in a variety of fields, including Free Software … Continue reading →

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The Kolab Story

Posted on 18. February, 2011 by Georg Greve

I’ve been woefully aware that while I did write about having chosen Kolab as my next challenge, I have consequently failed to communicate the most exciting part of why this became my challenge. So let me try to tell you … Continue reading →

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All boys dream of being knights, don’t they?

Posted on 28. April, 2010 by Georg Greve

Some weeks ago I received news that the embassy in Berne had unsuccessfully been trying to contact me under FSFE’s old office address in Zurich. This was a bit odd and unexpected. So you can probably understand my surprise to … Continue reading →

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