Tag Archives: Open Standards

Applying the most important lesson for non-developers in Free Software through Roundcube Next

Posted on 2. July, 2015 by Georg Greve

Software is a social endeavour. The most important advantage of Free Software is its community. Because the best Open Source is built by a community of contributors. Contribution being the single most important currency and differentiation between users and community. … Continue reading →

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Pushing fast forward: Roundcube Next.

Posted on 19. May, 2015 by Georg Greve

If you are a user of Roundcube, you want to contribute to roundcu.be/next. If you are a provider of services, you definitely want to get engaged and join the advisory group. Here is why. Free Software has won. Or has … Continue reading →

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SFD Call to Action: Let the STEED run!

Posted on 20. September, 2013 by Georg Greve

Information Technology is a hype driven industry, a fact that has largely contributed to the current situation where the NSA and GCHQ have unprecedented access to the global communication and information. Including for a very Realpolitik based approach to how … Continue reading →

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MyKolab.com: Building the Open Source Cloud service that was missing

Posted on 9. August, 2013 by Georg Greve

In January this year we started the MyKolab beta phase and last week we finally moved it to its production environment, just in time for the Swiss national day. This seemed oddly fitting since the Swiss national day celebrates its … Continue reading →

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Life post-PRISM: No More Business Secrets

Posted on 10. July, 2013 by Georg Greve

After a primer on the realities of today’s world, and the totalitarian tendencies that follow from this environment and our behaviour in it, let’s take a look at what this means for professional use of information technology. Firstly, it should … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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And the challenge is… Kolab!

Posted on 7. March, 2010 by Georg Greve

The veil is finally lifted. After months of discussions and four months of preparation in Osnabrück, including a fight for dear life in the snow during the Battle of Osnabrück alongside my new comrade in arms from Scotland, Paul Adams, … Continue reading →

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