Frank Karlitschek
Encyclopedia
Frank Karlitschek is a German
open source
software developer
. He was born in Reutlingen but lives in Stuttgart
, Germany.
contributor since 2001 when he mainly worked in web community and artist team. He is a member of the KDE e.V. since 2003. In summer 2009 he was elected as a board member and vice president of KDE e.V.
In 2001, Karlitschek started KDE-Look.org. At Akademy
2008, "Frank Karlitschek" presented the vision of the Social Desktop
for the KDE project. Karlitschek started and maintains the Open-PC, ownCloud
and the Open Collaboration Services
projects. He is the main developer and maintainer of openDesktop.org websites. Karlitschek is also a cohost of RadioTux
the biggest German Linux Podcast.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
software developer
Software developer
A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management...
. He was born in Reutlingen but lives in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Germany.
Free software
Karlitschek is a KDEKDE
KDE is an international free software community producing an integrated set of cross-platform applications designed to run on Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X systems...
contributor since 2001 when he mainly worked in web community and artist team. He is a member of the KDE e.V. since 2003. In summer 2009 he was elected as a board member and vice president of KDE e.V.
KDE e.V.
KDE e.V. is a registered non-profit organization that represents the KDE community in the legal and financial entities. The association supports KDE’s work in cash, hardware, and other donations, and then the use of donations to help the KDE development, but not influence on development. “e.V.”...
In 2001, Karlitschek started KDE-Look.org. At Akademy
AKademy
Akademy is an annual contributors and users conference of the KDE community. Akademy is held at varying venues in Europe....
2008, "Frank Karlitschek" presented the vision of the Social Desktop
Social Desktop
The Social Desktop idea describes how online communities and web collaborations can be integrated into desktop environments such as KDE and GNOME and how they could directly be accessed by desktop applications such as a Plasmoids....
for the KDE project. Karlitschek started and maintains the Open-PC, ownCloud
OwnCloud
ownCloud is an open source implementation of cloud storage and cloud computing services. It can be installed on the personal web server of the user. It requires PHP and a database ....
and the Open Collaboration Services
Open Collaboration Services
The Open Collaboration Services is an open and vendor independent modern REST based API for integration of web communities and web based services into desktop and mobile applications. It allows to exchange relevant data from a Social Network between the site and clients such as other websites and...
projects. He is the main developer and maintainer of openDesktop.org websites. Karlitschek is also a cohost of RadioTux
RadioTux
RadioTux is a German internet radio show. The topics are mostly around free and open source software, free operating systems like *BSD and Linux, as well as on sociopolitical issues...
the biggest German Linux Podcast.