Software Engineering and IT Services

Working more than 25 years in the field of software development, the results of my work where either strictly for internal use or they became part of commercial products.

In my personal computer setup the open source solutions became more and more important, until finally no further closed software was in use in my private setup.

In my business environment open source libraries became more and more dominant. In turn my long felt desire to pay back my debt to the open source community for the great software they provide increased as well.

In 2019 I took an opportunity to leave the company I worked for to start my own small business with the goal to use solely open source and to contribute to open source projects with my work.

2020 had to become a year of investment into own infrastructure and self-education. I'm sure this part of my work will continue endlessly, but in 2021 first projects will start and demand their share of my time.

Software Development

I am available for software development projects in the open source area. It is anyhow my intent to contribute to projects of my own choice, but if you have an open source project which needs taken care for: It is still possible to book my for money, or to simply wake my interest.

I am also available for custom software development for small and medium businesses. For these I make the exception that the results do not necessarily need to be shared as open source.

I can contribute in the following areas:

• Requirement gathering, validation and documentation
• Architecture and specification
• Development
• Support

IT Services

I offer support to small and medium businesses to shift their office or business software from closed source to open source. After such transitions I stay available for further support.

Not in all cases open source alternatives exist, but in most cases it does. I help to identify the right alternatives and to introduce them to the users.

Support

While I'm generally available for topics mentioned above, the general rule does apply: Support First.

This rule grounds in the observation that delays in projects are less painful than disruptions in daily work.