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== About Me == | == About Me == | ||
Currently I am working in the wind power industry which, unfortunately, is not related to XMPP - at least not yet! :) Energy and Environmental Engineering is what I studied in Hamburg. | Currently I am working in the wind power industry** which, unfortunately, is not related to XMPP - at least not yet! :) Energy and Environmental Engineering is what I studied in Hamburg. | ||
I use XMPP as my main communication since 2016. My main active involvement is the [https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/German_translations German] and [https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Spanish_translations Spanish] translation of the monthly XMPP Newsletter. | I use XMPP as my main communication since 2016. My main active involvement is the [https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/German_translations German] and [https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Spanish_translations Spanish] translation of the monthly XMPP Newsletter. | ||
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== Why XMPP? == | == Why XMPP? == | ||
It is 2020 now and still most people condense their digital life into closed and proprietary software and databases. In terms of communication, XMPP is, with its decentralized, open, modular and last but not least | It is 2020 now and still most people condense their digital life into closed and proprietary software and databases. In terms of communication, XMPP is, with its decentralized, open, modular and last but not least standardized setup, the right choice for the upcoming challenges and threats to our still ongoing digital transformation and turnaround. It might be not the easiest choice of technology, however it is the right one in my opinion. | ||
== Contact == | == Contact == | ||
XMPP & Email: emus (ett) mailbox (tod) org | XMPP & Email: emus (ett) mailbox (tod) org | ||
No relation to a company or institution. | No relation to a company or institution. | ||
''** In a discussion (25th Feb 2020, XSF chat) I was told that I have to explicitly name the company I work in. However, when appling I did as an individual and never saw any relation to a non-related employer (nor that this a seemingly pre-requisite). So far I prefer to keep that private, however agreed to tell it privately to the XSF secretary who is fine with the application. I also offered to everyone, if that is absolutely important to vote on me to offer my employer privately as well. Feel free to contact me.'' | |||