X2Go, Remmina and X2GoKdrive September 18 2021 17:04:49 by Mike Gabriel In this blog post, I will cover a few related but also different topics around X2Go - the GNU/Linux based remote computing framework. Introduction and Catch Up For those, who haven't come across X2Go, so far... With X2Go [0] you can log into remote…
Chromium Policies Managed under Linux August 15 2021 10:09:25 by Mike Gabriel For a customer project, I recently needed to take a closer look at best strategies of deploying Chromium settings to thrillions of client machines in a corporate network. Unfortunately, the information on how to deploy site-wide Chromium browser…
BBB Packaging for Debian, a short Heads-Up June 20 2021 19:51:14 by Mike Gabriel Over the past days, I have received tons of positive feedback on my previous blog post about forming the Debian BBB Packaging Team [1]. Feedback arrived via mail, IRC, [matrix] and Mastodon. Awesome. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, folks...…
New: The Debian BBB Packaging Team (and: Kurento Media Server goes Debian) June 11 2021 21:35:35 by Mike Gabriel Today, Fre(i)e Software GmbH has been contracted for packaging Kurento Media Server for Debian. This packaging project will be funded by GUUG e.V. (the German Unix User Group e.V.). A big thanks to the people from GUUG e.V. for making this packaging…
Linux on Acer Spin 3 June 11 2021 06:31:39 by Mike Gabriel Recently, I bought an Acer Spin 3 Convertible Notebook for the company and provided it to Robert Tari for his daily work on Ayatana Indicators (which currently is funded by the UBports Foundation via my company Fre(i)e Software GmbH). Some days ago…
UBports: Packaging of Lomiri Operating Environment for Debian (part 05) June 7 2021 12:23:23 by Mike Gabriel Before and during FOSDEM 2020, I agreed with the people (developers, supporters, managers) of the UBports Foundation to package the Unity8 Operating Environment for Debian. Since 27th Feb 2020, Unity8 has now become Lomiri. Recent Uploads to Debian…
Bye bye, Freenode! May 25 2021 13:16:43 by Mike Gabriel This is a very short notice that I am not available via Freenode anymore. You can now reach me and the projects I am involved in (#x2go, #arctica, #ayatana-indicators) via the libera.chat IRC network. Of course, I am also available and hanging out on…
Upcoming brainstorming discussion about Debian for the Enterprise May 22 2021 08:19:11 by Mike Gabriel Recently, Raphael Hertzog published ideas [1] about how to make Debian more attractive for big enterprises. One missing key stone here is the possibility to sign up for an enterprise support subscription scheme. Another question tackles how to…
UBports: Packaging of Lomiri Operating Environment for Debian (part 04) January 15 2021 15:55:11 by Mike Gabriel Before and during FOSDEM 2020, I agreed with the people (developers, supporters, managers) of the UBports Foundation to package the Unity8 Operating Environment for Debian. Since 27th Feb 2020, Unity8 has now become Lomiri. Things got delayed a…
Welcome, Fre(i)e Software GmbH November 5 2020 11:38:50 by Mike Gabriel Last week I received the official notice: There is now a German company named "Fre(i)e Software GmbH" registered with the German Trade Register. Founding a New Company Over the past months I have put my energy into founding a new company. As a…
