This is a personal blog.
My name is Olaf Schmidt-Wischhöfer, and I live in Bonn, Germany. I have a wife and a daughter.
Within the topic “freedom and inclusiveness”, my areas of interest are:
- Free Software, Creative Commons and free licenses in general
- Accessibility and inclusiveness
- Human rights and democracy
- Global development of freedom and economic inclusiveness
- Philosophy and Theology
- Gender
I work in the secretariat of EADI, the main European professional body for Development Studies.
In addition to that, I participate in various other projects and initiatives that also relate to the interests mentioned above:
| Free Software | Accessibility and Inclusiveness | Free Culture and Theology |
|---|---|---|
| KDE Free Qt Foundation (which safeguards the future of the Qt framework as Free Software): board member for KDE | ||
| KDE Accessibility: former co-leader and developer | ||
| Open Accessibility Workgroup and Linux Standard Base of the Free Standards Group (which became the Linux Foundation): representative for KDE (2005–08) | ||
| As author of texts and songs, I regularly publish under a Free License. | ||
| Offene Bibel (which aims to create high-quality Bible translations under a Free License): contributor and board member | ||
| Inclusive Bible translation in basic German (part of Offene Bibel) | ||
My address is: Clemensstr. 43 53225 Bonn, +49 228 68 88 68 5, ojschmidt@kde.org