bernhardegger
My name is Bernhard Egger (who'd have guessed ;-), I'm fellow #222 (in a couple of decades that's worth something ;-) and I support and embrace the goals of the FSF(E), although I'd appreciate a more direct way to choose and influence our benevolent leaders.
I'm currently running Debian Etch (Kanotix flavor) on a Thinkpad X31 subnotebook and two AMD Athlon XPs, and I'm using GNU/Linux and other free-as-in-freedom software like Openoffice.org, Konqueror, Gimp, Inkscape and Gqview at home and at work since about five years. What can I say, it just works!
More information about my work, mostly concerned with stem cells and regeneration in worms such as flatworms, e.g. Macrostomum lignano, can be found here:
Regeneration and Totipotent Stem Cells in Macrostomum lignano
Embryonic Development and Totipotent Stem Cells in Macrostomum lignano
Flatworms everywhere!
Buying a laptop without proprietary software - A European Odyssey
What I want
I'm playing with the thought of buying a laptop computer since years. I want a very light one that can be carried around all the time without having the feeling of lumping a bag of bricks around. Its weight should be around 1 kg.
Once I had a normal laptop, and never used it as a mobile computer, only as an inferior desktop replacement. I gave it away to someone not having issues with the weight. Other than light weight, I'm not very picky about technical details. It's mostly a toy with some practical appliances. I want to be able to connect it to a IEEE 1394 camera. I want to give presentations off the laptop, connected to a beamer.
bernhardegger
Sunday 09 December 2007