About me

My name is Torsten Franz. I'm living in Lüneburg, Germany. I have made my first steps with Linux in 2001 with Debian on server in a little company. In 2006 I installed Ubuntu for the first time and since that time I use Ubuntu as my operating system on my private hardware. Ubuntu is for me a way of life that I thematize both in private life and in my career over again. I get many friends in this great community. I am proud to make a contribution to help ensure that this community holds to its core values ​​and grows.

Contact Information

Contributions

My main activities at the moment I make in this projects (with the follow positions):

• member of the ubuntuusers.de team at Ikhayateam (news team)
• loco German: organize Ubuntu Events

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• Ubuntu German Translators Team

Ubuntu related activities in 2024

• Member of the Ubuntu Community Council

• Member of the ubuntuusers.de team as ikhaya member

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

• translate and review the translation of other for the Ubuntu project for the German Translation

• presenting Ubuntu at Chemnitzer Linuxtage

• presenting Ubuntu at FrOSCon

• discussion about 20 years of Ubuntu at Focus on Linux

• panel discussion about quality in open source projects at Tux Tage

Ubuntu related activities in 2023

• Member of the Ubuntu Community Council

• Member of the ubuntuusers.de team as ikhaya member

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

• translate and review the translation of other for the Ubuntu project for the German Translation

• presenting Ubuntu at Chemnitzer Linuxtage

• presenting Ubuntu at FrOSCon

• presenting Ubuntu at Kieler Linuxtage

• discussion about linux on smarthone at Focus on Linux

• panel discussion about windows 10 and Ubuntu at Tux Tage

Ubuntu related activities in 2022

• Member of the Ubuntu Community Council

• Member of the ubuntuusers.de team as ikhaya member and project lead

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

• translate and review the translation of other for the Ubuntu project for the German Translation

• presenting Ubuntu at FOSDEM (virtual booth)

• presenting Ubuntu at Chemnitzer Linuxtage (virtual booth)

• Member of the Gnu Linux Show

• Online Ubuntu Release talk for the 22.04 Release

• presenting Ubuntu at Super Duper Podcast

• presenting Ubuntu at FrOSCon

• presenting Ubuntu at Kieler Linuxtage

• speaker at the Kieler Linuxtage about Ubuntu

• Attendant at the Ubuntu Summit 2022

• panel discussion about Open Source at Tux Tage

Ubuntu related activities in 2021

• Member of the Ubuntu Community Council

• Member of the ubuntuusers.de team as ikhaya member and projectlead

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

• speaker at Chemnitzer Linuxtage about Ubuntu

• presenting Ubuntu at Chemnitzer Linuxtage (virtual booth)

• speaker at Kieler Open Source und Linux Tage about Ubuntu

• panel discussion at Open Rhein Ruhr about Open Source Communitys

• panel discussion at Tux Tage about Open Source Communitys

• translate and review the translation of other for the Ubuntu project for the German Translation

Ubuntu related activities in 2020

• Member of the Ubuntu Community Council

• Member of the ubuntuusers.de team as ikhaya member and projectlead

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• Member of the Linux User Group in Lueneburg

• Member of the Ubuntu German Translators Team

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

• translate and review the translation of other for the Ubuntu project for the German Translation
• Organize the group: Tatort Ubuntu – work nearly every Sunday in a small group of people in Lüneburg to make Ubuntu better

Ubuntu related activities in 2019

• Member of the ubuntuusers.de team as ikhaya member

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• presenting Ubuntu at Chemnitzer Linux Tage

• presenting Ubuntu at Kieler Linuxtage

• speaker at the Kieler Linuxtage about Ubuntu

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• presenting Ubuntu and speaker about Ubuntu/Linux at the Linux Presentation Days in Lüneburg

• presenting Ubuntu at FrOSCon

• Member of the Linux User Group in Lueneburg

• Member of the Ubuntu German Translators Team

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

• translate and review the translation of other for the Ubuntu project for the German Translation
• Organize the group: Tatort Ubuntu – work nearly every Sunday in a small group of people in Lüneburg to make Ubuntu better

Ubuntu related activities in 2018

• Member of the ubuntuusers.de team as ikhaya member

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• presenting Ubuntu at Chemnitzer Linux Tage

• presenting Ubuntu at ORR

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• presenting Ubuntu and speaker about Ubuntu/Linux at two Linux Presentation Days in Lüneburg and one in Hitzacker

• Member of the Linux User Group in Lueneburg

• Member of the Ubuntu German Translators Team

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

• translate and review the translation of other for the Ubuntu project for the German Translation
• Organize the group: Tatort Ubuntu – work nearly every Sunday in a small group of people in Lüneburg to make Ubuntu better

Ubuntu related activities in 2017

• member of the ubuntuusers.de team as projectlead
• presenting Ubuntu at Chemnitzer Linux Tage

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• presenting Ubuntu and speaker about Ubuntu at two Linux Presentation Days in Lüneburg

• presenting Ubuntu at ORR

• Member of the Linux User Group in Lueneburg

• Member of the Ubuntu Membership Board

• Member of the Ubuntu German Translators Team

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

• translate and review the translation of other for the Ubuntu project for the German Translation
• Organize the group: Tatort Ubuntu – work nearly every Sunday in a small group of people in Lüneburg to make Ubuntu better

Ubuntu related activities in 2016

• member of the ubuntuusers.de team as projectlead

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• presenting Ubuntu and speaker about Ubuntu at Chemnitzer Linux Tage
• presenting Ubuntu and speaker about Ubuntu at two Linux Presentation Days in Lüneburg

• presenting Ubuntu at ORR

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• Member of the Linux User Group in Lueneburg

• help with the organization of the ubucon europe in Essen

• Member of the Ubuntu Membership Board

• Member of the Ubuntu German Translators Team

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

• translate and review the translation of other for the Ubuntu project for the German Translation

Ubuntu related activities in 2015

• member of the ubuntuusers.de team in the Ikhayateam

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• presenting Ubuntu at Chemnitzer Linux Tage
• help with the organization of the ubucon - german conference of Ubuntu users
• speaker at the ubucon in Berlin about "Translation" and "Ubuntu Touch"
• speaker at the Kieler Linuxtage about Ubuntu Touch

• presenting Ubuntu at ORR

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• Member of the Linux User Group in Lueneburg

• Member of the Ubuntu Membership Board

• Member of the Ubuntu German Translators Team

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

Ubuntu related activities in 2014

• member of the ubuntuusers.de team in the Ikhayateam

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• presenting Ubuntu at Linuxtag Berlin
• presenting Ubuntu at Chemnitzer Linux Tage
• organize the ubucon as projectlead - german conference of Ubuntu users
• Speaker at the ubucon

• speaker at ORR about Ubuntu

• presenting Ubuntu at ORR

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• Member of the Linux User Group in Lueneburg

• President of ubuntu Deutschland e. V. (association, which supports German Ubuntu activities)

Ubuntu related activities in 2013

• member of the ubuntuusers.de team as teamlead Ikhaya

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• presenting Ubuntu at the LinuxTag Berlin

• speaker at LinuxTag Berlin about Ubuntu

• speaker at Kieler Open Source und Linux Tage about Ubuntu

• organize the ubucon - german conference of Ubuntu users

• speaker at ORR about Ubuntu

• presenting Ubuntu at ORR

• loco team contact of ubuntu-de

• Member of the Linux User Group in Lueneburg

Ubuntu related activities in 2012

• member of the ubuntuusers.de team as projectlead

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• work as a programmer on the communtu project to individualize the Ubuntu installation
• presenting Ubuntu at Cebit in Hannover
• presenting Ubuntu at Chemnitzer Linux Tage

• presenting Ubuntu at the LinuxTag Berlin

• write an article about ubuntuusers.de in "Linux intern" magazine
• write an article about Communtu in "Linux intern" magazine
• organize the ubucon - german conference of Ubuntu users
• speaker at the Software Freedom Day in Hamburg about Ubuntu and community
• presenting Ubuntu at the Software Freedom Day in Hamburg

• Member of the Linux User Group in Lueneburg

Ubuntu related activities in 2011

• member of the ubuntuusers.de team as projectlead

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• work as a programmer on the communtu project to individualize the Ubuntu installation

• speaker by the LiMa about Ubuntu installation

• presenting Ubuntu at Chemitzer Linux Tage also as speaker
• Installparty in Wedding - Berlin

• presenting Ubuntu and Communtu at the LinuxTag Berlin

• organize the ubucon - german conference of Ubuntu users

• speaker by the ubucon in Leizig about community projects and Communtu

• speaker by the blit in Potsdam about Ubuntu

• write an article about Communtu for ubuntu-user.de and ubuntu-user.com

Ubuntu related activities in 2010

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• work as a programmer on the communtu project to individualize the Ubuntu installation

• presenting Ubuntu at Chemitzer Linux Tage and LinuxTag Berlin also as speaker

• speaker on Ubucon

• speaker at the Software Freedom Day in Berlin

Ubuntu related activities in 2009

• write articles about Ubuntu on http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de

• work as a programmer on the communtu project to individualize the Ubuntu installation
• organize Ubuntu installationpartys in Bremen, Germany
• organize the ubuntuusers-Stammtisch in Bremen, Germany

• speaker by Lit Oldenburg

Ubuntu related activities in 2008

• work as a programmer on the communtu project to individualize the Ubuntu installation
• organize Ubuntu installationpartys in Bremen, Germany
• organize the ubuntuusers-Stammtisch in Bremen, Germany

Ubuntu related activities in 2007

• organize Ubuntu installationpartys in Bremen, Germany

Future Goals

When I present Ubuntu I want to show users that Ubuntu is more than an operating system, namely, a philosophy. This is an important point for me, I will pick up again in the future.

The Community of Ubuntu is an important aspect. I try to support it and integrate people into this community. I want to help people to find their own place in the world of Ubuntu. I do this in a servant leadership.

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Testimonials

If you know me and have something nice to say, please leave a comment here.

Dirk Deimeke

I know Torsten for several years now. He is a very energetic and commited person for Ubuntu in the German community. He does quite a lot things in a very good way. Pretty much he is one of the guys I would like to see as Ubuntu members: involved, hard-working and contributing to either Ubuntu as philosophy and to the distribution of the operating system.

Till Mossakowski

I know Torsten since 2006, when we co-organised a social forum in Bremen and then founded a group with the subject of friendly technology and solidarity economics. We discussed several projects, and eventually decided to start a group on easing the installation and use of free software, in particular Ubuntu, and founded the Communtu project. From this, I know Torsten as a person who is at the same time very communicative, committed and reliable. He suggested the software framework that the group is using, and did also a lot of programming. Moreover, his humor and social skills were very important in our weekly face-to-face discussions. Personally, I find it a pity that he has left Bremen, such that contact is held by less face-to-face meetings and more online discussions and teleconferences... Anyway, Torsten provides an invaluable contribution to the German Ubuntu community. He is one of those who have deeply understood that free software is only possible via cooperation. Moreover, I always like to listen to him in order to learn about the most recent Ubuntu developments.

Christian Loosli (Fuchs)

I know Torsten for some years, we work together in the team of the German ubuntuusers portal. He helped in several teams and is currently in the project lead team. I know him as a committed person who works hard for Ubuntu and especially for the community. I think that with his kindness and his will to help others he is a perfect representation of what ubuntu stands for.

Florian Apolloner

I know Torsten for quite a while now and am really amazed how much time and energy he puts into Ubuntu. Be it as developer for Communtu, as project lead at ubuntuusers.de or while organizing events, he is always helpful and considerate. He is certainly one of the persons which still take the Ubuntu CoC and the philosophy behind Ubuntu itself seriously -- something which tends to get forgotten to easily nowadays. That said, I'd really like to see him as Ubuntu member!

Bernhard Hanakam (Jiraiya)

Torsten is my fellow project manager and it's great to work together with him. He's very reliable and highly dedicated in supporting Ubuntu and its community. He thinks beyond the idea of an operating system and spends a lot of time to distribute it. His hard work and addiction decisively helped to make the German Ubuntu community to what it is nowadays.

Stefan Betz (encbladexp)

Since about 2007 I know Thorsten, when I joined the team of ubuntuusers.de. Thorsten has always tried to be open for new ideas and suggestions, also communication was an essential component of his work. It is characterized by his devoted work on public events, but also in the team.

Martin Kaufmann

I know Torsten now for many years as a very good Supporter and Ubuntu Enthusiast. He is part of the Loco-De Event-Team and with his strong communication Skills he did a very great Job at the Presentation Booth from the German Ubuntu Community at the Chemnitzer Linuxtage and Linuxtage Berlin. He was also very active in the organization of the german Ubucon. His Strong Contributions ensured that the event was a resounding success. I would like to see Torsten as a Ubuntu Member cause his mentality and his engagement represents the Ubuntu Philosophy.