People of openSUSE: Jan-Simon Möller
28. Jun 2008
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Weekly News writer and openSUSE member Jan-Simon Möller accepted ‘People of openSUSE’ interview request and shared with us some information about himself. Jan is also the maintainer of the hamradio repository on the Build Service!
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![](/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/jan-simon_moller.jpg)
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**Nickname:**
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dl9pf
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**Homepage: **
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[www.jsmo.de](//www.jsmo.de)
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**Blog:**
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[//lizards.opensuse.org/author/dl9pf/](//lizards.opensuse.org/author/dl9pf/)
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**Favorite season:**
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Autumn - I really like the coloured landscape/vineyards.
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**Motto:**
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Have phun!
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#### Please introduce yourself!
I'm a student of electrical engineering at Leibniz Universitat Hannover. My favourite hobbies beside Linux are amateur-radio/hamradio (callsign dl9pf) and being member of the THW (Federal Agency for Technical Relief). I'm 28 years old.
#### Tell us about the background to your computer use.
My first computer was a C16 with a cassette-tape. It was a funny time in front of the TV and a game of 1500 lines of basic typed-in from a book - pixels of 1cm x 1cm :D . My next station was an Amiga 500 - great games! I still like "Ports of Call" ;) . Next stations were all x86 with DOS, W3.11 and up.
#### When and why did you start using openSUSE/SUSE Linux?
I started using SUSE Linux at 7.1.
#### When did you join the openSUSE community and what made you do that?
I'm using openSUSE since the project started - it suites my needs perfectly. Even some gaming works now - ever tried "Battle for Wesnoth" ?
#### In what way do you participate in the openSUSE project?
Tim Fischer and I created the hamradio repository in openSUSE Build Service. Atm I'm also writing the Weekly Newsletter.
Some more small bits and pieces.
#### What especially motivates you to participate in the openSUSE project?
The friendly and helpful community, the fascinating openSUSE Build Service and the fantastic distro!
#### What do you think was your most important contribution to the openSUSE project/community or what is the contribution that you're most proud of?
Hamradio repository.
#### When do you usually spend time on the openSUSE project?
Whenever I find some time.
#### Three words to describe openSUSE? Or make up a proper slogan!
Rock-stable, all-round & just well done.
#### What do you think the future holds for the openSUSE project?
World domination ;) - just kidding! If we can improve 11.0 the way we did compaired to 10.3, then 11.1 will rock even more!
#### A person asks you why he/she should choose openSUSE instead of other distribution/OS. What would be your arguments to convince him/her to pick up openSUSE?
Just try it! You will find out yourself !
#### Which members of the openSUSE community have you met in person?
I met lots of people at LinuxTag 2008. Zonker, Martin, Christian, Henne, Stephan and many more.
#### How many icons are currently on your desktop?
Too many.
#### What is the application you can't live without? And why?
Midnight Commander (remember nc.exe ?!!)
#### Which application or feature should be invented as soon as possible?
A good _automagic_ 2-way remote sync-tool for my ~/Documents.
#### Which is your preferred text editor? And why?
mcedit as I'm really used to it.
#### Which famous person would you want to join the openSUSE community?
Lt. Cmdr. Data.
#### Which computer related skills would you like to have?
Some more C.
#### The Internet crashes for a whole week -- how would you feel, what would you do?
Finally read the books I ever wanted to read and trying to get some contacts over amateur radio.
#### Which is your favorite movie scene?
Is it cold here, or is it just me?
#### Star Trek or Star Wars?
Star Trek.
#### What is your favorite food and drink?
Baguette, Cheese and wine.
#### Favorite game or console (in your childhood and nowadays)?
Ports of Call, Wing Commander.
#### Which city would you like to visit?
Moscow, Tokyo and Sydney.
#### What is your preferred way to spend your vacation?
Maximum stealth. I'd like to go sailing again.
#### Someone gives you $1.000.000 -- what would you do with the money?
I would donate a part, travel and save the rest.
#### If traveling through time was possible -- when would we be most likely to meet you?
Good question. I'm curious about future.
#### There's a thunderstorm outside -- do you turn off your computer?
No.
#### Have your ever missed an appointment because you forgot about it while sitting at your computer?
No.
#### You couldn't live without...
Fresh air.
#### Which question was the hardest to answer?
This!
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