● 11.07.09
●● Man of the Day: Matthias Ettrich
Posted in Europe, Free/Libre Software, GNU/Linux, KDE at 2:35 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: KDE founder Matthias Ettrich receives high honour for his work
According to The Dot:
Today at 4pm CET at the Center for Economics, Technology and Women’s Issues at the Berlin Senate, KDE founder Matthias Ettrich was decorated with the German Federal Cross of Merit for his contributions to Free Software. Matthias was awarded the medal in recognition of his work spurring innovation and spreading knowledge for the common good. The award was presented by state secretary Almuth Nehring-Venus. She mentioned that not only is Matthias among the younger recipients of the award but also that this is the first award ceremony where young children of the family were present. Also attending was Eberhard Gienger, member of the Bundestag for the county Matthias grew up in.
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