Olaf Buddenhagen, born 1980. Early interest first in electronics in general, later in computer hardware, and finally also software. Consequently, studies of technical computer science, at the FHTW Berlin (University of Applied Sciences). Presently working on master thesis: Porting KGI to the GNU Hurd.

At home mostly with theoretical considerations, always striving to see the overall picture, the real benefits.

Interest in the field of software especially in operating system design and user interfaces, focused on usability and efficiency.