Michael Lauer
IT Freelancer at freesmartphone.org
Hesse, Germany
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Top SchoolMichael Lauer is a seasoned IT freelancer and software architect with 23 years of experience designing mobile and distributed systems, particularly on iOS and Linux. He founded OpenEmbedded and has driven middleware and platform architecture for projects like freesmartphone.org and OpenMoko, blending deep open-source expertise with practical product delivery. His contributions to core tooling such as BitBake demonstrate both low-level build-system insight and a knack for cross-cutting architectural improvements. Holding advanced research credentials in adaptive, component-based mobile middleware, he combines academic rigor with hands-on engineering. Beyond code, he’s an author and musician who balances technical leadership with creative pursuits and family life in Hesse, Germany. Available for hire, he excels at turning Mark Weiser’s vision of ubiquitous computing into real-world systems.
23 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Abitur, Mathematik, Englisch, Abitur, Mathematik, Englisch at SchillerschuleDipl.-Inf., Computer Science, Dipl.-Inf., Computer Science at Goethe University FrankfurtDr. phil. nat., Adative component-based mobile Middleware, Dr. phil. nat., Adative component-based mobile Middleware at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
English
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Github Skills (22)
python10
bitbake10
build-system10
ios9
bluetooth-low-energy9
configuration-management8
sh6
script6
shell6
swift6
appstore6
mapkit6
xcode6
obd-ii6
android6
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
openembedded/bitbake
Nov 2003 - Mar 2008
The official bitbake Git is at https://git.openembedded.org/bitbake/. Do not open issues or file pull requests here.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:171 commits in 4 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Michael contributed to the core functionality and structure of the BitBake project. They implemented a time import into the environment for use in configuration files and renamed a daemon module to a utility location. The user also made changes to the commander application, including creating new files and adding dummy functions. These changes suggest an understanding of the project's architecture and a focus on both backend and user interface aspects.
hacklangrustlibgit2pull-requestsis-git
mickeyl/iOS-Bug-Example-Projects
Dec 2014 - Mar 2022
Contributions:21 commits, 17 pushes in 7 years 4 months
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