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Openismus

Openismus was a small company with limited liability, based in Berlin and Munich, with a focus on open-source technologies. It is known for contributions to the GNOME project and to the Maemo and MeeGo platforms, as well as co-founding the GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initiative. The company closed down in March 2014.

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Openismus
TypeGmbH
IndustrySoftware Consulting
Founded20061
FounderMurray Cumming
Number of locations
22
ProductsGlom, gtkmm
ServicesOpen source consultancy and engineering
Number of employees
162
Websitehttp://www.openismus.com

Openismus was a small company with limited liability, based in Berlin and Munich, with a focus on open-source technologies. It is known for contributions to the GNOME project (through gtkmm, GTK+3 and Glade) and to the Maemo4 and MeeGo platforms, as well as co-founding the GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initiative.5 The company closed down in March 2014.6

Projects maintained by Openismus

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References

  1. Murray’s Blog » Blog Archive » Openismus GmbH on the way
  2. "Openismus". Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  3. "GTK+ Support Page". www.gtk.org. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  4. "Maemo professionals - maemo.org wiki". wiki.maemo.org. Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  5. "The GNOME Foundation and Industry Leaders Join to Create GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initiative". GNOME. April 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  6. "Murray's Blog - Openismus Over". Murray Cumming. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  7. "Features - gtkmm - C++ Interfaces for GTK+ and GNOME". gtkmm. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  8. "Glom". Glom. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  9. "Rygel - GNOME Live!". Rygel. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
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