Brian Teeman

Name
Mathias Verraes

On-Line name (Skype:Twitter:Joomla forums)
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mathiasverraes (also check http://twitter.com/nooku)

Joomla: mjaz http://forum.joomla.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=11437 (but I must confess I haven't been very active there lately)

Website
http://nooku.org

Location
Ghent, Belgium

Job
Software Developer @ Nooku

If I weren't talking to you right now I'd be ...
... coding, or writing music (New single 'Need Some Sleep' will be released this month: http://www.myspace.com/lizeaccoe and I'm very excited about that! )

I wish people would take more notice of ...
.. the licenses of the software they use. I know, it's often boring to read. There are so many misconceptions over what open source software actually is. And if people were to realize the sort of restrictions companies like Microsoft and Apple put on their stuff, they'd realize how revolutionary and disruptive open source really is.

The most suprising thing that has happened to me is ...
Four years a go I was merely looking for a CMS to build a small website with. Today I am working with Johan, the lead developer of the most popular CMS in the world, and we're building a new framework that we believe will generate a new wave of even better and more professional extensions. No way I could have known back then I'd be doing what I'm doing today, let alone that it would be so much fun.

The ideal night out is ...
Friends, music, and a nice 18yo single malt whisky.

The best age to be is ...
7, 18 and 30.

What did you dream of becoming as a child?
A musician, or a programmer, or a novelist. Really, when I was 9, that's what I wanted to be! 2 out 3, can't complain.

My philosophy on life is ...
All philosophies from before November 24, 1859 are inherently wrong. Since then we have been able to explain where we come from with science instead of superstition and hocus-pocus.

How did you get involved in Joomla?
I started using it for some small projects. I released some small extensions, which in turn got me more consultancy jobs. I took over DOCman development, and later got invited to help out with Nooku.

I am involved in Joomla because ....
...it's  impossible to turn away from.

What one feature would you like to see in Joomla?
Library installers.

What is the first extension you install in Joomla?
I don't really build sites these days, so when I setup Joomla it's a local install with Nooku Framework and whatever thing I'm developing at the moment.

Complete the sentance "Joomla rocks the world because ..."
...it made quality sites available to a much larger, non-technical audience than ever before."

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