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Re:Ask HN: What side projects landed you a job? by yann63 on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:25AM (#38514552)
From 2004 to 2007, I created and maintained a Linux distribution called Kaella. It was kind of a fork of the Knoppix live CD. It was not really a fork, because each version of the Kaella was based on the latest Knoppix (adding French language packs, a software selection more adapted to France, and drivers for ADSL modems common in France). Anyway, this project allowed me to be contacted by an IT architect at Amadeus, a company for plane ticket management (and more than planes). I could work with great people there, very smart. It was very stimulating. Unfortunately, with my family we decided to move for a better quality of life to a nicer region of France, but my time there was great.
Re:Ask HN: What side projects landed you a job? by navaati on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:29AM (#38514575)
Hey, thanks for Kaella ! It helped me a lot when I was a 12 years old French kid and struggling with English :) !
Re:Ask HN: What side projects landed you a job? by ElFitz on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:28AM (#38514571)
Oh ! It was you? Thanks for that! It was great. The teenager in me still fondly remembers the beach wallpaper.