Alwins Interesse an Computern stellte sich gerade noch vor der Berufswahl in der Sekundarschule ein. Und so dachte er: "Informatiker, das wär's". Mit Glück hat er damals in Fribourg eine Lehrstelle gefunden (natürlich in französisch ;) ). Ihm gefãllt die Zusammenarbeit mit Kunden um passende Lösungen für komplexe Problemstellungen zu finden, was er gleichermassen herausfordernd und spannend findet.

Ihm gefällt bei Tegonal, dass wir die Freiheit und die Verantwortung im Team planen, entscheiden und aufeinander Acht geben. Er versucht immer wieder Inputs von aussen ans Team weiter zu geben und in unsere Entscheidungsfindung einfliessen zu lassen.

In seiner Freizeit engagiert er sich bei der Wohnbaugenossenschaft Warmbächli und der "Tour de Lorraine". Das Velo begleitet ihn nicht nur auf dem Weg ins Büro, sondern auch auf Alpen und Berge.

Alwin's interest in computers emerged just before he chose a career in secondary school. And so he thought: "Computer scientist, that would be it". With luck he found an apprenticeship in Fribourg (in French of course ;) ). He enjoys working with customers to find solutions to complex problems, which he finds both challenging and exciting.

What he likes about Tegonal is that we have the freedom and responsibility to plan, decide and take care of each other as a team. He always tries to pass on input from outside to the team and let it flow into our decision making. In his free time, he is involved in the Warmbächli housing cooperative and the "Tour de Lorraine". His bike accompanies him not only to the office, but also to the Alps and mountains.

As per holiday tradition Tegonal has dedicated a total of CHF 10,000 to support a number of projects and organizations. This year we have doubled this budget and opened the focus of the supported organizations: we not only support FOSS organizations or projects but also organizations that represent our values. Here you can see the list of all supported projects:

, because human rights also matter in tech

Berner Beratungs­stelle für Sans-Papiers

 helps a segregated group of people, a service even more important in pandemic times

 is an easy to use app/database deployment and web server manager for your applications. It fills an important gap to run small ops

, because it is harder for this organization to collect food during the pandemic

 that aims to enable social inclusion in an innovative way

, because everyone deserves the right to have healthcare (e.g. vaccines for undocumented migrants)

 is a policy and action-oriented international Foundation. The purpose is to save lives and protect human dignity through Information and Communication Technology

 makes the web browsing experience safer and more enjoyable

 is an organization that conducts research, advocacy and campaigning in order to push Swiss companies and politics to respect human rights

 Again no on site Congress was possible this winter. A small group of people met at Prozess-Bar to follow the online edition. It's over now but you may review most presentations, talks and sessions following the link

 Anyone dealing with regex expressions should know it. A must that makes your life easier

 is an organization that protects the lives of those abandoned in international waters fleeing from wars, persecution and poverty

Tegonal's commitment to promoting new food distribution models goes back a long way with the creation of 

. However, the coexistence of different models is the future and the search for synergies becomes an obligation

 is a very good and open and free alternative to google/apple maps

 project management tool for multi-functional agile teams. After the changes in the gitlab financing model that limits its use and its concept of free software, in Tegonal, we have decided to continue on our way and promote more free alternatives

is a free, open source disk encryption software. Because encryption matters

, a global movement whose mission is to bring free educational content to the world

As per holiday tradition Tegonal has dedicated a total of CHF 10,000 to support a number of projects and organizations.