Jos F. KirpsWelcome to the website of Jos F. Kirps, creator of software, community platforms, educational tools, and music projects. Jos F. Kirps is the initiator of Jamplifier Music, e-Learning Platforms, the Galaxiki Sci-Fi Community, and the ONO Software Framework.
Former projects by Jos F. Kirps include underground band Pagan Lorn, the 3D animation movie Stag Wards, and Content Managemet System OLEFA.
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EducationOli.lu is a site created by Jos F. Kirps offering e-Learning Web Apps, Virtual Classroom technology, Blog and Website creation tools, a Picture Dictionary, and much more.
Note that there is also a dedicated version operated by Luxembourg's Ministry of Education (oli.education.lu).
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SoftwareONO is a software project by Jos F. Kirps, this is what Jamplifier and Oli are based on.
CorneliOS was an open source, experimental software package. Most of its code is now part of ONO.
OLEFA CMS is a software developed by Jos F. Kirps in the early 2000s, it still exists, but he's no longer involved.
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The Bleeding Outlaw (2019 / work in progress) – bleedingoutlaw.com
- Jos F. Kirps current music project, launched in 2019.
Jamplifier (2019) – jamplifier.com
Remarkable Relations between Particle Masses (2019-2020) – [ read more ]
- Jos F. Kirps' first work in Quantum Physics, fitting fermion masses into a Sudoku-like table using extended Koide formulae.
Ghost Vortex – Black Strawberry Limes (2016-2020) – ghostvortex.com
- The first album recorded at Jos F. Kirps' Jamplifier Studios.
Oli (2011-today) – oli.lu / oli.education.lu
- An e-learning platform created by Jos F. Kirps, first released in Luxembourg in 2011, featuring...
- Configurable e-learning web apps and games
- Free images
- Virtual classrooms (text, media, assignment and learning plan management tools)
- Library Management
- Website Management (CMS)
- oli.education.lu (2016-today) – A custom version of the platform run by the CGIE / Ministry Of Education, Luxembourg, serving 50,000+ students and teachers.
Joopita Research a.s.b.l (2010-2021) – joopita.com
Failed attempt at cracking the Zodiac 340 cipher (2008)
Smithsonian Institute reuses an article by Jos F. Kirps (2008) – smithsonianchips.si.edu/synertek/synertek.htm
- The Smithsonian Institute reused Jos F. Kirps' article on the MOS Technology 6502 on their website.
Galaxiki (2007-2021) – galaxiki.org
- A user-editable, wiki-based online galaxy for independent authors of science fiction that won a number of awards, mostly in the United States. It was "project of the week" in Linux Journal, it was one of the SeoMoz Web 2.0 Award winners, and it was "website of the day" on Yahoo, About.com, and PocketLint for example.
OLEFA (2000-2008) – OLEFA / OLEFA Wikipedia / OLEFA - About
- A website and server management software that became Luxembourg's leading educational platform of the 2000s.
- CMS (Content Management System)
- User and group management
- DBMS (Database Management System) and library management
- Fileserver management
- Productivity suite (Wiki, Webbook, Storyboard, ...)
- OLEFA is still being distributed nowadays (as of 2019) and it's still powering a number of websites in Luxembourg, but Jos F. Kirps is no longer involved in the project although he's still the copyright holder of the original release and of the logo design.
Stag Wards (1999) – www.stagwards.com
- 3D animated Star Wars fan movie (writer, producer, director, designer, editor).
- Never completed (no audio), but the video itself can be viewed for free on the project's website.
MENSA Luxembourg (1998-2012) – www.mensa.lu / www.mensa.org
- Founding member of Luxembourg's national MENSA group (1998)
- Vice-president and member of the board (1998-2002)
- Publisher of the national monthly journal (1998-2002)
- Webmaster (1998-2012 – mensa.lu was one of the first websites running OLEFA by the way)
Freelance Graphics Designer / Linster Studios (1996-1998, and beyond)
- Jos F. Kirps was involved in the creation of about 100 media projects, including CDs cover artworks / booklets, VHS and DVD covers, books, brochures, flyers and more...
- Most of this was part of Jos F. Kirps' freelance job at Linster Studios, which were (and still are) Luxembourg's biggest recording studios – linster.lu / jangli.com
Pagan Lorn (lead guitar player, 1994-1998) – www.paganlorn.com
- An avant-garde metal band from Luxembourg, which helped to spark the underground music scene in our country in the mid-1990s and which released two albums:
- Black Wedding (1996)
- Nihilennium (1998)
Note that this list does not feature all of the projects Jos F. Kirps has been involved in, only major projects are included here.
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