Lanedo
| Company type | European limited liability company (GmbH) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Open source software development consultancy |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Tim Janik, Martyn Russell |
| Headquarters | Hamburg , Germany |
| Products | Open source consulting and engineering services |
Lanedo is a Hamburg-based consultancy firm specializing in open source software development. Established as a European limited liability company, Lanedo offers expert services in open source consulting and engineering. The firm has made significant contributions to numerous mobile and embedded platform projects, including Maemo and MeeGo, with a primary emphasis on Linux-centered software development spanning mobile, embedded, and desktop environment ecosystems.
History
The origins of Lanedo trace back to 2003 when Mikael Hallendal and Richard Hult launched Imendio during the creation of the project management tool Planner.
After operating for five years, the original founders stepped aside, leading to the establishment of Lanedo by Tim Janik and Martyn Russell in early 2009 to carry forward the business activities. At the same time, Mikael and Richard initiated TinyBird Interactive AB, concentrating on OS X application development. This reorganization resulted in splitting Imendio AB into two entities: TinyBird Interactive AB and Lanedo GmbH. The name 'Lanedo' is derived from the phonetic letters L, N, and D, symbolizing Linux, Networking, and Development.
In 2011, Lanedo became a member of the Document Foundation's founding Engineering Steering Committee (ESC), thereby deepening its engagement with open source office productivity software.
Starting in mid-2012, Lanedo collaborated with ITOMIG to assist with Munich’s LibreOffice maintenance under the LiMux initiative. The company also played a key role in enhancing OOXML support within LibreOffice, strengthening its commitment to open document format interoperability.
Related projects
The following projects have seen contributions from Lanedo team members.
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| LibreOffice | Open source office productivity suite |
| NetworkManager / ModemManager | Suite for managing network and modem connectivity |
| libqmi | Library implementing Qualcomm modem protocols |
| libmbim | Library supporting Mobile Broadband Interface Model (MBIM) |
| Tracker | Semantic data indexing and search framework |
| GIMP | GNU Image Manipulation Program |
| GTK+ / GLib / GIO / GVfs | Cross-platform graphical user interface toolkit |
| Gossip | Client for XMPP-based chat |
| Giggle | Browser for Git repositories |
| BEAST | Software for music composition and synthesis |
| Rapicorn | Toolkit for user interface development |
| GNU PDF | Library handling PDF file formats |
| Getting Things GNOME! | Graphical task management application |
| WebKit | Open source engine for web browsers |
| Linux kernel | Core kernel of Linux operating systems |
| D-Bus | Library facilitating inter-process communication (IPC) |