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Should there be a desktop font service for the libre desktop? https://barefootliam.blogspot.com/2024/03/desktop-font-server.html

Thinking especially of graphic design and page layout uses.

#fonts #linux #gnome #kde #gimp #krita #inkscape #libreGraphics #scribus #openType


I've seen a few app maintainers lately mentioning that bleeding edge libraries are required and that distro X in version Y isn't supported.

This is why you should have a Flatpak manifest in your repository; not just on Flathub.

It lets contributors easily build and test the development version without having to worry about the host.

Upgrading or downgrading your OS shouldn't stop anyone from working on your app.

#Linux #development #GNOME #KDE #Flatpak #Flathub


Not a huge sample size, but the results are in!

If you use #Matrix, drop an #AltText comment below your images and screencasts for #ScreenReader, #Braille and other #Accessibility tools until we get support in the spec:

https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/issues/883

#a11y #Element #Fractal #Cinny #FluffyChat #Quaternion #NeoChat #GNOME #KDE #elementaryOS #XFCE


#Gnome WOO.. #Not !!

#Whut .. @gnome

..still no mouse driven, simple add a desktop App icon? till you learn this .. remain banished in the paleolithic, no deployment, till you you can demonstrate basic userland concepts . . . (without jammin' your mandatory 'efficiency' #BS work flow agenda down my neck, how the f___ do you know what I need?? You did not ask! ) .. so, its #KDE #XFCE #LXDE for me and my users.. who sometimes just ~ want~ it on the desktop.

#Seriously .. _____ off.


Are you a #ScreenReader and/or #Braille user on #Matrix?

Should we be adding messages as captions until #AltText is supported?

#A11Y #Accessibility #BRLTTY #FOSS #OpenSource #Element #GNOME #KDE #elementaryOS #XFCE

  • Yes, always. (66%, 4 votes)
  • A quick summary is fine, I'll ask if I need more (16%, 1 vote)
  • As long as you do it if I ask. (16%, 1 vote)
6 voters. Poll end: 6 days ago


After being kneecapped by a #patents troll years ago, #Mozilla Location Services, the only somewhat trusted (non-Google/Apple) "Wi-Fi positioning system" (geolocation based on triangulating collected #WiFi SSIDs), is now shutting down: https://github.com/mozilla/ichnaea/issues/2065

MLS was how #GeoClue could get a meters-accurate location without a #GPS receiver / sky line-of-sight.

It was used by many #GNOME / #KDE apps to get instantaneous neighborhood-level location (for maps, local weather…) on #Linux laptops.


#KDE Plasma 6.0.2 Is Out Now to Improve Night Color, Discover, Plasma #Wayland, and More https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-0-2-improves-night-color-discover-plasma-wayland-and-more

@kde #Linux #OpenSource


About the true purpose of systemd

I've been involved with #GNOME, #KDE, #freedesktop and #postmarketOS, ...

I've met @pid_eins and other prominent figures behind closed doors

I can confirm from first-hand experience that systemd is indeed a conspiracy to make better operating systems with Linux

#systemd #Linux #postmarketOS


People dislike #flatpak for the fact that it uses more disk space than native applications. I don’t think it is that big of an issue. But couldn’t it be solved be letting the base system, the DE (like #GNOME and #KDE) use the flatpak runtimes from outside. I mean you can’t break out of a container, but can’t you break into it?

Could for example #GNOME use #GTK which comes packaged in the flatpak GNOME runtime?

Why would that be a silly idea?

#Linux #OpenSource


Who thought middle click paste would be a good idea?
I personally think it is really annoying, more so when I can not reliably disable it as a user (easily, without terminal magic).
Are there even any Benefits to that "feature"? why do most #linux distros enable this?

#middle_click_paste #gnome #kde

What do you think of middle click paste?

  • It is really annoying, always do it by accident (28%, 51 votes)
  • It is useful sometimes but also annoying (14%, 25 votes)
  • It is helpful for my use case (23%, 41 votes)
  • It is very useful and everyone should use it (34%, 61 votes)
178 voters. Poll end: 2 weeks ago


Ok, so I'm a few days late, but I have been using my new OnePlus 6 with #GNOME Shell mobile and #postmarketOS, aside from a few issues (the camera not working, but that's being worked on, GPS not really working, weird "Headphones" and "Earpiece" outputs showing, GNOME being a bit laggy, mobile data randomly stops), I have switched my SIM card over and it surprisingly hasn't been too bad.

Maybe I'll try #KDE #Plasma Mobile soon as well :D

- Written from my OnePlus 6


My work in #KDE this February, no special banner image or anything as it's very small.

If you're interested in how we're funding future accessibility and (artist) tablet work in the KDE #Wayland session, you might be interested in reading this one 🙂

https://redstrate.com/blog/2024/02/my-work-in-kde-for-february-2024/


I'm still wondering whether I should install KDE Connect or not. On the one hand, great smartphone integration on the computer, on the other hand: do I really need it? Longer battery life is more important to me, and for the few times I want to transfer photos to the computer, I can also connect the USB cable.

#grapheneos #kdeconnect #kde #kdeplasma #degoogled #pixel #privacy #surveillance #linux #bigdata #fedora #unix #freebsd


Congratulations @kde on the massive Plasma 6 release! :kde: :plasma:

Looking forward to the Berlin party on Friday 💓

#KDE #Plasma6 #plasma


Hey Fedi! We're hosting a panel at SCALE 21x with some of the major players in the Linux desktop ecosystem to discuss where we go from here, any big ideas you want us to discuss?

Here's our list as of now: https://outline.fyralabs.com/s/8f1ce882-0760-4041-97e8-2dca17ddb8bd

And the abstract: https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/presentations/where-does-linux-desktop-go-here

Post your ideas in the replies!

#foss #linux #oss #opensource #gnome #kde #stardustxr #stardust #vanillaos #xdg #scale21x


My #FOSDEM presentation about #Wayland video offloading is online. If you are interested, you can watch it here: https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3557-the-state-of-video-offloading-on-the-linux-desktop/

I'm happy about feedback, both on the technical side as well as how I can improve doing presentations :)

#FOSDEM2024 #GNOME #gtk #Collabora #GStreamer #sway #kde #Chromium #mpv


Did you that calDAV has a journal feature? I use it to keep meeting notes stored alongside my calendar; no need to go hunting for notes when you can just click on the date the meeting took place in your email / calendar client! I've been using KDE's Kontact for this on my GNU/Linux PC, and I just discovered @jtx for Android which I use alongside @davx5app.

#KDE #GNU #Linux #CalDAV #FOSS #FLOSS


Hey #gnome and #kde people, since you are at #fosdem could you maybe discuss what would it take to make a common toolkit (Linux toolkit?) that would appeal to both #c and #cpp devs? Basically covering both platforms so we could converge. Maybe #swiftlang? Fork of #Kotlin native? Seems to me we would be better off with people writing mobile apps for Linux desktop, than people writing web apps and electron garbage on desktop.

Fully aware of https://xkcd.com/927/


Flathub has OVER A MILLION active users! 🎉

https://docs.flathub.org/blog/over-one-million-active-users-and-growing/

That's a nice new stat to reference when asking developers to bring their app to Flathub: it gets them in front of more than a million Linux users. 👀

#Flathub #Flatpak #GNOME #KDE #Linux #OpenSource


Dear #Fediverse

We are funding accessibility infrastructure on Linux :linux:

We are focusing on issues and regressions related to Wayland and Flatpak :wayland: :flatpak:

Please share your feedback and ideas, even if you're not sure if it's in scope 🤷

#Linux #desktop #accessibility #Wayland #Flatpak #FOSS #GNOME #KDE #freedesktop #a11y


GNOME Mess Is Not An Accident.

#gnome #kde #linux #wayland

https://medium.com/@fulalas/gnome-mess-is-not-an-accident-4e301032670c?utm_medium=erik.in&utm_source=mastodon


Our friends at #KDE e.V. are hiring! The non-profit behind the software-development @kdecommunity@gnusocial.de is looking for a Project Lead and Event Manager for a new project funded by the German government to promote environmentally-sustainable software and long-term hardware use. It's a part time job (10h/week) for a duration of two years.

If you are interested, additional information is found here: https://ev.kde.org/2024/01/14/2024-01-14-job-project-lead-event-manager/ #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability


Introducing Spiel - A New Speech API and Framework for Linux

https://blog.monotonous.org/2024/01/10/Introducing-Spiel/

By @eeejay

#Linux #accessibility #a11y #freedesktop #Flatpak #snap #GNOME #KDE


Gibt es bei einem #Linux mit #KDE kein #Kopete mehr als #XMPP bzw. #Jabber Client mehr? :thinking face:


Hello Fediverse,

We are looking for Text-To-Speak (TTS) expertise to help or advise us on improving the default voice of the Linux desktop. :linux: 📣

Please reach out or boost :boost_love:

Thanks!

#Linux #tts #accessibility #a11y #GNOME #KDE #FreeSoftware #freedesktop #ml


With #FreeSoftware you can do something to combat #EWaste!

Production accounts for 75+% of a device's #carbon footprint over its operating life.

Software can determine how long a device remains in use.

Lightweight, up-to-date software, free from bloat and ads, keeps less-powerful #hardware running and out of the bin.

Software freedom means hardware freedom.

Donate to #KDE and other #FOSS projects to support #SustainableSoftware.

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2022/

#KDEEco #OpenSource #Sustainability


Live location support and room maps coming to #KDE's #Matrix client @neochat: https://volkerkrause.eu/2023/06/24/matrix-neochat-location-sharing.html - powered by #OSM of course.


#FreeSoftware developer? Looking to measure the #energy consumption of your software in a dedicated lab? Can't make the trip to #Berlin to do so?

Karanjot Singh is working to change that!

This summer remote access to the #KDAB measurement lab will become a reality. Read more at the #KDEEco blog:

"#KEcoLab: Remote Energy Measurement Lab"

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-06-13-gsoc23-energy-measurement-lab/

@drquark

#KDE #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #Sustainability #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #SustainableComputing


The last #KDE For page, I worked on, just got released :) Check it out at https://kde.org/for/activists/

Two more pages are in the pipeline and should be released in the next two weeks.

#KDE


Be part of Linux App Summit 2024! We are already looking for the location of our next event. What about near you? Send in your proposal and let's get things rolling!
https://linuxappsummit.org/cfl/

#LAS2024 #LinuxAppSummit #opensource #KDE #GNOME


Bug fixed! Thanks to @thunderbird. I have to say that #Thunderbird is indispensable for me, not only for email management but for my workflow arround appointments: is the only way, in #KDE #Plasma, to get full featured and reliable desktop notifications for meetings managed in Google Calendar 🙌


Nice writeup from #KDE people about their experiences measuring the power consumption and environmental impact of software: https://eco.kde.org/handbook/

#ClimateCrisis #SoftwareDevelopment


Call for volunteers! We need your support to make #LAS2023 happen. Sign up now and help us bring the Linux community together: https://conf.linuxappsummit.org/event/5/registrations/14/

#GNOME #KDE #LinuxAppSummit #CallforVolunteers


Due to some intense peer pressure (and procrastination of more important tasks), I resuscitated one of my masterpiece: the KNOME website, the perfect fusion of @gnome and @kde

You can now enjoy it again at https://knome.carlschwan.eu/ #kde #gnome


Registration for #LAS2023 is now OPEN!
Don't miss out on the opportunity to learn, collaborate, and help grow the Linux application ecosystem.
Click the link to register now: https://conf.linuxappsummit.org/event/5/registrations/

#LinuxAppSummit #GNOME #KDE


It's with great pleasure to announce that the CfP for Linux App Summit is open! Please consider submitting a talk - it will be in person in Brno - April 21-23, 2023 - https://linuxappsummit.org/cfp/
hosted by both GNOME and KDE projects. It's the perfect mix of the application stack from the kernel to the toolkit to third party developers !

#GNOME #KDE