Ondřej Kolín

@ondrejkolin
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Czech expat living in Berlin, constantly dragged back home and to opensource software, mostly to GNOME

@pmdj @dalias
First, I'm using AI as an example, I'm not endorsing AI at all.
Second, and only as an example, there are open source people working on ethically trained local small language models. Again, I'm NOT endorsing them, but I can pretty confidently say that they would NOT be welcome here.

The same applies to journalism, there are VERY strong emotions here, basically telling them to fuck off (their words, not mine)

My point is that there is a pattern here: there are topics this community actively hates and "patrols" against. If that's what the community wants, cool, I'm not here to dictate anything. My point is that it might be nice to have a slightly more open way of sharing ideas: Follow, block, filter. You have the tools to make the feed you want (there are clearly more tools that would be helpful)

I'm just saying that focusing on your feed seems more healthy that attacking people whose opinions you don't like. Here, let me me give you an example of what I got 10 min ago

Právě vyšlo video z naší minulé letní dovolené, které vytvořila moje drahá přítelkyně Nela. 😊📼

Za 11 dnů jsme projeli 8 evropských zemích a to v Octavii, ve které jsme zároveň přespávali. 🌍✌️🚙

Pokud si chcete odpočinout u letních záběrů nebo se třeba i inspirovat, můžete kouknout na YouTube a VHSkách. 🙏

https://vhsky.cz/w/vhkA1dYJFeSHT2nJghxsZE

https://youtu.be/tryRN6lhLQU

Přežili jsme 11 dní v autě (evropský roadtrip - 8 zemí)

PeerTube

After long long time I just published a recap of my Linux kernel contributions from 6.7 to 7.0-rc6 — 76 commits authored, 155 total touches across the tree.

Highlights:
🟣 Snapdragon 845 device support (Pixel 3, OnePlus 6/6T, SHIFT6mq…)
🟢 Major drm/panel refactoring (sofef00, sw43408, new S6E3FC2X01)
🟡 IIO light sensor cleanup (AL3010, AL3320a, AL3000a)
🔴 Camera & CAMSS fixes, DT binding YAML conversions

https://ixit.cz/blog/2026-04-03-kernel-7-0-contribution.md

#MobileLinux #LinuxMobile #Mobian #NixOS

My contributions to the Linux 6.7 → 7.0-rc6

We (#RedHat) have just opened 25 new jobs in #Brno. Including 5 for juniors. Other countries have new open positions too. #hiring #jobs https://redhat.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/jobs/
Careers at Red Hat

We’re the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions—including Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes. We deliver hardened solutions that make it easier for enterprises to work across platforms and environments, from the core datacenter to the network edge. At Red Hat, our commitment to open source extends beyond technology into virtually everything we do. We collaborate and share ideas, create inclusive communities, and welcome diverse perspectives from all Red Hatters, no matter their role. It’s what makes us who we are. Some of the most knowledgeable and passionate people in the technology industry work here. Whether we’re building software, championing our products, or training new associates, we’re collaborating openly to make a difference in the world of open source and beyond.

Surprise! Surprise! I'm planning one more #p2p lecture series in @offline this time on #Mesh Networks, routing protocols, confidential messaging in such system and how we can make this eventual consistent with broadcast sync protocols for the Walkaway Stack!

20.04.26 @ offline, #berlin
19:00

More info: https://pads.offline.place/p/r.06dda241c03ad92f2a55c47f4bbdd419

Etherpad

The #MeshCore repeater management in #Meshy completed. It took quite some tweaking to make it fit the screen of my #PostMarketOS phone.

At the recent boiling the ocean I've been bullied into installing #GNOMEOS on my laptop.

Let's see how it goes :)

GNOME 50 looks dope.

I have a lot of empathy for #GNOME users who struggle to figure out a way to do unattended graphical remote desktop to their own computers, as it silently refuses to work when the screen is locked or blanked.

There's an extension to work around that security limitation, but you have to know such a limitation exists to begin with.

Here I am suggesting an explanatory label in the GNOME Settings app to alleviate this for the foreseeable future: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/issues/3716

#UX #usability #RDP #design

Improve Desktop Sharing's explanation label to clarify that it won't work when screen is locked or display is blanked (#3716) · Issues · GNOME / Settings · GitLab

Problem statement In recent versions of GNOME, the UI for RDP in VNC-style remote assistance...

GitLab
@gnome i propose a new logo to keep things fresh

Lots of fun stuff at Boiling The Ocean 10 today, including

- Fairphone 5 audio hacking
- Reflection newcomer session
- Fixed document sorting by editing date in Reflection
- Fixed multi-window zooming bug in Reflection
- Reflection on macOS
- GNOME Maps UX
- Bazaar app version pinning UX
- GNOME 50 celebration
- Talk: "Readability, Legibility, Usability" by @frankrausch
- and more!

#gnome #linuxmobile #postmarketos #gtk #localfirst #berlin