Ondřej Kolín

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

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

Directly from #clt2026 comes our release candidate for #phosh 0.54 and related components: 🎉 📱 .

The release is planned 2026-04-05: https://phosh.mobi/releases/calendar/

We've also tagged the companion releases for gmobile 0.7.0 and pfs 0.0.8.

#LinuxMobile

Release Calendar

This table lists release information for past and future releases. Release Freeze Date Release Date Comment Release Team 0.56.0 2026-07-05 2026-06-25 guidog 0.55.0 2026-05-07 2026-05-17 guidog 0.54.0 2026-03-25 2026-04-05 guidog 0.53.0 2026-02-05 2026-02-15 guidog 0.52.0 2025-12-24 2026-01-04 Shifted to the weekend guidog 0.51.0 2025-11-06 2025-11-16 guidog 0.50.0 2025-09-20 2025-09-30 guidog 0.49.0 2025-08-05 2025-08-15 guidog 0.48.0 2025-06-20 2025-06-30 guidog 0.47.0 2025-05-05 2025-05-18 (shifted to the next weekend due to time constrains) guidog 0.46.0 2025-03-20 2025-03-31 guidog 0.45.0 2025-02-05 2025-02-15 guidog 0.44.0 2024-12-20 2024-12-31 Might be a bit delayed (e.g. 2025-01-04) guidog 0.43.0 2024-11-05 2024-11-15 guidog 0.42.0 2024-09-20 2024-09-30 guidog 0.41.0 2024-08-05 2024-08-15 guidog 0.40.0 2024-06-20 2024-06-30 50% longer release cycle guidog 0.39.0 2024-04-30 2024-05-15 Shifted by 2 weeks, 50% longer release cycle guidog 0.38.0 2024-03-29 2024-04-05 guidog 0.37.0 2024-02-29 2024-03-08 guidog 0.36.0 2024-01-31 2024-02-04 (moved from Fr to Su) guidog 0.35.0 2023-12-31 2024-01-07 (moved from Fr to Su) guidog 0.34.0 2023-11-30 2023-12-08 guidog 0.33.0 2023-10-31 2023-11-03 guidog 0.32.0 2023-09-30 2023-10-06 guidog 0.31.0 2023-08-31 2023-09-03 Moved from end of September to end of August guidog 0.30.0 2023-07-31 2023-08-02 guidog 0.29.0 2023-06-30 2023-07-05 Slightly later than usual guidog 0.28.0 2023-05-31 2023-06-02 guidog 0.27.0 2023-04-30 2023-05-02 guidog For further details on releases refer to the release section of the Phosh Contributors Manual.

Phosh

#BoilingTheOcean 10 is *today*! Come join us at Cultivation Space from 11:00 onwards for hacking and discussions on mobile Linux, GNOME UX, local-first, and more!

More details here: https://pad.gnome.org/szr80MP4QKuT3tpNHUb1rg

#linuxmobile #localfirst #gnome #berlin

Big news! Today we’re launching the GNOME Fellowship: funded positions for contributors to work on the GNOME project’s long-term sustainability. 🎉

We are starting with one 12-month fellowship; applications are open through April 20.

Find out more: https://fellowship.gnome.org/

#GNOME #OpenSource #GetFediHired

GNOME Fellowship

Critical work shouldn't wait for spare time. Become a GNOME Fellow!

GNOME Fellowship

Těším se na vás na Installfestu 2026! 🙌

📅 V sobotu ráno odstartujeme přednáškou o telefonech
📍 Po oba dva dny mě najdete u stánku
🔧 V neděli si na workshopu můžete rovnou nainstalovat Linux na vlastní telefon

Přineste si zařízení a chuť experimentovat — těším se na setkání!

#Installfest #MobileLinux #LinuxMobile

#MeshCore deserves a native #Linux client IMO.