hi, i'm Nicoleta - never used a microblogging platform so this is all new to me :)

i love:
* computers - but the hacker culture / free software / sustainable tech parts, not the hypergrowth dark pattern stuff that plagues our existence nowadays
* writing, which i should do more of, over at nicoleta.bearblog.dev
* art & creative expression
* music, esp. electronic
* rhythm games
* dancing, i dance lindy hop!

i'm looking for a community of like-minded people, who feel the same about tech, which is why i joined here :)

if you're local (from Bucharest/Romania), let's get connected, and form a local group for FOSS enthusiasts/hackers/tinkerers!

see you in the cyberspace :)

#introduction #foss #romania #bucharest #linux

Casilda 1.2.4 Released!

I am very happy to announce a new version of Casilda!

A simple Wayland compositor widget for @GTK 4 and @gnome

This release comes with several new features like fractional scaling support, bug fixes and extra polish that it is making it start to feel like a proper compositor.

More information https://blogs.gnome.org/xjuan/2026/04/19/casilda-1-2-4-released/

#gtk #GNOME #wayland

A number of #GNOME sub projects have banned AI generated code already. Despite some notable corporate ties, they may have more developers who would be warmer to the idea about banning AI over there than KDE. ( I am unaware of any #KDE Frameworks or Apps which have banned LLM generated code. ) #NoAI

• GNOME SHELL Extensions https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Extensions-Block-AI
• libadwaita https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libadwaita/-/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#use-of-generative-ai
• libmanette https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libmanette/-/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md?ref_type=heads#use-of-generative-ai
• Loupe https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/loupe/-/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md?ref_type=heads#use-of-generative-ai
• Gnome Calendar https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calendar/-/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md?ref_type=heads#use-of-generative-ai

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