Author: Georges Stavracas
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GNOME Shell and Mutter: better, faster, cleaner
The very first update in the series is about GNOME Shell and Mutter. I’ve been increasingly involved with the development of those two core components of GNOME, and recently this has been the focus of my development time. Fortunately, Endless allows me to use part of my work time to improve it. Naturally, I prioritize…
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Sorry for the silence
It’s been more than 6 months that I do not write in this space. Honestly, that’s the longest period of silence I’ve ever had. There are various factors that, combined, ended up causing this period of seclusion. Learning about new, massive projects (GNOME Shell, Mutter and GNOME Settings) is one of them. Moving to a…
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My Perspective on This Year’s GUADEC
Greetings GNOMEies This year, I had the pleasure to attend GUADEC at Almeria, Spain. Lots of things happened, and I believe some of them are important to be shared with the greater community. GUADEC This year’s GUADEC happened in Almería, Spain. It turns out Almería is a lovely city! Small and safe, locals were friendly…
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Going to GUADEC
Another year, another GUADEC, and here I am crossing oceans to see my fellow GNOMEies. This time, it’s going to be particularly challenging: 32 hours of travel, 4 connections, no vegan meal available. I heard GNOME are resilient folk though, perhaps this is the proving? I am proudly being sponsored by the GNOME Foundation. See…
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GNOME Calendar 3.28.2 released
Another quick PSA: GNOME Calendar 3.28.2 was released yesterday. If you were having crashes and problems, please upgrade immediately. Quite a few crashers were fixed, and a few polishes went in too. Hopefully the experience of using Calendar will be much more pleasant now. This new version was available in Flathub just half an hour…