Category: Endless

  • The Infamous GNOME Shell Memory Leak

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    Georges Stavracas
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    Greetings GNOMErs, at this point, I think it’s safe to assume that many of you already heard of a memory leak that was plaguing GNOME Shell. Well, as of yesterday, the two GitLab’s MRs that help fixing that issue were merged, and will be available in the next GNOME version. The fixes are being considered…

  • How I became a GNOME contributor

    How I became a GNOME contributor

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    Georges Stavracas
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    Recently, I was asked by my fellow GNOME friends to write how did I transitioned from nothing to a GNOME contributor. The intention is to motivate people to engage. I don’t think my story is that exciting, but, well, why not? If someone gets motivated and start contributing, goal achieved. But beware: there ain’t any…

  • Core Apps Hackfest afterthoughts

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    Georges Stavracas
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    During last weekend, I was very happy to attend the Core Apps Hackfest in Berlin. This is effectively the first hackfest I’ve ever been! Thanks Carlos for organizing that, thanks Kinvolk folks for hosting the event, and Collabora for sponsoring the dinner. This event was a great chance to meet the maintainers in person and…

  • I’m going to the Core Apps Hackfest

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    Georges Stavracas
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    In this exact moment, I’m packing up my stuff to attend the Core Apps Hackfest organized by Carlos Soriano and kindly hosted by Kinvolk. It’ll happen in Berlin, German. I have mixed feelings about this trip. The Good: I’m super excited to see old friends again. Do you guys remember Carlos was my GSoC mentor?…

  • CSS blend modes in Gtk+

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    Georges Stavracas
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    As part of my work on Endless, I have to maintain and adapt GNOME applications to better suit our needs. This usually includes fixing bugs, working around limitations of the toolkit, and sometimes implementing new features. Some time ago, I was asked by multiple designers about the CSS blending modes. This is a well-known feature…

  • Endless joined GNOME Advisory Board

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    Georges Stavracas
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    Right after I wrote about my unexpected dream hacking routine at Endless, an intriguingly positive news arose: Endless joined GNOME Advisory Board, and I particularly think I should talk about that. That’s old news, but important nevertheless. Let’s start. Why does it matter? Endless is intimately connected to GNOME. We extensively use the GNOME stack,…