I am still amazed that these super polished "simple" apps exist in the oss world. The likes of Fragments, Decibels and other apps with a completely different approach to the "mission control" UX, here's Ear Tag. A super simple music metadata editor that is a godsend for occasional music producers like myself. Thank you, @knuxify:postmarketos.org. It is a joy to use.

https://flathub.org/en/apps/app.drey.EarTag

neeeEEEEEOOOooommmm - that was the sound of the libinput 1.30-rc1 being released and zooming past you.

With configurable disable-while-typing timeouts and the new 3fg fast swipe when 3fg dragging is enabled, it contains more positive things than anything you've read in weeks.

Pressurepads are now detected nicely too, provided you're on kernel 6.19 or later (haha, yeah, right...).

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/releases/1.30.901

released some important updates to Bobby recently that fix opening tables without rowids and databases in WAL-mode.

almost 2k installs! I want to submit the app to #GNOME Circle, so your ⭐ review in GNOME Software or 🔖 bookmark on the Flathub website to show there's interest would really help. :)

thank you!

https://flathub.org/en/apps/studio.planetpeanut.Bobby

#gtk #flatpak #flathub #linux #sql

Here's the first published video of my FOSDEM talks, about native OCI support in systemd:

https://video.fosdem.org/2026/ua2118/ZKKQWC-native_oci_container_support_in_systemd.av1.webm

two more to come, stay tuned.

#systemd #fosdem #fosdem2026

Here's the second published video of my FOSDEM talks, about VM Integrations in systemd:

https://video.fosdem.org/2026/h2213/G7VMEN-vm_integration_in_systemd.av1.webm

one more to come, stay tuned.

#systemd #fosdem #fosdem2026

You can now enable or disable mosaic tiling on a per-workspace basis!

- Toggle mosaic directly from the Quick Settings
- Disable tiling on specific workspaces while keeping it active on others
- The top bar indicator reflects the current workspace's state (on/off)

#GNOME

Here we go: @tbernard and @adz are at #fosdem to tell us their plan for a local first desktop, featuring @p2panda and Reflection (wich we fund in class 01).

Setting the stage: "2025 was the year everybody, even those who do not attend @fosdem, realized they are dependent on us tech. We have to organize strategically to change that!"

whoa, the future of computing looks bright! great work @modal @p2panda
#gtk #gnome #p2p #localfirst

The European Commission is pushing hard to extend Chat Control 1.0 - allowing mass scanning of private messages without court orders for another two years. Contact your MEPs TODAY via https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ to defend your privacy and digital rights!

#Eyedropper now supports the new session restore feature, so it will automatically restore picked colors across reboots.

Thanks to @AdrianVovk for the excellent guide!

#GNOME #GNOMEApps #GnomeCircle

RE: https://mastodon.social/@amutable/115967747219090945

Today, we announce Amutable, our ✨ new ✨ company. We – @blixtra, @brauner, @davidstrauss, @rodrigo_rata, @michaelvogt, @pothos, @zbyszek, @daandemeyer, @cyphar, @jrocha and yours truly – are building the 🚀 next generation of Linux systems, with integrity, determinism, and verification – every step of the way.

→ https://amutable.com/blog/introducing-amutable ←

#amutable #linux #systemd #⊼mutable #integrity

Blogged about running Linux on my phone, the user experience, and the ecosystem that comes with it. Extremely excited about this!

https://blog.allpurposem.at/linux-on-my-phone
#postmarketOS #LinuxMobile #GnomeMobile #fairphone

We just tried out our collaborative text-editor Reflection on a smartphone using @postmarketOS and are a bit blown away by how cool that was. All it took was to install it via the Flathub store.

#localfirst #p2p #postmarketos

I've been called out for not tooting my blog posts updates, so here comes the conclusion of my involvement in the Digital Wellbeing Contract, talking about latest screen time limits integration in the lock screen: https://blogs.gnome.org/ignapk/2026/01/20/digital-wellbeing-contract-conclusion/

Dear FOSS Community 👋,

I’m researching Open Source funds and support programs that directly pay FOSS maintainers or contributors (not just offering mentorship), similar to the Fellowship program by @sovtechfund

I’m especially looking for programs that:
- are aimed at FOSS maintainers or contributors (not only students),
- focus on paid support and
- offer funding for at least 3 months.

If you know of any funds, organizations, or initiatives like this, please comment (or boost). Thanks :)

"It turns out that preferences have a cost. Of course, some preferences also have important benefits - and can be crucial interface features. But each one has a price, and you have to carefully consider its value."

https://ometer.com/preferences.html

#UX #opensource

Now that libdex supports dbus, and I could play around with it for a while, I thought it's a good time to talk about ownership in GLib, and specifically about how fibers affect it.

https://blog.sebastianwick.net/posts/glib-ownership-best-practices/

Despite the Single-Use Plastic Directive bans, litter persists! Which item do you spot most around you?

⚠️ We're 900 € short on funds for our stand at #FOSDEM

FOSDEM is the largest free and open source software conference in Europe. Attending FOSDEM allows us to promote #Luanti, bring the community together, and connect with other open source projects.

If you can, please help by giving to our non-profit fundraiser. Any contribution helps lighten the load

https://opencollective.com/luanti/projects/fosdem-26

#Minetest #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

@tbernard and @adz will be talking about @modal , Reflection and @p2panda : Towards a Local-First Linux Desktop, at
#FOSDEM '26 #LocalFirst & #CRDTs devroom!

They'll introduce you to Modal, a collective focused on bringing local-first principles to Linux Desktop and Mobile. He'll also showcase Reflection, the GTK-based text editor, and p2panda, the underlying peer-to-peer stack.

Come listen to them and the 26 speakers on 1st Feb, from 9:00.

It is free! more details:
https://openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#8-p2panda-modal-reflection