This is a short non-technical introduction to flatpak. It will talk about what Flatpak is and what problems it tries to solve. The focus is on application developers that want to distribute their application (rather than end users).
GTK 4 is a major new version of GTK, that is scheduled to be released before
the end of this year. It contains many improvements that will make it easier
to develop polished applications with modern features.
This talk will present an overview of the major changes and new features,
with a focus on what matters for application developers, whether you are
writing a new application or thinking about porting an existing one.
Yes, there are SONGS about the Linux' boss Finn Linus Torvalds.
Without this fellow the world of computing would be rather dire and oppressive.
Filmed on location in Helsinki / Finland. Filmed partly @ Helsinki University at the University Museum.
Vocals: Shaun Barrowes
Directed by: Russ Dastrup
Filming/Editing/Producing: Scott Dastrup Audio
Mastering: Stoker White Parody
Lyrics: Rich Ashford
Source: https://youtu.be/oHNKTlz1lps
PipeWire has been making a lot of progress lately on providing a drop-in replacement audio server that unifies the PulseAudio and JACK APIs. Recently, it was announced that it is ready for general testing and at this rate it should be ready to be distributed as a replacement of PulseAudio in 2021.
Looking in the future, though, we need to ask ourselves... how can PipeWire improve the user experience? Does it actually bring any value to end users that have never heard of JACK before? Does it bring any changes?
In this talk, George is going to give an overview of how a PipeWire-enabled system looks like and behaves at the moment and then take a glimpse in the future, looking at ideas, which are already being worked on, that could revolutionize the user experience in an environment as complex as the desktop - with your help!
00:00 AirTag has Anti-Stock feature
02:50 Google password manager?
04:42 FTC Regulate Personal Data Sites?
08:12 Google to Stop Tracking for Ads
11:16 Affiliate - Linode
11:52 Gab Hacked
13:29 Microsoft Patches Exchange
14:14 Patreon - Tomm
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About this talk:
In this talk, a Linux kernel developer gets to complain how his normal "test case" i.e. userspace code, could do better when it comes to a whole range of different things that have been learned over time by maintaining a stable interface to the kernel for 20+ years.
About Greg:
Greg Kroah-Hartman is a Fellow at the Linux Foundation. He is currently responsible for the stable Linux kernel releases, and is a maintainer of the USB, TTY, and driver core subsystems in the kernel as well as other portions of the kernel codebase that he wishes he could forget about.
Tom talks about why and how he switched to Linux and some more challenges that will be coming down the pipeline for people still on Windows.
This is a different format of video, let him know what you think!
Source: https://youtu.be/19Su3_xnZXU
On the Linux Desktop, we value always-on, always-connected, and always in-sync applications. Our data, discussions, and research must always be available to us. We must always be instantly notified of important changes to the state of our chats, computer, or the world around us. Until we shut the laptop lid. Once the lid is shut, the laptop can safely become a brick until the lid is opened again.
Your phone likely doesn't have the luxury of becoming a brick whenever you put it in you pocket. You expect that important changes to the world around you, whether targeted toward you specifically or people sharing your interests, will command your attention.
Meanwhile, you also expect your phone to last at least a whole workday of mixed use and sleep periods. It might have a more efficient processor and smaller screen than your laptop, but it also has a much smaller battery. There's no way your phone would last all day if it was in the same "active" state that your laptop is with its lid open. But likewise, your phone doesn't become a brick as soon as it falls asleep. How?
Your phone isn't always active. It just fools you into thinking it is. As we move Desktop Linux further into form factors like tablets and candybar phones, we'll need to provide this illusion of continuous connectivity to more applications.
This talk is all about how Ubuntu Touch can manage calls, SMS, Telegram messages, news broadcasts, and infrastructure alerts while still providing multi-day battery life. We'll discuss the Ubuntu Touch forced application lifecycle and its exceptions, then take a look at how push notifications are critical to the illusion of continuous connectivity. We'll finish by talking about the future of push technology on Ubuntu Touch and abroad, especially where we need help in evaluating and producing new technologies based on Web Push standards.