Joshua Strobl

The year is 2027. Age verification has infested everything. Everyone on Linux has switched to LFS or Gentoo. All software is cloned and developed on radicle because package repositories have been outlawed. Honestly, this is where my brain is at right now. Fucking politicians.

#Budgie Desktop 10.10.2 is here! We have significantly improved the labwc bridge, introduced better app matching in Icon Tasklist, scaling fixes, and a whole lot more. Check it out at buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/budgie-10… #OpenSource #Linux #BudgieDesktop

Now live for Budgie Desktop 10.10.2 release stream :) youtube.com/live/I6mMyN_yH…

Gonna go live tomorrow at 1300 UTC for some last minute fixes (IconTasklist PR), release prep, and the actual release of Budgie 10.10.2! Tune in for a peak behind the curtain at youtube.com/live/I6mMyN_yH…

#Budgie Desktop 10.10.2 releases this Saturday! Chirp #7 covers the latest: dialog fixes, Crystal Dock support, Icon Tasklist app matching improvements, and more. buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/chirp-7 #OpenSource #Linux #BudgieDesktop

Update: I hit over 30k steps today!

What a work competition does to someone. Starts today, figured I'd condition a bit beforehand. Aiming for 30k steps (might hit it today once I give my feet some rest), then I gotta start hitting the gym since there is only so fast one can go on a walking pad in an apartment!

My Ferris plushie from ferris.rs arrive today 🦀 It is already trying to convert my Gopher! High quality, reasonably sized and priced, and came with some stickers. What more does one need? #RustLang

Chirp #6 is out! Show Desktop functionality rework, HiDPI fixes, session crash squashed, IconTasklist fixes, and still more improvements to come! Clear skies ahead for an upcoming Budgie 10.10.2. Read more at buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/chirp-6 #Budgie #BudgieDesktop #OpenSource #Linux

With scissors mode, anything below that line is cut, no manual cleanup needed! #Documentation/git-commit.txt-scissors" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">git-scm.com/docs/git-commi…

I was today's year old when I learned about #git commit cleanup "scissors" mode. I had swapped to whitespace a long time ago so I could maintain use of # for headings of more in-depth commit descriptions, but always had to clean up the git commit generated text.

Chirp #5 is out! We sat down to plan the road ahead for Budgie 11, got live panel configuration working, and polished up 10.10. buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/chirp-5 Take care :)

If Element ever gets push-to-talk (doubt it, it's been requested since 2018), that certainly will be a better option since Element Call supports screensharing too. So losing out on that, but I can just...get up off my chair and walk across the apartment.

Power of Podman Quadlet and good docs from Mumble (including an official container): Took no more than 15 minutes to set up Mumble server on my home server for my wife and I to use. I don't have to think about my server asking me one day to submit an ID or a face scan :)

I will be live Wednesday (today for me :P) at 1530 UTC for more Budgie 11 work! I will be implementing configuration in our panel for budgie-shell, particularly: screen edge, per-region extension lists, and per-output (more to come there later). youtube.com/live/Pjk7sMzEi…

There is absolutely no universe where I am giving Discord my ID or effectively a scan of my face. Especially after the massive PII leak of theirs / their previous vendor. Fuck no. Fuck that. theverge.com/tech/875309/di…

New Chirp is out. Budgie 10 gets independent compositor theming, Budgie 11's panel evolves with a new QML loader, and Magpie gains focus methods. Oh, and we redesigned the website. buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/chirp-4 Happy coding :)

Now live for Building #Budgie 11 #3: Getting #Qt with Key Sequences & Mir API Exploration youtube.com/live/2NBZ9E-h0… #OpenSource #Linux

Tomorrow (Wed. Feb 4th) at 1530 UTC I will be live again for more Magpie development for #Budgie 11. I will be doing some (necessary) code cleanup / re-organization, taking a look at #Qt6 QKeySequence, and Mir / Miral API exploration! youtube.com/live/2NBZ9E-h0…

For those wondering what the heck I am talking about, SBCs were recently announced featuring the SpacemiT K3 octa-core X11 CPU, for example the Sispeed K3 Series and Milk-V Jupiter 2. Some details at cnx-software.com/2026/01/30/jup…

If anyone happens to know folks that work w/ RISC-V vendors (or if you are one!), I'd love to get my hands on an upcoming RVA K3 dev board (e.g. Sispeed or Milk-V Jupiter 2) for testing Budgie 11 as we work on it and CI. Hit me up on socials or joshua [at] buddiesofbudgie.org