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GNOME@gnome@floss.social

Our rolling release friends have been enjoying the new features and performance improvements for some time, and now our friends @ubuntu and @fedora join the GNOME 51 fun! Welcome to the users who are just getting their hands on our newest release!

Desktops of Ubuntu 26.10 and Fedora Workstation 45 split together side by side, with Calendar and Papers open on Ubuntu, and Maps, Epiphany and Settings open on Fedora Workstation.
Sovereign Tech Agency@sovtechfund@mastodon.social

Europe depends on open digital infrastructure. Which technologies are critical, and where is support most needed? We invite maintainers and experts worldwide to share their knowledge to inform the design and investment priorities of the EU Sovereign Tech Fund pilot.

Take the survey by 30 November 2026 and share it with your networks: survey.sovereign.tech/eustf

Learn more about the pilot: sovereign.tech/programs/eu-sov

@Digital_Commons_EDIC

Waving EU flag in front of a glass building, with the text: Which open source does Europe rely on? Take the survey for the EU Sovereign Tech Fund pilot.
Jason Evangelho 🌊🐧@killyourfm@layer8.space

There's a brand new GNOME donation portal being developed, and the language is getting overhauled alongside the visuals. My goal with the new text is to shift the narrative from what the GNOME Foundation funds internally, to HOW that funding benefits the wider community.

Also, I want to thank everyone at @thunderbird and MZLA. Without the valuable experience as part of that project's fundraising success story, I'd have no idea what I'm doing 🤣

[attached: work in progress]

A GNOME donation page on a blue background describes how donations support free software, alongside a form with monthly giving selected and $5 highlighted.
GNOME@gnome@floss.social

GNOME.Asia Summit 2026 is just around the corner!

From 31st Oct to 2nd Nov 2026, the GNOME community will gather in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, for three days of technology, knowledge sharing, community connections and cultural experiences.

events.gnome.org/event/376/tim

GNOME Events (Indico)GNOME Asia Summit 2026GNOME.Asia Summit is the featured annual GNOME conference in Asia. It focuses primarily on the GNOME desktop but also covers applications and platform development tools. The summit brings together the GNOME community in Asia to provide a forum for users, developers, foundation leaders, governments,…
GNOME@gnome@floss.social

Gaming enthusiasts can look forward to “The Convergence of Modern Linux Gaming and the Desktop with Bazzite and GNOME” by Syamsul Anuar Abd Nasir, examining how Linux gaming, immutable operating systems and desktop technologies are evolving together.

31st October 4:20 - 4:50 am UTC

Hylke Bons 🥜@hbons@mastodon.social

In reply to a post

🔴 I'm live again on continuing where we left off designing 11 / 1,447 style emoji for @pidgin! :)

twitch.tv/planet_peanut_studio

Twitchplanet_peanut_studio - TwitchHello! I'm Hylke, a product designer who codes. I love building FOSS with people from all over the world! — planet_peanut_studio streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.
Silje 🌟@astrosilje@snabelen.no

Aw yisss! After a ~10 year long stay in the Apple prison, it’s time for a return to Jolla and freedom ❤️🤩

GNOME@gnome@floss.social

Do you have a fingerprint reader? In GNOME 51 we improved the user interface for managing fingerprints, and now adding, removing or even storing multiple different fingerprints is easier than ever.

Note: this feature isn't limited to smartphones!

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Nextcloud 📱☁️💻@nextcloud@mastodon.xyz

⛓️ Today, Google has taken the next step in enclosing the ecosystem by starting to enforce its developer verification program in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.

No better time than now to recommend the best apps from everyone's favorite app store, F-Droid.

We'll start: Librera Reader, Image Toolbox, LocalSend, AntennaPod, FMD, Capy Reader, Unexpected Keyboard, Voice Audiobook Player, Aegis Authenticator...