LWN has received the sad news that Seth Nickell passed away, on April 16, from his father, Eric Nickell:

Many of you knew Seth from his work in the GNOME Usability Project, but his roots in that community trace back to his high school years. As a father of a high school junior, I remember being terrified when he flashed the hard drive of a computer he purchased for himself with this weird "Linux" thing. And I was a bit awed by the college application essay he wrote about open source and Linus Torvalds.

It was his interest in packet radio that drew him into working with the Linux AX.25 HOWTO as a high schooler, and from there to his focus on making the Linux desktop work for everyone.

The family plans to share news of a memorial at a later time. He will be deeply missed.

If you are using a rolling release distro like Arch, you might have noticed that your home directory now has a new member, a new folder called "Projects".

For as long as I remember, Linux has always had a set of default folders under the home directory. Usually they are Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos and Downloads. Templates, Desktop and Public folders are also there.

Now we have a new addition in the form of "Projects".

There are dozens of music-player applications for Linux; the options range from bare-bones programs that only play local files to full-blown music-management projects with a full suite of tools for managing (and playing) a music collection. Strawberry is in the latter category; it has a bumper crop of features, including smart playlists, support for editing music metadata tags, the ability to organize music files, and more.

Strawberry is something of an old-school music manager; it is designed for users who are serious about maintaining a local music collection rather than simply consuming whatever is available via streaming services. Its set of features includes just about everything users need for importing new music, creating playlists for every occasion, and weeding out duplicate songs, as well as maintaining an accurate and searchable database of the collection. It's written in C++, uses the Qt 6 framework, depends on GStreamer for codec support, and is available under the GPLv3.

Fedora has released Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop Edition 44 to the public.

The Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop Edition is suitable for many needs. It combines the reliable and trusted Fedora Linux base with the KDE Plasma Desktop environment. It provides a selection of KDE applications that are simple by default, but powerful when needed.

Download (Torrent)

Framework released a love letter to Apple.

Tired of "Big Tech" bloat? Looking to tinker with some new hardware or finally make the jump to Linux?

The Conifer FLOSStech & LUG is meeting TONIGHT, and we’re switching things up with a new social venue! Join us for a casual night of tech talk, project help, and local eats.

Highlights for tonight:

Linux 7.0 is here! 🐧 Has anyone upgraded yet? Let’s talk about the new kernel features and Rust integration.

Show & Tell: Bring your current projects! Whether it’s a Meshtastic node, a Waveshare ESP32-C6 GEEK board, or a stubborn Python script, we’re here to help.

Brainstorming: Help us plan our May "LibreLocal" event and our upcoming Python weekend bootcamp!

The Details: 📅 When: Tonight, Monday, April 27 🕔 Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 📍 Where: Ripple Pizza and Ice Cream (26412 Main St, Conifer) 🔗 More Info: Join our Open Meet group

Whether you're a Staff Engineer or a total beginner, there’s a seat at the table for you. Grab a slice or a swirl and let’s talk tech!

#Conifer #FOSSTech #Linux #LUG #RippleConifer #MountainTech #OpenSource

In case you cannot access the linked video,

https://clip.place/w/63NPuSryvkHt98GQpiDzFS

Screenshots here

https://ibb.co/N4c4b9Z

https://ibb.co/GvYG7m2C

I used:

• polybar for the “taskbar” at the top
• opensymbol font to create the icons, which are in fact >* symbols copy pasted inside polybar config, module label specifically
• rofi as window switcher and for the power off script
• scrot for taking screenshots
• simplescreenrecorder for recording the video

Wallpaper https://ibb.co/cKnNQxFJ

OC by @chilltrek97@kbin.earth