Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (30/2022): Ubuntu Touch on FairPhone 4, and, maybe, RISC-V phones in the future!
Table of Contents
Also, more and more apps get ported to GTK4/libadwaita, Phosh 0.20 beta 3, KDE progress and more._
Commentary in italics.
Software progress
GNOME ecosystem
- This Week in GNOME: #54 More Portings. So much GTK4/libadwaita!
- DEV Community: GSoC mid term report for Health.
- Berlin Mini GUADEC 2022 reports: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Sounds like it was a great get-together!
Plasma/Maui ecosystem
- Nate Graham: This week in KDE: Lots of work on Discover. Nice progress!
- Volker Krause: June/July in KDE Itinerary. Dito.
- KDE Eco: Measurement Lab Follow-Up: Sprint Achievements And To-dos - KDE Eco. Nice and measured.
- frinring: KF5’s big ramp of deprecations to KF6. Future!
Sailfish OS
Kernel stuff
- Phoronix: Linux 5.20 To Support The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen3, ThinkPad X13s Arm Laptop. Moar chips!
- Phoronix: Linux 5.20 Likely To Be Called Linux 6.0. Bigger number!
Distributions
- Release Arch Linux ARM - 2022/07/29 · dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch · GitHub. New DanctNIX images!
Worth noting
- Guido Günther: "phosh 0.20.0~beta3 is out 🚀📱 : It fixes many b…" - Librem Social
- Chris: "vvmd version 0.10 is out! https://gitlab.com/kop…" - Fosstodon
- Guido Günther: "Improved #phosh's screenshot support a bit so it …" - Librem Social
Worth reading
PINE64 Community Update
- PINE64: July Update: A Pinecil Evolved. No PinePhone news, but don't miss reading the section about the Star64 SBC:
"The initial review has yielded some very positive results, partly because the SoC runs cool without the need for passive or active heat dissipation, even under load. The SoC running cool without a heatsink is great news, as it opens the door for the platform to become a basis for future devices."
StarPhone when? More seriously and totally apart from potential future news in devices, I am quite glad that PINE64 went with StarFive, a well known and decent manufacturer in the RISC-V space (and not AllWinner or worse).
PINE64 Criticism
- TuxPhones: The Pine Formula. I also scratched my head when I read that PinePod would be based on the same chip as the wireless earbuds. I get that embedded development may be fun; but is it sustainable on chips that are so limited?
Code Hosting
- postmarketOS: Considering SourceHut. I don't have a lot of opinions on this; but I really hope that SourceHut add some more lean WebUI for MRs before this happens. While git-send-email is a workflow used by popular and large projects, it's not exactly beginner friendly.
Supply Chain
- Purism: The Ball and Supply Chain Part 2.
Something to keep in mind
Worth listening
- postmarketOS podcast // #20 Considering SourceHut Special. Great episode!
Worth watching
Ubuntu Touch Q&A
- UBports: Ubuntu Touch Q&A 120. They wanted to do a Q&A, so they did!
PinePhone
- Arbitrary Tech: Pinephone Usability Review Q3 2022 I bet it's ... 5:21. Also: Don't read the comments.
- Linux Rambling productions: Some of my thoughts on the pinephone.
- agisga: Org-Roam on PinePhone (postmarketOS Linux, SXMO, Emacs 28.1). Nice!
Something missing?
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