Category Archives: computer

Anything that has to do with machines, internet, open source and technology.

No more open tickets left in GNOME Bugzilla

It’s already been impossible for a while to create new tickets in GNOME Bugzilla when GNOME moved to GitLab for bug reports and feature requests (and many other software development aspects, of course).In May 2021, Bart proposed to wrap up … Continue reading

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Creating tutorial videos (the hard way)

I recently created tutorial videos for Wikimedia Phabricator, the task tracking system primarily used in Wikimedia. These five tutorials cover the basics of creating tasks, working with projects and workboards, searching and listing tasks, and improving personal productivity. The videos … Continue reading

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Strike

✔ GNOME Gitlab achievement unlocked ✘ Write something about ‘life-work balance’ here

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GNOME 3.36 user documentation updates

Looks like since the release of GNOME 3.34.0 in September 2019 I made exactly 500 commits in GNOME Git. :) My main focus was on updating documentation. The user help of cheese, gnome-klotski, gnome-mahjongg, gnome-nibbles, gnome-robots, gnome-terminal, gnome-tetravex, iagno, lightsoff, … Continue reading

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Prioritization of bug reports and feature requests in Free and Open Source software projects

A few months ago I wrote an essay on software development planning in FOSS projects. It tries to answer the following questions: Why has nobody fixed this issue yet? Why wasn’t I consulted about these changes? How I can influence … Continue reading

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Updating some GNOME 3.32 user documentation

Apart from replacing many broken links to git.gnome.org or replacing links to GNOME Bugzilla with links to GNOME Gitlab in many code repositories and wiki pages, in the last months I spent some good time updating random GNOME user docs … Continue reading

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GNOME Bugzilla closed for new bug entry

As part of GNOME’s ongoing migration from Bugzilla to Gitlab, from today on there are no products left in GNOME Bugzilla which allow the creation of new tickets. The ID of the last GNOME Bugzilla ticket is 797430 (note that … Continue reading

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Wikimedia in Google Code-in 2018

Google Code-in (GCI) is an annual seven week long contest for 14–17-year-old students exploring free and open source software projects. Organizations, such as the Wikimedia community, offer small tasks in the areas of code, documentation, outreach, research, and design. Students … Continue reading

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Google Code-in 2018 and Wikimedia: Mentors and smaller tasks wanted!

Google Code-in will take place again soon (from October 23 to December 13). GCI is an annual contest for 13-17 year old students to start contributing to free and open projects. It is not only about coding: We also need … Continue reading

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GUADEC 2018 (It’s a Gitlab world)

GUADEC in Almería was a great opportunity to catch up with some technologies in the GNOME world, hang out with lovely folks again, and spend time at the beach. Wrote stock answers / canned replies for GNOME Gitlab (to be … Continue reading

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