March 2023 – GNOME Foundation

Introducing GNOME 44

The GNOME Project is proud to announce the release of GNOME 44, ‘Kuala Lumpur’.

This release brings a grid view in the file chooser, improved settings panels for Device Security, Accessibility, etc, and refined quick settings in the shell. The Software and Files apps have seen improvements, and a whole slew of new apps has joined
the GNOME Circle.

To learn more about the changes in GNOME 44, you can read the release notes. GNOME release notes.

You can also watch our release video. GNOME release video 3

GNOME 44 will be available shortly in many distributions, such as Fedora 38 and Ubuntu 23.04. If you want to try it today, you can look for their beta releases, which will be available very soon: Getting GNOME

We are also providing our own installer images for debugging and testing features. These images are meant for installation in a vm and require GNOME Boxes with UEFI support. We suggest getting Boxes from Flathub. os.gnome.org

Try the latest and greatest GNOME software in a VM or on real hardware If you are interested in building applications for GNOME 44, look for the GNOME 44 Flatpak SDK, which is available in the Flathub repository.

This six-month effort wouldn’t have been possible without the whole GNOME community, made of contributors and friends from all around the world: developers, designers, documentation writers, usability and accessibility specialists, translators, maintainers, students, system administrators, companies, artists, testers, the local GNOME Asia team in Malaysia, and last, but not least, our users.

GNOME would not exist without all of you. Thank you to everyone!

We hope to see some of you at GUADEC 2023 in Riga, Latvia!

Our next release, GNOME 45, is planned for September 2023. Until then, enjoy GNOME 44.

The GNOME release team

Support GNOME

To get involved, please visit gnome.org/get-involved/, and to help support GNOME in producing a free and easy-to-use desktop, visit gnome.org/donate/.

GNOME Foundation Opens Travel Sponsorships for Linux App Summit 2023

The GNOME Foundation is pleased to announce that a limited number of travel sponsorships are available for those who wish to attend the upcoming Linux App Summit (LAS) in Brno, Czech Republic. LAS is a conference for developers, designers, product managers, community members, and anyone interested in the state of Linux application development to collaboratively work on building and improving Linux applications. This year’s conference takes place on April 21-23. You can learn more about LAS, register, and view the schedule on linuxappsummit.org.

The travel sponsorships are open to anyone who wishes to attend LAS but may not have the financial means to do so. If you’re interested in applying, please contact Kristi at kprogri@gnome.org and include a short statement on why you would like to attend LAS along with your estimated travel costs. Please note that the travel sponsorship recipients will be required to volunteer during the conference.

The deadline for submitting your application is March 24, so be sure to apply as soon as possible if you’re interested in attending LAS. This is an incredible opportunity to meet with fellow developers and community members and to work on improving the Linux application ecosystem.

If you have any questions about the conference or the travel sponsorships, please don’t hesitate to contact Kristi at kprogri@gnome.org. We look forward to seeing you in Brno!

Travel Sponsorship Applications Open for GUADEC 2023

The GNOME Foundation is pleased to announce that travel sponsorship applications for GUADEC 2023 are currently open. GUADEC is the GNOME community’s annual conference, and this year it will be held in Riga, Latvia on July 26-31.

GUADEC is a great opportunity for developers, designers, and contributors to come together to discuss and learn about the latest developments in the GNOME project. The conference features a variety of talks, workshops, and social events that help foster collaboration and innovation within the GNOME community.

If you are interested in presenting at or attending GUADEC but require financial assistance to make the trip, you may request support from our travel committee. The deadline* to apply for travel sponsorship is March 31st, so be sure to submit your application as soon as possible.

For more information on who can apply for travel sponsorship and what costs are covered, please visit: https://wiki.gnome.org/Travel/

To apply for travel sponsorship, please submit a GitLab issue using this template: https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/TravelCommittee/-/issues/new?issue%5Bconfidential%5D=true.

Sponsorships are limited so we encourage everyone who is able to receive funding through their company or project to start there. We hope to see you in Riga this summer for an exciting and productive conference!

*Please note that the application will be open longer for GSoC students who need assistance attending GUADEC. GSoC students should check with their mentors for more information.

GNOME at Southern California Linux Expo

Join us this week, March 9-12, at the annual Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE 20x)!

We’re excited to be back at SCaLE this year! Melissa and Rosanna will be on hand to answer all your GNOME-related questions. Stop by to say hello, hear about the latest and greatest with GNOME, pick up some GNOME swag, or purchase a GNOME t-shirt or hoodie.

If you’re in the area and would like to volunteer at the GNOME Booth please see our discourse post for more details.

GNOME Beers

We are pleased to host a GNOME Beers on Saturday, March 11 from 6-8 pm at Craft by Smoke and Fire (30 W Green St, Pasadena). We hope to see you there!