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Introducing GNOME 48

The GNOME Project is proud to announce the release of GNOME 48, ‘Bengaluru’.

GNOME 48 brings several exciting updates, including improved notification stacking for a cleaner experience, better performance with dynamic triple buffering, and the introduction of new fonts like Adwaita Sans & Mono. The release also includes Decibels, a minimalist audio player, new digital well-being features, battery health preservation with an 80% charge limit, and HDR support for compatible displays.

For a detailed breakdown, visit the GNOME 48 Release Notes.

GNOME 48 will be available shortly in many distributions, such as Fedora 42 and Ubuntu 25.04. 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.

GNOME OS Nightly

If you’re looking to build applications for GNOME 48, check out the GNOME 48 Flatpak SDK on Flathub.
You can also support the GNOME project by donating—your contributions help us improve infrastructure, host community events, and keep Flathub running. Every donation makes a difference!

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 Bengaluru, and last, but not least, our users.

We hope to see some of you at GUADEC 2025 in Brescia, Italy!

Our next release, GNOME 49, is planned for September. Until then, enjoy GNOME 48.

The GNOME release team

Registration Now Open for GNOME Asia 2024

Registration for GNOME Asia 2024 is now open! This year’s summit will be held from December 6-8, 2024, in the dynamic city of Bangalore, India, with both in-person and remote participation options.

GNOME Asia 2024 will feature a fantastic lineup of presentations and workshops centered around the latest innovations in the GNOME ecosystem and its community. Whether you’re attending on-site in Bangalore or joining online from anywhere in the world, there’s something for everyone.

The full conference schedule, including session and speaker details, will soon be available on the event website.

Registration is open to everyone—whether you’re an experienced developer, new to the open-source world, or simply curious about what’s happening in GNOME. We look forward to welcoming you, both in person and online, from December 6-8!

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Become a GNOME Asia 2024 Sponsor!

We’re still looking for sponsors for this year’s summit. If you or your company are interested in sponsoring GNOME Asia 2024, please find more details and our sponsorship brochure on the event website or reach out to asia@gnome.org.

Exciting Updates on the GNOME Development Initiative and Sovereign Tech Fund

GNOME Foundation Executive Director Holly Million had a call this week with Tara Tarakiyee, our program manager at Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), providing him with an update on the project work taking place under the Foundation’s current contract with STF and the Foundation’s plans to continue and expand the work. We’re thrilled to share those updates with the greater community here!

Key Updates

The contracted work continues to progress, and the Sovereign Tech Fund is very encouraged by what has been accomplished to date.
The areas of work currently being funded by STF are planned to continue and to be strengthened and expanded as part of our new, permanent GNOME Development Initiative, as described in our draft strategic plan: foundation.gnome.org/strategicplan
The Foundation is reorganizing the project and hiring an additional program manager to work with current managers on the new Initiative. We are finalizing a contract for transitional work with the new manager and will make a formal announcement next week.
We hope to significantly increase the amount of development work happening through the Initiative with a process that allows community suggestions for needed work and an application process for grants for proposed work.
The Foundation recently applied to the Open Tech Fund to strengthen the Initiative, including proposing to hire a permanent full-time program manager and to invest in other important work to support our community
The Foundation will apply for a new round of contract funding when the Sovereign Tech Fund reopens for applications in mid-June.
We have launched the GNOME Development Fund, which will raise additional support from the community to fuel the development work possible through the Initiative. Starting immediately, all donations made through the Fund will build the Initiative. This Fund page will continue to develop, with counters, a backer list, tiered benefits for backers at differing levels, and badges coming next. Donate today to support the future of GNOME. gnome.org/donate

In other exciting news, the Foundation has new professional bookkeeping systems in place, completed a financial review in preparation for a required financial audit next year, and at the completion of the second quarter of this fiscal year, the Foundation is performing under budget and is on track in our commitment to having a non-deficit year. We will share more details, including graphs and financial details in a separate update soon.

Learn More about the GNOME Development Fund

Support GNOME this Giving Tuesday

With hundreds of contributors all over the world working on GNOME projects, we’re doing what we can to move the project forward! But we still need help. Our organization is a 501(c)3 (in the United States) and relies on financial contributions to keep the lights on. Your financial support goes towards GNOME conferences, intern sponsors, new releases, staff resources, infrastructure, and so much more!

In the US, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving has been designated Giving Tuesday and is a day focused on supporting nonprofits. As a nonprofit, the GNOME Foundation relies on your financial support. No contribution is too big or too small and corporate and personal donations are always welcome. Please join us for our fundraising event today, Tuesday, November 28th, as we take part in the Giving Tuesday movement and ask you to make a contribution to support the GNOME Foundation.

While a financial contribution helps, we know there are many ways to help support our fundraising. We’ve included some non-financial ways you can help:

Share or repost GNOME social media messages. Help us get the message out!
Make a donation request on behalf of GNOME! Ask friends and family to contribute to an organization that is important to you. https://www.gnome.org/donate/
Use the upcoming holidays to ask for contributions in lieu of presents. This is a great thing to do for birthdays and the upcoming holiday season! https://www.gnome.org/donate/
Take advantage of your company match program. Many organizations will match your donation – make sure you are taking advantage of all the ways you can donate!

We are excited for 2024 and hope we can count on your support during Giving Tuesday. Help us build another great year at GNOME!

Thank you from all of us at the GNOME Foundation.

About Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity that takes place today, November 30, 2021. It was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Learn more at https://www.givingtuesday.org/

A Letter from our Executive Director

Hello, GNOME community! I am ecstatic to be joining the GNOME Foundation as the organization’s new executive director. I have been searching for a leadership position with a creative, forward-thinking, revolutionary nonprofit. My main goal was to find a place where I could apply my 32 years of nonprofit management and fundraising experience to advance a great mission, and I know I have found the right place—the right home—in GNOME.

I’m entering the GNOME community as a humble newcomer, with an open mind and a desire to learn from all of you. At the same time, I also bring lots of knowledge and experience to strengthen the GNOME Foundation so it can advance its mission effectively and have even more impact. I have an extensive and wide-ranging background in nonprofit management and fundraising. I worked for 25 years as a documentary film producer and filmmaker. I am an artist through and through. I also have lots of practical nonprofit organizational experience.

In addition, I am a passionate champion of democracy, collaboration, creativity, openness, and human unity. I also have direct experience with the open source world—from a biotechnology vantage point—from my time as the executive director of the BioBricks Foundation, an international science nonprofit whose mission is ensuring bioengineering is done in an open and ethical manner, and which developed open source legal tools and open source data-sharing for bioengineers. I am a fervent believer in open source!

I am impressed by the international reach of the GNOME community and the diversity of the individuals involved in creating all of this amazing output. Together, you have created something so powerful that can be further harnessed to create even more social benefit. I see many opportunities for the GNOME community to do even more incredible work, create even more products, solve even more problems, and leverage GNOME as a tool for social justice and human evolution at a pivotal time for all of us.

Now that I have shared a little bit about myself and my excitement about joining the GNOME Foundation, I invite you to reach out to me to introduce yourself, tell me about your passion for GNOME, and share your ideas for what the GNOME community needs at this point in its journey. I look forward to our collaboration!

Join us for a meet and greet with Holly!

Please join us online for a meet and greet with Holly on November 14th at 18:00 UTC (10:00 AM PST)! This is a fantastic opportunity to get to know our new Executive Director, hear about her vision for the Foundation, and ask questions. Please let us know if you plan to join the meet and greet by registering online: https://events.gnome.org/e/HollyMillion.

To ensure that Holly addresses as many questions as possible, we ask you to submit yours in advance. To submit your questions please visit https://events.gnome.org/event/172/surveys/81.

We look forward to chatting with you on November 14th!

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GNOME.Asia 2023 will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal

We’re delighted to announce that GNOME.Asia 2023 will take place between the 1st and 3rd of December in Kathmandu, Nepal.

This year GNOME.Asia will be held as a hybrid event and attendees will be able to join virtually or in person.

The call for proposals and registration will be open soon. Please check our event website for more updates in the upcoming weeks.

If you or your company would like to sponsor GNOME.Asia 2023 please contact us at asia@gnome.org.

About the city of Kathmandu

Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, is a vibrant metropolis nestled in the Kathmandu Valley. With a rich cultural heritage and a blend of ancient temples, palaces, and modern developments, it offers visitors a captivating experience. The city is known for UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Durbar Square to spiritual landmarks such as Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhanath Stupa.

About GNOME.Asia

GNOME.Asia Summit is an annual GNOME conference for the community members of Asia. It is largely concerned with the GNOME desktop, although it also includes apps and platform development tools. The summit brings together the Asian GNOME community to give a forum for consumers, developers, foundation leaders, governments, and enterprises to discuss current and future technology.

About GNOME

GNOME is a non-profit software environment project that is free and open-source. Together, the contributor community and the Foundation build a computing platform and software ecosystem made entirely of free software that is elegant, efficient, and simple to use.

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!

Linux App Summit 2023 to be held in Brno

We’re happy to announce that Linux App Summit 2023 will take place in Brno, Czech Republic on April 21–23, 2023. For 2023 Linux App Summit (LAS) will again be held as a hybrid event, allowing attendees and speakers to join virtually or in person at our venue in Brno.

Linux App Summit (LAS) is a conference focused on building a Linux application ecosystem. LAS aims to encourage the creation of quality applications, seek opportunities for compensation for FOSS developers, and foster a thriving market for the Linux operating system.

Everyone is invited to attend! Companies, journalists, and individuals who are interested in learning more about the Linux desktop application space and growing their user base are especially welcome. The call for papers and registration will be open soon. Please check linuxappsummit.org for more updates in the upcoming weeks.

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About Brno

Brno, the second-largest city in the Czech Republic, is a technological hub in Central Europe and the wider region. Several universities specializing in Information Technology give Brno a large source of IT talent and as a result, many companies have opened research and development facilities in the city. With around 90,000 students residing in the area, Brno is a vibrant university city and home to many museums, theatres, festivals, and cultural events. It is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and in 2017 was designated as a “City of Music“. Alongside the urban areas, visitors will find traditional Moravian folklore preserved in some districts and can experience traditional Moravian costumes, wines, folk music, and dance.

There are lots of sights to see in Brno! Some of the most popular attractions are:

Špilberk Castle
Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul
Veveří Castle
Villa Tugendhat

We hope to see you in Brno!*The image attribution: SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About the Linux App Summit

The Linux App Summit is co-organized by KDE and GNOME. It brings the global Linux community together to learn, collaborate, and help grow the Linux application ecosystem. Through talks, panels, and Q&A sessions, we encourage attendees to share ideas, make connections, and join our goal of building a common app ecosystem.

Previous iterations of the Linux App Summit have been held in the United States in Portland, Oregon, and Denver, Colorado, as well as in Barcelona, Spain, and Rovereto, Italy. Learn more by visiting linuxappsummit.org.

GUADEC 2022 Registration is Open!

We’re pleased to announce that Registration for GUADEC 2022 is now open!

GUADEC is the largest annual gathering of GNOME developers and community members. This year’s edition will be a hybrid event, taking place from July 20th-25th in-person in Guadalajara, Mexico with living streaming for those who wish to attend remotely.

If you are planning to attend either in person or remotely please register on guadec.org.

This year is particularly special for the GNOME community as it marks the 25th anniversary of GNOME and this year’s conference marks our return to in-person events as well as our first GUADEC in North America. In honor of this special occasion, we’ll be holding an anniversary celebration during GUADEC and are scheduling some great social events and day trips!

Please follow GUADEC on Twitter or GNOME on Mastodon, Twitter, or LinkedIn for frequent updates about the conference, and reach out to guadec@gnome.org with any questions.

We expect to publish the complete program for the conference soon. If you or your company are interested in becoming a sponsor for GUADEC 2022 please take a look at our sponsor brochure, and reach out to sponsors@guadec.org for more information.

Hope to see you in Mexico!

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GUADEC 2022 in Guadalajara, Mexico

We’re happy to announce that GUADEC 2022 will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico between 20th and 25th of July.

This year GUADEC will be held as a hybrid event and attendees will be able to join virtually or in person at our venue in Guadalajara.
The call for proposals and registration will be open soon. Please check guadec.org for more updates in the upcoming weeks.

About Guadalajara

Guadalajara is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Located in the central region in the Western-Pacific area of Mexico, Guadalajara is the 10th largest city in Latin America and the second-most populous metropolitan area in Mexico. The city is named after the Spanish city of Guadalajara, meaning “river/valley of stones”.

Guadalajara is the cultural center of Mexico, considered by most to be the home of mariachi music and host to a number of large-scale cultural events such as the Guadalajara International Film Festival and globally renowned cultural events which draw international crowds.

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About GUADEC

GUADEC is the GNOME community’s largest conference, bringing together hundreds of users, contributors, community members, and enthusiastic supporters together for a week of talks and workshops.

About GNOME

GNOME is a free and open-source software environment project supported by a non-profit foundation. Together, the community of contributors and the Foundation create a computing platform and software ecosystem, composed entirely of free software, that is designed to be elegant, efficient, and easy to use.