COSMIC 1.0.11 has been tagged. There's now a toggle for workspace wrapping, file names are selected up to the extension when renaming plus many more improvements. See the change summary at: github.com/pop-os/cosmi...
Released on Pop and coming to your distro soon.
Exempt because the legislation is now specific to commercial app stores.
I completely understand where you're coming from. I simply don't see a path to defeating all these bills. It's a flood and there are lots of interest pushing for even more draconian legislation. However, I do see a path where we can protect open source and I'm putting my effort there.
I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill.
* Open source OS's and apps are excluded
* Code repos are excluded (github/gitlab)
* Containers are excluded (docker/podman)
Now to work on getting the bill passed with these amendments.
Join me on a tour of the @system76.bsky.social Denver factory where people transform raw materials into premium desktops and keyboards.
youtu.be/9366taDty-k?...
Thanks Pavel Dmitriev for visiting and recording the tour.
I loved playing with compiz back in the day.
Implemented with the background effect protocol.
Cosmic desktop with two windows open. The windows have a blur effect that looks like frosted glass.
The latest COSMIC frosted glass WIP.
COSMIC 1.0.9 has been released. It includes performance improvements, input method support, text ellipsizing, wifi network search in settings, screenshots saved in a separate folder, and more polish and quality of life improvements.
github.com/pop-os/cosmi...
One of the coolest things about living in Breckenridge is the mining town history. You can casually hike up to a historic mine and browse through an old blacksmith shop.
To the moon!
COSMIC Sync demo + theme integration with keyboard backlights
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh0Q...
Colorado Age Attestation bill update: Participants submitted proposed changes including improved consumer privacy and exempting open source software.
Sen. Ball responded this morning that they'll now draft potential amendments.
We're making progress.
White glowing power button in a stainless steel USB and audio port housing.
Tomorrow
New Thelio Mira arriving March 17th. This is the milled steel front power button and ports bar.
Today, I met with Colorado Sen. Ball, co-author of CO OS Age Attestation Bill SB26-051.
Sen. Ball suggested excluding open source software from the bill. This appears to be a real possibility.
No illusions, it's an uphill battle, but we have an open door to advocate for the open source community.
Perhaps the most perverse consequence of age verification laws: many require advertising the age bracket of the user to the open web. Children will be known to be children even to those that would exploit that information without regard for any other "safety" law.
The system76 support experience.
"I replied at 12:01 with the details they needed. At 12:08, Alex K. from support escalated me to hardware RMA. Seven minutes. I've never seen that in decades of enterprise support."
blog.vintagetechie.com/one-week-doo...
Picture of architectural mesh incorporated into sheet metal.
Architectural mesh is incorporated into the new Thelio Mira design. It adds beauty and texture to the design and functionally increases airflow over typical vents cut into sheet metal.
#MiraMarch
Ground-up redesigned @system76 Thelio hardware coming soon.
☑️ 10 months of design and engineering
☑️ Over 16,000 durability test runs
☑️ Over 250 hours of thermal testing and optimization
#MiraMarch
Screenshot of COSMIC Terminal with the Keyboard shortcuts side pane open.
COSMIC Terminal now has customizable keyboard shortcuts. Available through Pop!_OS updates now and arriving in other distros after the COSMIC release tag 2/10 and packaging.
COSMIC community Frosted Glass experiments with WIP code. Still a long way to go but you can get an idea of where we're headed.
Night light will be a after. We're building a Vulcan renderer into cosmic-comp for that and HDR.
COSMIC Frosted Glass effect design mockups.
COSMIC desktop on Pop!_OS with rounded corners and matching accent on two non-COSMIC apps.
COSMIC now features rounded corners and window shadow on all apps. Update Pop for the latest. It'll arrive in your favorite distro soon.
Options are in Settings > Appearance > Window shadow and corners
Hades 2 is fantastic and a lot of fun. I haven't played a rogue-like game and wondered if it would feel tedious. Not at all.
Skinning up a mountain at the crack of dawn is a beautiful experience.
Jeremy and I discuss COSMIC, Pop 24.04, the Linux desktop and the importance of a diverse software ecosystem on the Dual Boot Diaries.
youtu.be/7JX6xWg5lx4?...
