Scratching my own free software itches
Last year the Webkit project started to integrate its tracing routines with Sysprof. Since then, the feedback I ve received about it is that it was a pretty big improvement in the development of the engine! Yay. People started using Sysprof to have insights about the internal states of Webkit, gather data on how long different [ ]
I m back from GUADEC 2025. I m still super tired, but I wanted to write down my thoughts before they vanish into the eternal void. First let me start with a massive thank you for everyone that helped organize the event. It looked extremely well rounded, the kind of well rounded that can only be explained [ ]
Accessibility in the free and open source world is somewhat of a sensitive topic. Given the principles of free software, one would think it would be the best possible place to advocate for accessibility. After all, there s a collection of ideologically motivated individuals trying to craft desktops to themselves and other fellow humans. And yet, [ ]
After more than an year after, Boatswain 5.0 is finally out. It took me a long time to push it to the finish line, but I m relatively happy with how it turned out, and it brings some nice features. Let s take a quick look at what s new in this release! New Devices Boatswain 5.0 comes [ ]
I ve blogged in the past about how WebKit on Linux integrates with Sysprof, and provides a number of marks on various metrics. At the time that was a pretty big leap in WebKit development since it gave use a number of new insights, and enabled various performance optimizations to land. But over time we started [ ]
Last week I published the Flatpak 1.16.0 release This marks the beginning of the 1.16 stable series. This release comes after more than two years since Flatpak 1.14, so it s pretty packed with new features, bug fixes, and improvements. Let s have a look at some of the highlights! USB Input Devices Two new features [ ]
As of today, Mutter will style legacy titlebars (i.e. of X11 / Xwayland apps that don t use client-side decorations) using Adwaita on GNOME. Shadows match the Adwaita style as well, including shadows of unfocused windows. These titlebars continue to follow the system dark and light mode, even when apps don t. Should make using legacy apps [ ]
One topic that interests me endlessly is profiling. I ve covered this topic many times in this blog, but not enough to risk sounding like a broken record yet. So here we are again! Not everyone may know this but GNOME has its own browser, Web (a.k.a. Epiphany, or Ephy for the intimates). It s a fairly [ ]
Following my announcement a few days ago, in probably what has been record time, the Ko-Fi goal for the Elgato Stream Deck+ has been reached! I ve acquired the device and it s already on its way, expected to reach me by the end of January ~ early February due to being an international purchase. Thanks everyone [ ]
Following up on my previous blog post, due to popular demand, I started a small fundraiser campaign to acquire an Elgato Stream Deck Plus. The goal is US$ 500, which should cover the costs of acquiring the device, and should pay for a few hours of reverse engineering work Boatswain development. Naturally, I ll also document [ ]