echo-icon-theme, libre graphics meetings and olpc xo trial

I spent time to clean svg icons from echo-icon-theme. The reason for the theme not set by default is due to librsvg 2.16.1 bugs found on some icons. I already modified some of them like audio-volume-high with a nice wave effects. The modified svg are already published on the wiki. As a result, creation on new icons is temporally on hold.

Next week, I will go to Montreal for Libre Graphics Meeting. Flight ticket and hotel reservation are done. It will be my first time in five years.

I have installed a sugar edition of Helix Player. Currently, it does not have a plugins to be played from a browser. I also tested Flash but playing a Youtube clip is jerky. I am now used to type from the XO machine. I intend to display that machine on a mall or small computer store in order to give some attraction about OLPC project.

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Sun's promise to open source Java vs GCJ

According to this Press Release via OS News , it appears Sun Microsystems allow the redistribution of their Java development for Linux distributions under a new license called Operation System Distributor's License for Java or in short "Distro License for Java". Currently, only binaries are licensed as the source code is not available for the public although SUN promise to open source Java . I wonder if that announcement will affect the whole GCJ on which Fedora Project is focusing. Pour les francophones: Selon cette note de presse via OS News, Sun Microsystems permet la redistribution des binaires Java pour les distribution de Linux sous la nouvelle license nomm&ecaute;e License des distros pour Java . Je me demande si cette annonce affectera le développement de GCJ.

GNOME extension Screen Autorotate available

While waiting for a bug fix affecting majority of 2-in-1 laptops running on GNOME Wayland session, gnome-shell-extension-screen-autorotate is now available in Fedora repository and EPEL 9 . Give a try on your device Possibly this extension will get added on the incoming Fedora Design Suite 39 as default for the owners of convertible laptops.

Wayland support coming to Blender for Fedora 37

As mentioned on Phoronix' article , Blender received Wayland support on Blender 3.3.1 for Fedora 37 as an update in preparation of the incoming version 3.4 next month. The update has a dependency of libdecor , a client-side decoration for Wayland in addition of DBus for the cursor theme. Currently, the window decoration may have yet to use the system theme but remains functional as intended.

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