I got speak with GNOME's release manager Jordan Petridis, his journey into open source development, the work GNOME has done with Flatpak and accessibility, and how open source developers deal with harassment from Linux losers.

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Chapters: 00:00 Who is Jordan? 05:00 GNOME, TPM, and Linux 17:45 Role of the GNOME Foundation 27:03 The Evolution of Linux Packages 33:09 What Jordan Does For GNOME 39:55 Consultancy, Donations, & Telemetry 59:43 Linux Users? Linux Losers 1:12:18 "GNOME Doesn't Care About Accessibility!" 🤡 1:15:49 Devs Talk Outside of Issue Pages 1:17:57 NVIDIA & Wayland 1:23:03 How Linux Creators Spread Misinformation 1:33:07 Life Stories 1:45:38 Outro