Clayton

Pre-partner at Igalia, and contributor to postmarketOS.

"Aim to be a zero" - Chris Hadfield

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2024-09-29 13:26:56

today at #boilingtheocean:
@npub1vvg…8cg7 testing #linuxmobile camera stuff on @npub1e9g…kvc5
@npub1ka8…d9qd pokes #librem5 in the background
#postmarketos
https://nfts.freeradical.zone/media_attachments/files/113/221/050/697/743/992/original/5a2439fc74c253d3.jpg

2024-09-26 04:09:44

If you're attending All Systems Go in Berlin, come see the talk by @npub1x7d…sddw and I today at 10:50am (local time) about #systemd-ifying #postmarketos 😁
https://cfp.all-systems-go.io/all-systems-go-2024/talk/LJXCKK/
#allsystemsgo

2024-09-11 20:54:56

#postmarketOS now ships with "doas" by default (replacing "sudo") 🎉
Thanks @npub1d5e…u806 for the patch!

2024-09-06 16:59:43

#systemd on #postmarketOS is getting a little closer every day...
https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/5563

2024-09-04 18:58:05

I found a weird crash that seems to involve running #golang apps compiled for amd64 on an aarch64 system using #qemu.
It seems to be related to the Go GC, GOGC=off works. Go 1.20 also works.
The crash output from Go runtime is in this issue, but I've been able to reproduce this when building a very simple hello world app for amd64:
https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap/-/issues/2382
Both Go's runtime/GC and qemu are complicated things I suck at debugging 😞
Help me fediverse, you're my only hope.

2024-08-01 17:58:47

All set up for #FOSSY24!
Come talk to us about #postmarketOS, #linuxmobile, or #systemd!
https://nfts.freeradical.zone/media_attachments/files/112/888/063/161/985/478/original/419504eaba64aa0d.jpg

2024-07-24 00:37:12

Meet the main folks behind #postmarketOS on our shiny new Team webpage!
https://postmarketos.org/team

2024-07-04 19:36:01

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@npub1a3h…m44m I would totally use this. Would also be fun to share somehow in a way that wasn't gross, like to see how your friends or whatever scored some item.

2024-06-28 23:42:21

Does anyone know where I can score a cheap used #steamdeck to use for #postmarketos development work? I own one already but you can't make me give up muh gamez 😢
(I would also like to avoid giving ebay money, if possible. But that's obviously also an option too... I guess.)

2024-06-25 23:34:17

@npub1adw…5tcf and I will be running a #postmarketOS booth at #FOSSY2024, and I would like to have some small sign or banner to put up on our table. Does anyone have any ideas for what that should look like?

2024-06-25 21:04:42

"Learn X in Y minutes" is such a useful resource! I use it frequently to brush up on #programming languages I haven't used in a while, or to get a quick intro of some new language I might be curious about
https://learnxinyminutes.com/

2024-05-31 18:29:19

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@npub1rnq…7anc
#fairphone basically already has the hardware you are looking for today, just need a #linuxmobile distro for it

2024-04-29 18:36:39

#postmarketOS isn't just for phones!
Here it is running #GNOME on a recovered 2012-era #macbook (everything works!) 🥳
https://nfts.freeradical.zone/media_attachments/files/112/355/948/482/045/871/original/7cd80ac89df824ff.jpg

2024-04-18 15:28:28

I just was just browsing new episodes on the #hackerpublicradio podcast and discovered a recent one from @npub1qnq…9whd about installing #postmarketos on a pinephone!
https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4093/index.html

2024-04-16 18:18:54

So... there's a free software conference (#FOSSY [1]) in #pdx (Portland, OR) this year, and I was thinking of applying to have a table there where folks could bring (supported) devices they want to flash with #postmarketOS, or just to hang out and chat about pmOS or #linuxmobile.
Does this sound like a good idea?
1. https://sfconservancy.org/fossy/

2024-04-15 20:52:22

@npub17p5…a0st recently live streamed #linux kernel bring-up for the MediaTek MT8186 SOC (used in some Chromebooks supported by #postmarketOS).
The video title suggests there might be a part 2 🤞
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZGmSaOBZY8

2024-03-26 20:55:41

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@npub1rnq…7anc nice! I'd like to package this for #postmarketOS

2024-03-20 20:41:48

So I've spent several hours trying to debug a problem with booting #postmarketOS on x86_64 systems that use 32-bit EFI...
I tried to document the issue and current debug here[1], just in case any bootloader, firmware, or kernel people would like to have a look and offer ideas 🙏
1. https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/2690

2024-03-12 23:33:52

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@npub1aka…zzz2 oh ya, I totally had one of these

2024-03-11 21:35:08

I was using #VR before it was cool
https://nfts.freeradical.zone/media_attachments/files/112/079/194/082/775/281/original/2c943d467e1587cc.jpg

2024-03-06 20:00:25

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That's a LOT of stuff we get. We try to return the favor by helping to maintain some of those packages, like the ones we contributed. We care about Alpine Linux's opinion because we would like to continue to rely on their great work.
Also if there's anything #postmarketOS could be doing more of to support #alpinelinux, I hope they let us know :D

2024-03-06 20:00:13

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#postmarketOS relies on #alpinelinux for some very important things... like their vast packaging and binary repo. They maintain it by providing stable releases, security patching, and updates for the apps there. We built pmOS on top of this.
The folks at Alpine also maintain our favorite package manager (apk).

2024-03-06 19:59:52

After #postmarketos announced support for systemd, I saw several people asking why we cared at all about how #alpinelinux developers felt regarding this news.
Let me see if I can explain...

2024-03-05 22:23:57

Hmm... this is kinda gross @npub100c…gkwp... Why does this #firefox feature even exist and why did you enable it by default?
#alpinelinux
https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/15827

2024-02-28 23:02:55

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@npub1xr8…3q0g the article said it was inspired by local fundmentalists. Crazy people can exist anywhere!

2024-02-26 21:46:35

I spent some time packaging #KDE's #KStars for #postmarketOS / #alpinelinux. It includes some tools (e.g. Ekos) that are very useful for #astrophotography e.g., for controlling a camera mounted on a telescope.
I hope this summer I can capture some light from my telescopes (re)using an old phone or something running Ekos!
https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/merge_requests/61336

2024-02-21 16:34:18

Do you know a lot about networking on Linux and want to help fix a multi-homed DNS routing issue experienced by all #linuxmobile distros?
https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/1430
Solving this directly benefits users of #postmarketos, #mobian, and others!

2024-02-21 00:24:58

I don't care about being "right", I just want stuff to work and not feel gross about how it works.
If I fix something and you come along and do it better, I'll be your #1 supporter 😁👍

2024-02-19 22:38:37

The steps I try to take when getting help with a command or tool is to:
1) use -h, --help, -help, -?, -igiveup
2) check manpage
3) search for online docs
4) ask community
5) file an issue
6) complain on mastodon
I've seen many different orders to those steps... what do you typically do?

2024-02-16 18:50:59

Is anyone in the #pdx area interested in running real Linux (#postmarketOS) on their old phone, tablet, whatever? Do you want help installing it? Let's meet up!

2024-02-06 22:07:41

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@npub12nq…a3hq
I'm glad they escaped Akademy, Snapdragon was very aggressive, and the gnome mobile song was... uh.. stuck in my head.
The gnome mobile, the gnome mobile, we're rolling along in the gnome mobile.

2024-01-07 08:31:35

Just a quick blog post about my first month working full-time on #postmarketOS
https://blog.craftyguy.net/one-month-pmos

2024-01-05 21:54:40

my colleague @npub1x7d…sddw just landed a patch in #postmarketOS that will make early boot logs e.g., from kernel and initramfs, available in a USB mass storage device for other systems to read if things go sideways during boot 🎉
This will be extremely useful if a device stops booting for some unknown reason 😅
https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/4646

2024-01-03 23:12:28

me: I would like sidewalks in our neighborhood.
them: NIMBY!
Yeah, I'm being unreasonable.
#usa

2024-01-01 05:02:52

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@npub1rnq…7anc wait, what bitwarden #linuxmobile client??

2023-12-09 23:16:29

I just finished upgrading all of my systems to #AlpineLinux 3.19. It was incredibly boring. And that's a good thing.

2023-11-30 19:36:42

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@npub1a3h…m44m are you surprised though?

2023-11-26 18:38:03

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@npub1ed7…p4uc @npub1z9m…n5u4 @npub12nq…a3hq how hard would it be to build this on Alpine Linux?

2023-11-21 23:35:33

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@npub1a3h…m44m lua 😁

2023-10-27 17:46:14

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@npub1a3h…m44m why are you using google drive?!

2023-10-17 19:04:40

It's 2023 and there's still no caldav/carddav provider support in #gnome online-accounts. 😭️
I did just discover this new attempt to add it, so maybe there's still hope!
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-online-accounts/-/merge_requests/127

2023-09-22 22:48:28

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@npub1wcu…9j6s it seems like a bad idea to proxy your mail through a 3rd party like this.
If you own a domain for your email, you can generate an unlimited number of addresses on that domain without giving some rando company like this access to mails from services you might use.

2023-08-08 20:10:44

I can't log into #gitlab because #cloudflare "verification" is broken for me.
At least SSH access works, but this means no replying to issues, MR comments, etc until that gets sorted I guess.
Just say "no" to #cloudflare!

2023-07-10 17:43:09

Touch input in the #postmarketOS initramfs isn't working on my #SHIFT6mq , luckily the professional is here to help.
https://nfts.freeradical.zone/media_attachments/files/110/691/020/692/336/873/original/ec121f8850bab3d2.jpg

2023-06-13 16:50:44

Thank you @npub1q9d…gzq6 for all of the help you have been providing in the #postmarketOS chat, answering questions from users and helping them debug issues, etc. It's always amazing seeing folks from the community show up and help with stuff like that! You're awesome!

2023-06-11 17:39:45

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@npub1a3h…m44m that's Fahrenheit, right?

2023-04-26 15:16:51

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#[0] why don't the folks who run mastodon.social close it for new registrations? Then it wouldn't continue to grow disproportionately faster than the other instances. Why are they motivated to keep growing, despite it being an obvious risk for the reason you pointed out?