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+title: Monitoring multiplicity
+author: Allan Nordhøy
+layout: single
+permalink: /monitoring-multiplicity/
+excerpt: 1.4.4 and 1.4.5 released.
+categories:
+  - News
+  - Announcement
+  - Release
+  - Fundraiser
+tags:
+  - release
+---
+
+In the month it took to make 1.4.4, it saw and 5625 strings changed or
+translated on [Hosted Weblate](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/remmina/remmina/).
+Remmina often is the most translated project on Hosted Weblate, which changes
+from day to day in the overview on [weblate.org](https://weblate.org).
+
+Polish now has coverage, and is very possible for one person to add a whole language.
+"Ziemianin z ziemią ziemniaczaną, tematy szkalujące!"
+Now that there are also reviews, quality should improve further.
+Most all the strings now have added context, and a screenshot to let you know where it is used.
+
+The work on [improving the UI](https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina/-/issues/2187) continues.
+Reworking it to align more with GNOME-aesthetics and concepts was offered, but proposed
+under the RedHat umbrella, moved to the GNOME source repository.
+A better UI is undoubtably needed, but GNOME doesn't always have the right ideas about things, and
+present many changes without sticking to them for long.
+
+Be that as it may, ideas will be gauged on their merit alone, and not how well they align
+with any conceptual unity. No level of freedom is lost with that approach.
+For Remmina it makes sense to do the least amount of changes, and make it all as simple
+as could be for the program, not adhering to a moving target for the sake of it.
+If someone wants to work on the [Qt variant of Remmina](https://gitlab.com/Remmina/QRema), that is still on the books.
+
+In the functionality department, short of [workarounds](https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina/-/issues/1997), a [lot of effort](https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina/-/merge_requests/2043) has gone into [multi-monitor support](https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina/-/merge_requests/2013).
+It needs another 40 hours of work, optimistically calculated.
+The good news is that Antenore has set his sights on getting it done,
+but no such developer time is available between working at IBM and everything else.
+This means it is only an economical issue, which all in all is the best possible scenario.
+
+The donation effort is going great, and continues seeing increased activity.
+We are as motivated by it as able to do more.
+
+To monetise the monitorisation of Remmina, [Remmina is joining Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/remmina),
+a platform that helps (mainly) businesses donate, seeing as invoices are on offer for donations.
+It however doesn't mean businesses or individuals donating there get an unfair say in matters, rest assured.
+In fact funds from the preferable [Remmina Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/Remmina/),
+and [other methods](https://remmina.org/donations/) also go toward this effort,
+along with the less preferable platforms, or direct ways of sending funds.
+
+The full changelog [for 1.4.4](https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina/-/releases#v1.4.4) is not complete,
+but is anyone?
+
+Sadly no solution of releasing [1.4.5](https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina/-/releases#v1.4.5) could be found for vintage Remmina 1.4.4 fans
+without also providing functioning keyboard events. New thing bad, indeed.
+If you do want be on the latest trendy Remmina, know that 1.4.5 is 0.0.1 better.
+
+Contributions, past and future, and the current; highly appreciated.
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