From 1cb86b952e78d8c32025cb4bbef75a32cb4f04ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Allan=20Nordh=C3=B8y?= Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 09:10:56 +0000 Subject: 1.4.4 and 1.4.5 blogpost --- _posts/2020-05-21-monitoring-multiplicity.md | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2020-05-21-monitoring-multiplicity.md diff --git a/_posts/2020-05-21-monitoring-multiplicity.md b/_posts/2020-05-21-monitoring-multiplicity.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cb7bb10 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2020-05-21-monitoring-multiplicity.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +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. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3