Today we have Bernhard Wiedemann from the OpenSUSE Slowroll project on the show not to mainly talk about that, but instead talk about his efforts in tracking down Year 2038 problem bugs across the FOSS world

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mUUAHqP_8s

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/Save-Linux-From-2038-Bugs-Before-Its-Too-Late--Bernhard-Wiedemann-e3fvi5a

Today we have 2 developers from the ReactOS project on the show to talk about the history of the project and the exciting near future it has in store #Podcast

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnLQvqoxXjA

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/ReactOS-Future-Is-Brighter-Than-Ever--ReactOS-Devs-e3fmdfs

Today we have a member of the team building the upcoming Dungeons and Dining Tables on show, an action rpg mixed with stats that come from housing #Gaming #Indie

Video: https://youtu.be/PXaMujjGqSw

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/Mixing-Action-RPG-With-Animal-Crossing--Catalyst-Games-e3fbjmn

GOING LIVE:

Back with more of the funny game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKwISoXec3s

LIVE SOON:

We finished Silksong so now we're moving on to Devil May Cry 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW7JMqqfnR8

IRCv3 is shaping to be amazingly good!

here's the things it offers, today, right now, on a chat server we just set up in one evening:

• you don't need a bouncer (friggin finally)
• there are moblie clients that work well
• you can see backlog when joining a channel
• you can browse chat history
• you can connect from multiple devices with one account and nickname
• if you disconnect, your nickname is still present in a channel you joined, marked as away
• you can highlight or DM people who are away and they'll see your message when they join (without crutches like MemoServ)
• there is a "last read message" marker and it is synchronized between multiple connections
• messages have identifiers (and server timestamps) and replies can be tagged with the message you're replying to
• messages can be redacted (for moderation)
• you don't need to deal with fussy nonsense like NickServ authorization, ghosting, or such; connect with your username and password and that's it
• there are typing notifiers, if you want them
• there are message reactions, if you want them

here's the things it does not offer:

• image, video, or file uploads (actively worked on: https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/562)
• stickers
• complex onboarding tools

caveat: since IRCv3 is a true extension of IRCv2, the features listed above work if they're supported by both the server and the client. in my onboarding experience so far, people do not find it difficult to find a suitable client, but your mileage may vary. on the flipside, legacy clients will work just fine.

unexpectly, i realized that IRCv3 can completely replace Matrix rooms for my own group chat purposes, and i'm probably not going to set up any Matrix homeservers again; it's just not worth it and frankly I should instead put that effort into coming up with a file upload IRCv3 extension or something

Today we have the Alex Spaulding the developer of Wawona a Wayland compositor for MacOS and iOS on the show #Linux #Podcast

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqGbxKLtnQg

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/Building-Wayland-For-MacOS-And-iOS--Alex-Spaulding-e3f1ggm

Today we have @KyloNeko back on the show to talk more about this experience switching to Linux, the progress on the Vtubers guide to Linux and also a lot of rambling #Linux

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS5ipHD6dDE

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/Even-Vtubers-Are-On-Linux--KyloNeko-e3eni0j

Today we have the developer of GPU Screen Recorder on the show who is now making a new X11 server called Phoenix, learning from the mistakes of the past. #Linux #Podcast

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY-2gIC3Zjk

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/Hes-Building-A-New-Modern-X11-Server-In-2026--dec05eba-e3ed1g2

Per the blog post details:

"If you’re interested in the detailed reasoning behind the project or want to explore all the technical details, check out the issues and the work in progress source code."

Xfwl4 issues:
https://gitlab.xfce.org/kelnos/xfwl4/-/issues

Xfwl4 source code:
https://gitlab.xfce.org/kelnos/xfwl4
#Xfce #Wayland #Xfwl4

If you would like to help financially support the development of a new Wayland compositor for Xfce, you can do so by contributing funds via our #OpenCollective accounts.

For US contributions:
https://opencollective.com/xfce

For EU contributions:
https://opencollective.com/xfce-eu

These contributions will help pay for the funding of longtime Xfce core developer Brian Tarricone to create xfwl4, a brand-new Wayland compositor for Xfce.

Thank you for your support!

#Xfce #Wayland #Rust #FOSS #Linux

Today we have Ship from Cubix on the show who are currently in the process of creating an independent console powered by open source tech #gaming

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUAaCCsLbw

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/Hes-Building-An-Indie-Console--Ship-e3e2goh

Thanks @BrodieOnLinux for promoting #SFC's fundraiser yesterday:
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=WBHDB4RGqPg

We know this is a tough time to ask folks to donate, but pls help!

We hope folks can make a donation for this stretch match as we approach #FOSDEM. You can even come by our stand at FOSDEM & donate cash in EUR or USD, but if you'd like to donate by bank transfer or credit card, please visit https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/ *NOW*.

You decide if #SoftwareFreedom Conservancy continues our work in 2026.

#OpenSource

Dear #linuxaudio friends, what are your thoughts on my dream of a new #pipewire / #wireplumber app? 🤔

https://amadeuspaulussen.com/blog/2026/a-new-pipewire-and-wireplumber-app

It's not GNOME, it's not KDE, it's not the new Vanilla OS DE, it's new, uses <100M of memory, is accessible (for real) and uses GTK4 (but not libadwaita).

#Linux #Windows #OpenSource #FOSS

Today we have the developer of EasyEffects on the show to talk about why he moved the app from GTK4 over to Qt6, and the experience doing so #Linux #Podcast

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Txx_MDEfU

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/EasyEffects-Left-GTK4-For-Qt6--KDE--Wellington-Wallace-e3dm7di

Today we have Dillon Steyl on the show the developer of the upcoming Blood Vial, this episode was recorded a while back but my end of year was really busy. #gaming #indiedev

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT0NknfLOSw

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/Coding--Nonstop-Coding--Dillon-Steyl-e3dd64d

Today we have @amadeus from @linuxaudiodevelopment to talk about his journey trying to being more audio plugins natively to Linux

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIC-gsZr-D4

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/Making-Audio-Production-On-Linux-Good--Amadeus-Paulussen-e3d1vvu

Recently GNOME decided to move away from supporting non-systemd distros for a number of reasons and today we have the developer who wanted to see if they could bring it back in a more maintainable way. #Linux

Video: https://youtu.be/mxhAfN_d01I

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/Bringing-GNOME-Back-To-Non-Systemd-Distros--Swagtoy-e3cq0l3

Today we have the creator of Pipewire's Wireplumber @gkiagia on the show to talk about the #Linux audio stack, why we do things with Pipewire now and more #OpenSource #Podcast

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-joHw2T7uU

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/Creator-Of-Pipewires-Wireplumber--George-Kiagiadakis-e3cippf