GUADEC

GUADEC is the GNOME community’s largest conference. Every year we bring together users, contributors, and community members for a week of talks and workshops.

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Yes, #GUADEC2025 is over. We want to thanks all the in person and remote attendees, the volunteers, the staff and all those made this edition possible! 👏

The initial report is:
- 450 espresso coffee
- ~10kg of sweet and savory pastries

Looking forward to next year!

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Thank you @fabricatorssrl for being a Bronze sponsor of #GUADEC2025! 🧡

They are dedicated to crafting digital solutions that enhance quality of life. They focus on custom software development, embracing open-source technologies and human-centered design.
https://t.co/rNZqRDnKmt

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🪟 "Unlock Modern Window Management in GNOME with Tiling Shell"
with Domenico Ferraro at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 15:15 CEST 📍 Brescia

🧭 Layout editor, Snap Assistant & more—Domenico shows how Tiling Shell transforms GNOME window management.

🔗 https://t.co/CROkrXEPuD

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📺 "GNOME invades your TV? Supporting HDMI-CEC"
with Carlos Garnacho at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 14:20 CEST 📍 Brescia

🖥️ Carlos shows how GNOME + Raspberry Pi can speak HDMI-CEC and land in your living room.

🔗 https://t.co/UOHwkUsDtL

#GNOME #HDMI #CEC #SmartTV #FOSS #Linux

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🧪 "Have a GTK app with no tests? No problem!"
with Federico Mena Quintero at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 14:20 CEST 📍 Brescia
🛠️ Federico shows how to refactor messy #GTK codebases so you can finally test them—without rewriting from scratch.
🔗 https://t.co/CeSI9cr0hX

#Testing

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🙏 Thank you Open Data Hub for sponsoring #GUADEC2025! 🧡

They make real-time open data usable across Europe—with APIs, FOSS tools & Web Components powering innovation in mobility, tourism, energy & more.

🔗 https://t.co/Uerc9Vukn0

#FOSS #Linux #Sponsor

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🎨 "Exploring & Evolving the GNOME Brand"
with Allan Day & Cassidy James at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 13:40 CEST 📍 Brescia
🌐 GNOME’s brand is evolving. Learn how design, community, and modern needs are shaping its next chapter.
🔗 https://t.co/aKptYKyxJi

#GNOME #Branding

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🔗 https://t.co/1UIgQr5Zfl

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🛡️ "Stop Subverting Sandboxes"
with Michael Catanzaro at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 13:40 CEST 📍 Brescia

🔒 Flatpak can protect users—but not if we keep bypassing it. Michael calls for stronger sandboxing, better portals, and shares GNOME’s new security bounty program.

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🧩 "Cambalache 1.0"
with Juan Pablo Ugarte at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 11:40 CEST 📍 Brescia

🛠️ Cambalache 1.0 is here—a fresh GTK UI builder and Glade replacement. Get the full tour.

🔗 https://t.co/rEWvD1m4HO

#GTK #Cambalache #GNOME #UIDesign #FOSS

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🛡️ "State of Portals"
with Georges Stavracas at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 11:40 CEST 📍 Brescia

🚪 Georges covers the current state and future of XDG Desktop Portals—essential for modern app developers.

🔗 https://t.co/ROqip4ET9G

#GNOME #XDG #Flatpak #Portals #Linux #FOSS

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🌀 "State of the Shell"
with core Shell & Mutter devs at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 10:35 CEST 📍 Brescia
🚀 Yearly update time! Join Carlos, Florian, Georges, Jonas, Philip & Sebastian to celebrate the many features achieved with peek into the future.

🔗 https://t.co/lqGDyqzd1V

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Thank you @Arm for being a Bronze #sponsor of #GUADEC2025! Arm has taken the lead in collaborating with standards-based and open-source communities throughout their history. From Linux to GNU, and from SOAFEE to Open SSL, their commitment to #OpenSource continues to expand.

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Thank you Igalia for being a Bronze sponsor of #GUADEC2025! 🧡

Igalia is a dynamic and highly specialised open source consultancy. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technologies.

Visit their website to know more: https://t.co/D0SfMogG3p

#sponsor #foss #linux

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🧪 "Let's build an openQA testsuite, from scratch"
with Sam Thursfield at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 09:40 CEST 📍 Brescia

🖥️ Sam shows how to set up openQA + GitLab CI to test GNOME apps visually—step by step.

🔗 https://t.co/XSfpV73MZ4

#GNOME #openQA #Testing #CI #FOSS

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🗂️ "Getting Things Done In GNOME"
with Emmanuele Bassi at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 09:40 CEST 📍 Brescia

📋 GNOME has governance—you just have to be in the room. Emmanuele looks at how it works today, and how it could evolve.

🔗 https://t.co/VbnLvorCDF

#Governance #FOSS

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🔧 "Bridging type systems"
with Sergey Bugaev at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 09:00 CEST 📍 Brescia

💡 Sergey introduces peel, a fresh take on C++ bindings for GObject: zero overhead, full API coverage, deep type support.

🔗 https://t.co/W5K1PF8Juj

#GObject #Bindings #GTK

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📦 "GNOME Boxes: The Art of Delayed Gratification"
with Felipe Borges at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 09:00 CEST 📍 Brescia

💭 Felipe shares how hitting a wall with GTK3 reignited his passion for building better apps.

🔗 https://t.co/GaqI3Hl1nB

#GNOME #GTK #Boxes #OpenSource

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📦 "cpak: an OCI-compliant packaging for IoT & Desktop"
with @brombinmirko at #GUADEC2025
📅 24 July 🕒 15:10 CEST 📍 Brescia
🧱 Daemon-free, portal-free packaging—cpak is a modern way to ship apps for IoT, servers & the Linux desktop.

🔗 https://t.co/5Z0WHyXxZL

#cpak #Linux

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🐍 "The State of Python in GNOME"
with Dan Yeaw at #GUADEC2025
📅 24 July 🕒 14:15 CEST 📍 Brescia

⚙️ AsyncIO, girepository 2.0, real progress for Python in GNOME. Dan shows what’s new—and how to get involved.

🔗 https://t.co/tEhP6YhwkI

#Python #GNOME #PyGObject #FOSS