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Aaaand to honour that history, and keep the achievements and functionality, #GNOME2 brought us, #MATE forked it 11 years ago and provides...

Aaaand to honour that history, and keep the achievements and functionality, #GNOME2 brought us, #MATE forked it 11 years ago and provides what #GNOME developers worked on for most of its lifetime to future generations and all those who wanted to keep using their desktop as it was instead of relearning how to use it

#GNOME is 25 years old now. It made the GNU/Linux ecosystem more free with #GTK, it wrote the Human Interface Guidelines we - and many other...

#GNOME is 25 years old now. It made the GNU/Linux ecosystem more free with #GTK, it wrote the Human Interface Guidelines we - and many other projects - use and the software, MATE builds upon

Whether you’re a fan or not, GNOME is undeniably an important part of free software history

Happy birthday! 🎂

You might have already heard of it but I think it's too important to not post itStarting with the #Hellsingør municipality, #Denmark...

You might have already heard of it but I think it's too important to not post it

Starting with the #Hellsingør municipality, #Denmark has decided to ban #Chromebooks and #GoogleWorkspace at #schools as the processing of students' data using these services does not comply with the #EU's #GDPR data #privacy rules
Now these schools need a #privacyfriendly, preferably #FOSS alternative
I'd suggest the #MATEDesktop (surprising, I know^^), I will write a post about why later
#MATEforEducation #MATE

#Facebook Inc decided to rebrand itself to Meta Inc – an anagram of MATE, so just for clarification:#MATE == a #privacyrespecting...

#Facebook Inc decided to rebrand itself to Meta Inc – an anagram of MATE, so just for clarification:
#MATE == a #privacyrespecting #alternative for your #desktop 🛡️
#META == a bad company, that is still selling your #privacy online 👁️
#EVIL == just an idea for the next rebranding

The #MATEDesktop gives you more #privacy on your #computer, deleting #Facebook gives you more privacy online

#deleteFacebook 🗑️

Happy anniversary @kde@mastodon.technology 🎂 The Linux desktop wouldn't be the same without you!

Happy anniversary @kde@mastodon.technology 🎂
The Linux desktop wouldn't be the same without you!

#Windows8 was the most unpopular #Windows version because its design changed away from the "traditional Windows design"#Windows11...

#Windows8 was the most unpopular #Windows version because its design changed away from the "traditional Windows design"
#Windows11 does this as well by moving the startmenu to the center. Ok, that might not sound too dramatical, but if #Win11 is a success #Windows12 will look far more different

If you want to #keepYourWorkflow it's time to #switchToLinux and the #MATEDesktop. Many #MATE-distros use a windows-like panel-layout with a menu on the lower left corner

#Windows11 is too heavy to run on only 5 year old high-end hardwareA company like #Microsoft could make #lighter and therefore more...

#Windows11 is too heavy to run on only 5 year old high-end hardware
A company like #Microsoft could make #lighter and therefore more #responsible software but they decided that selling more new devices is better than reducing #ewaste and saving the #environment

#MATE on the other hand was designed for 10+ years old devices and is getting even lighter since so you don't need to buy a new PC every 5 years

What do you think? Is not caring about #waste in 2021 a dealbreaker for you?

#MATEDesktop

Happy birthday, #MATE!🎂 10 years ago, Perberos, a developer from Argentina (and #Arch-user btw), released the first version of #MATE...

Happy birthday, #MATE!🎂
10 years ago, Perberos, a developer from Argentina (and #Arch-user btw), released the first version of #MATE

Since then, the #MATEDesktop has evolved by constantly improving its components while preserving MATE's traditional concepts and adding support for new technologies such as #GTK3 a few years ago or #Wayland and #Meson in its latest and future releases

If you wanted to know what's new in #MATE 1.26 you can now read the official announcement on MATE's blog...

If you wanted to know what's new in #MATE 1.26 you can now read the official announcement on MATE's blog

https://mate-desktop.org/blog/2021-08-08-mate-1-26-released/

#MATEDesktop

Appearance [src tar.xz links]It took me some time to notice that mate-themes has a different release cycle than all other MATE componentsThe...

Appearance [src tar.xz links]

It took me some time to notice that mate-themes has a different release cycle than all other MATE components

The missing new components:
➡️ mate-backgrounds 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-backgrounds/1.26/mate-backgrounds-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-icon-theme 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-icon-theme/1.26/mate-icon-theme-1.26.0.tar.xz

As said above mate-themes 3.22.* is out for quite some time now, but you can find its latest version here:
➡️ mate-themes 3.22.22 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-themes/3.22/mate-themes-3.22.22.tar.xz

Sorry for this delay

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I'm curious what kind of #DesktopEnvironment are you using? A traditional GTK desktop with title and menu bars or a simple one with...

I'm curious what kind of #DesktopEnvironment are you using? A traditional GTK desktop with title and menu bars or a simple one with headerbars and a menu button?

Note: Some DEs like Cinnamon or Budgie are less complete. In this case it depends on what's installed besides that:
XApps or MATE apps?
-> traditional Cinnamon
GNOME (style) apps?
-> simplistic Cinnamon
The same applies to stand-alone WMs (i3, etc)

#poll #DesktopPoll #Linux / #BSD
Boosts appreciated to get more accurate results!

Tradional GTK (MATE, Xfce, ...)
Simplistic GTK (GNOME, Pantheon, ...)
Qt-based (KDE, LXQt, ...)
Other (other/no DE or Win, Mac, ...)

Windows, panels and menus [src tar.xz links]➡️ marco 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/marco/1.26/marco-1.26.0.tar.xz➡️...

Windows, panels and menus [src tar.xz links]

➡️ marco 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/marco/1.26/marco-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-netbook 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-netbook/1.26/mate-netbook-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-panel 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-panel/1.26/mate-panel-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-applets 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-applets/1.26/mate-applets-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-sensors-applet 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-sensors-applet/1.26/mate-sensors-applet-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-indicator-applet 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-indicator-applet/1.26/mate-indicator-applet-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-menus 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-menus/1.26/mate-menus-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mozo 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mozo/1.26/mozo-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-notification-daemon 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-notification-daemon/1.26/mate-notification-daemon-1.26.0.tar.xz

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File viewers/editor [src tar.xz links]➡️ atril 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/atril/1.26/atril-1.26.0.tar.xz➡️ eom...

File viewers/editor [src tar.xz links]

➡️ atril 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/atril/1.26/atril-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ eom 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/eom/1.26/eom-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ pluma 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/pluma/1.26/pluma-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ pluma-plugins 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/pluma-plugins/1.26/pluma-plugins-1.26.0.tar.xz

(category 5/7)

File and archive management [src tar.xz links]➡️ caja 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/caja/1.26/caja-1.26.0.tar.xz ➡️...

File and archive management [src tar.xz links]

➡️ caja 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/caja/1.26/caja-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ caja-extensions 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/caja-extensions/1.26/caja-extensions-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ caja-actions 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/caja-actions/1.26/caja-actions-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ caja-dropbox 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/caja-dropbox/1.26/caja-dropbox-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-user-share 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-user-share/1.26/mate-user-share-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ python-caja 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/python-caja/1.26/python-caja-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ engrampa 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/engrampa/1.26/engrampa-1.26.0.tar.xz

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Settings and system-ctrl [src tar.xz links]➡️ mate-control-center 1.26.0...

Settings and system-ctrl [src tar.xz links]

➡️ mate-control-center 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-control-center/1.26/mate-control-center-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-media 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-media/1.26/mate-media-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-power-manager 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-power-manager/1.26/mate-power-manager-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-screensaver 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-screensaver/1.26/mate-screensaver-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-session-manager 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-session-manager/1.26/mate-hi-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-settings-daemon 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-settings-daemon/1.26/mate-settings-daemon-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-polkit 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-polkit/1.26/mate-polkit-1.26.0.tar.xz

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And a few MATE-libs [src tar.xz links]➡️ mate-common 1.26.0...

And a few MATE-libs [src tar.xz links]

➡️ mate-common 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-common/1.26/mate-common-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-desktop 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-desktop/1.26/mate-desktop-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ libmatekbd 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/libmatekbd/1.26/libmatekbd-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ libmatemixer 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/libmatemixer/1.26/libmatemixer-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ libmateweather 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/libmateweather/1.26/libmateweather-1.26.0.tar.xz

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Here are some common utilities and system tools [src tar.xz links]➡️ mate-calc 1.26.0...

Here are some common utilities and system tools [src tar.xz links]

➡️ mate-calc 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-calc/1.26/mate-calc-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-user-guide 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-user-guide/1.26/mate-user-guide-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-utils 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-utils/1.26/mate-utils-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-system-monitor 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-system-monitor/1.26/mate-system-monitor-1.26.0.tar.xz
➡️ mate-terminal 1.26.0 https://pub.mate-desktop.org/sources/mate-terminal/1.26/mate-terminal-1.26.0.tar.xz

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Ok, let's make a Feedback Friday!I run this account for almost 2 weeks now and would like to hear what you think about it so far or if...

Ok, let's make a Feedback Friday!
I run this account for almost 2 weeks now and would like to hear what you think about it so far or if you have any suggestions :)

#feedback / #about #MATEatFosstodon

Here's a short #history about the perception of softwareIn the beginning, source code was considered scientific and later art. People...

Here's a short #history about the perception of software

In the beginning, source code was considered scientific and later art. People were proud of it so they made no secret out of their work

Than something went wrong and companies started degrading software to a product

With #SaaS, #ads and #tracking everywhere software is no longer a product - YOU are!

Don't want to be a product? The #MATEDesktop and other #FOSS projects still respect you and your #privacy

#MATE #GNU #Linux

If you follow @MATE_Desktop on Twitter you might already know that:#MATE 1.26.0 is finally released 🥳 A big thanks to all #MATEDesktop...

If you follow @MATE_Desktop on Twitter you might already know that:
#MATE 1.26.0 is finally released 🥳
A big thanks to all #MATEDesktop contributors for making this #release possible

Similar to the official Twitter account I will post src links here⬇️ , however, I'll categorize them so no links are posted until every component of that category is released (some are not out yet)

I guess there will be an official announcement on MATE's blog with detailed release notes soon