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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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[Resolved - now using Onboard] Any recommendations for an on-screen keyboard like the one that Windows has. The one that comes with Gnome is annoying to use... (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It pops up and down from the bottom of the screen when I don't want it to

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The last release came out 7 years ago…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No? last release was 1-1-2024...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Those are just changes to the build system. The last upstream release was 7 years ago. Last commit to the main branch was 6 1/2 years ago. This project is unmaintained. It should be forked by someone who is passionate about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I wouldn’t call that unmaintained then?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can anyone give a layman an explanation as to what makes software like this unmaintained? It seems like it should be fine if it works and is still getting updates.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

It will 90% have no wayland support. It may have bugs that are not resolved. It may rely on outdated software components and break if distros stop shipping it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

the package is maintained (will continue to install on modern ubuntu versions), but the software is unmaintained (no bug fixes, no new features, will stagnate and eventually become obselete as incompatible with future desktop standard modifications)