From totaam at xpra.org Mon Aug 21 17:38:58 2023 From: totaam at xpra.org (Antoine Martin) Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 23:38:58 +0700 Subject: [winswitch] [ANNOUNCE] Xpra LTS 5.0 Message-ID: <26dd28a8-fef4-7c83-b790-a46adc9abecf@xpra.org> Hi, It was long overdue but at last it is finally here: https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra/releases/tag/v5.0 The most important and noticeable changes in this release are: * QUIC transport * split packaging: the X11 module is now optional * initial support for screencast / remotedesktop with Wayland sessions * GStreamer codecs for libva hardware acceleration * new "stream" desktop mode Although riscv64 builds are available with this release, please be aware of the changes to which platforms are supported and to what extent: https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra/wiki/Platforms Effective immediately, all previous versions are EOL and will no longer receive any updates. If enough sponsors can commit to helping the project, I hope that we can keep this new LTS branch maintained for many years. https://github.com/sponsors/totaam Downloads: https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra/wiki/Download Cheers, Antoine From totaam at xpra.org Wed Aug 30 09:30:48 2023 From: totaam at xpra.org (Antoine Martin) Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:30:48 +0700 Subject: [winswitch] project management changes needed In-Reply-To: <24f468bd-689b-854e-c084-ad9681436dcd@xpra.org> References: <24f468bd-689b-854e-c084-ad9681436dcd@xpra.org> Message-ID: <9e0d7d24-d3b7-2791-31ac-23827137de1f@xpra.org> Hi, Although I am still hoping that enough sponsors will step up in the next few days / weeks, I am already more than half way through the task list below: * 5.0 has been released and 5.0.1 will arrive shortly * the mailing list archive has been edited and moved here: https://xpra.org/list/ * the mailing list itself will be replaced by github's discussions: https://github.com/orgs/Xpra-org/discussions To continue to receive notifications about new releases, you can follow the organization or individual projects: https://github.com/Xpra-org * most xpra.org URLs now redirect to their new home on github The only important item left is to move all the package downloads - both source (<1GB) and binaries (~12GB + optional 145GB for the older packages from the `vault`), the mailing list archive, preferably also preserving the http redirects and rsync download access. We have a shortlist of options, feel free to suggest new ones: https://github.com/orgs/Xpra-org/discussions/3949#discussioncomment-6786562 I see no reason to discontinue the IRC channel: #xpra on libera.chat Or the discord channel: https://discord.com/channels/934131122504343572/1085224033257259009 As those are provided by third parties. Cheers, Antoine On 23/07/2023 22:13, Antoine Martin wrote: > Hi, > > Xpra is being used extensively for critical deployments, worldwide, by > individuals as well as some of the most prestigious organizations on > the planet. > > Unfortunately, it seems that very few actually want to contribute to > the project and this means that the project's funding has not been > sustainable for a while. > I was hoping that at least some of the more serious enquiries would > eventually lead somewhere, but it seems they all assumed that someone > else would. > > Unless things improve in the next few months, I intend to: > * archive the mailing list and switch over to github discussions, > * move all the package downloads to a third party hosting service (TBD), > * redirect xpra.org to github, > * finally release version 5.0 and a few minor updates after that, > * give commit, release and key privileges to more contributors, > * decommission the hardware currently hosting a lot of these services, > * step down as maintainer > > Despite my best efforts to welcome contributions to the project and > make the codebase more approachable, it seems unlikely that anyone > will be able to take over in the short term. > It is slightly frightening to think that users will be left with the > already sub-par downstream packaging for a project of this importance > and size. > I do feel guilty for this messy state of affairs, so I will gladly > listen to any suggestions on how best to protect the future of this > project before I move on. > > No matter what happens in the next few weeks / months, I would like to > take this opportunity to thank all past and present sponsors, and all > those who have helped the project until now through contributions of > any kind. > https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra/blob/master/docs/SPONSORS.md > https://github.com/sponsors/totaam > > Cheers, > Antoine From totaam at xpra.org Thu Aug 31 10:02:06 2023 From: totaam at xpra.org (Antoine Martin) Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:02:06 +0700 Subject: [winswitch] [ANNOUNCE] xpra-html5 v9.0 Message-ID: <6add325b-310e-2ee4-851a-c6a0d4be5e7a@xpra.org> Hi, This new release is now the only supported version of the html5 client. It removes support for versions of the xpra server older than v5.0 and fixes a few minor bugs. For more details, please see: https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra-html5/releases/tag/v9.0 Cheers, Antoine