2026-05-29T23:01:06Z https://yabu.me Modal Collective https://yabu.me/npub1k6efu2enk0v0d89vvfav6j2dfhr4wgupe30q7nvgllt9n6v5f0psxngqwv https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/accounts/avatars/115/644/624/431/082/816/original/72b5cff8088e46bc.png https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/accounts/avatars/115/644/624/431/082/816/original/72b5cff8088e46bc.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0s78sjfd8gfky40s60849gmkru5qncz35jud7gfq29uarlsnh5uszyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39ux9cn44p Special announcement: We&#39;re doing a France edition of #BoilingTheOcean next month 🥐️🥐️🥐️<br/><br/>More details to follow, but if you&#39;re near Lyon and have time the weekend of June 20+21, come join us to hack on GNOME, local-first, mobile, and other related things!<br/><br/>Sign up here: <a href="https://pad.gnome.org/xR2ThFIfSOCeCRrS5uZ4vg">https://pad.gnome.org/xR2ThFIfSOCeCRrS5uZ4vg</a><br/><br/>#gnome #postmarketOS #linuxmobile #lyon<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/116/607/604/719/233/802/original/d17359aea547d01e.png"> <br/> 2026-05-20T15:32:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9au3axttz7ljygg2x2d6c7qw92c6nlmk3lnwlmv2qky4a7y3lrgzyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxzv7e34 When considering building a local-first app it&#39;s important to know which parts the stack &#34;just work&#34;, and which are still experimental.<br/><br/>In this post on the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1y8k68k4zvcjnm2c4936fnftv35844j9j20qn6qk2y394shzxejts5c05lv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Prototype Fund</span> (<span class="italic">npub1y8k…05lv</span>)</a></span> blog we give an overview of the various moving parts, using Reflection as an example: <a href="https://www.prototypefund.de/en/blog/the-road-to-a-local-first-app-ecosystem">https://www.prototypefund.de/en/blog/the-road-to-a-local-first-app-ecosystem</a> 2026-05-11T10:37:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstdvt23vq4vwwsrmyy52w3ehldru52708ww62j4a409wg5ygjxg6szyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxpw0yet The next #BoilingTheOcean is happening on May 14-15, ahead of Linux App Summit in Berlin the following weekend!<br/><br/>More details soon :)<br/><br/>#berlin #gnome #linuxmobile #localfirst #linuxappsummit<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/116/487/471/537/335/073/original/7858cac4bf84e374.png"> <br/> 2026-04-29T11:07:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvwpl6nnv9xa5uutgdvtmdpkg6nv02gr6ljnur3872cddhh7ggjrgzyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxprxer3 We have a new blog post on the state of Reflection, our local-first collaborative note taking app 🪴✍️<br/><br/><a href="https://modal.cx/blog/reflection-spring-update">https://modal.cx/blog/reflection-spring-update</a><br/><br/>A few highlights 🧵 2026-04-22T21:40:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqlpugddf68e24dvfkj5u3yl4ynuptva5aw75sd25eshzu3kv2nqqzyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxt8nfsh Lots of fun stuff at Boiling The Ocean 10 today, including<br/><br/>- Fairphone 5 audio hacking<br/>- Reflection newcomer session<br/>- Fixed document sorting by editing date in Reflection<br/>- Fixed multi-window zooming bug in Reflection<br/>- Reflection on macOS<br/>- GNOME Maps UX<br/>- Bazaar app version pinning UX<br/>- GNOME 50 celebration<br/>- Talk: &#34;Readability, Legibility, Usability&#34; by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1p9pw6q4y8dcnfpzuc9l23u3eu7xp09cvcmdplhrxmyy27ulj0wvqcsyeyg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Frank Rausch</span> (<span class="italic">npub1p9p…yeyg</span>)</a></span> <br/>- and more!<br/><br/>#gnome #linuxmobile #postmarketos #gtk #localfirst #berlin<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/116/309/596/380/689/571/original/8064e5f86b7f8ad9.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/116/309/597/711/002/409/original/6d8a85ff2fbb948a.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/116/309/613/574/123/460/original/0a22c349c1dfc54a.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/116/309/621/551/715/020/original/60558132edf75641.png"> <br/> 2026-03-29T00:29:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8mwds95c2s3ked9t03u4rx0m04dy42ahpa3alq0l7wk6xsdjd86qzyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxthm7du #BoilingTheOcean 10 is *today*! Come join us at Cultivation Space from 11:00 onwards for hacking and discussions on mobile Linux, GNOME UX, local-first, and more!<br/><br/>More details here: <a href="https://pad.gnome.org/szr80MP4QKuT3tpNHUb1rg">https://pad.gnome.org/szr80MP4QKuT3tpNHUb1rg</a><br/><br/>#linuxmobile #localfirst #gnome #berlin<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/116/304/163/341/340/943/original/1bd42269a3466710.webp"> <br/> 2026-03-28T08:50:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv9yxxe457aywty4rx0g02fefw70daz4h0r7pau5k2wqffxgpmtzczyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxf992za Our second Reflection Developer Labs session is next Tuesday, March 17, at 15:00 UTC!<br/><br/>If you&#39;re interested in adding local-first sync to your GTK app, this is for you :)<br/><br/>Sign up here: <a href="https://pad.gnome.org/4uGYejbVSxO8LUPQRQZW-w">https://pad.gnome.org/4uGYejbVSxO8LUPQRQZW-w</a><br/><br/>#ReflectionDeveloperLabs #gnome #gtk #p2panda #localfirst<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/116/200/216/049/592/222/original/41630af4f0a4bf40.png"> <br/> 2026-03-09T16:52:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2mzah0nayzlxwsp375jaw7elv0egzqeuxxk3zrpczg8vem73u3qzyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxal9zex Spring is approaching, and so is the next #BoilingTheOcean 🌿<br/><br/>When? Saturday, March 28<br/>Where? Cultivation Space (Berlin)<br/><br/>It will be a single-day hacking event, focused on all the usual topics: mobile, local-first, platform, UX, and more. There will also be lightning talk slots in the evening.<br/><br/>More details and link to signup pad to follow!<br/><br/>#berlin #gnome #linuxmobile #postmarketOS #localfirst #gtk<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/116/182/467/507/935/744/original/63492a4cd22a636f.png"> <br/> 2026-03-06T17:06:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs225u72h4ka68c5uvzlk5rf08l8pa9qk73k39mketvm9vv4jwgc0gzyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39ux9adwk4 New blog post: Why &#34;digital sovereignty&#34; requires a free software alternative to Android and iOS, and how we&#39;re building towards that 🏗️<br/><br/><a href="https://modal.cx/blog/sovereign-mobile-stack">https://modal.cx/blog/sovereign-mobile-stack</a> 2026-02-26T13:43:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswhdjz9254x0sddjl0ux3xrf25at2mfwu298j9cqg7ksqkntd7yzczyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxa4t5ry #BoilingTheOcean 9 is next weekend (Feb 13-15)! This time our main topic is identity in peer-to-peer systems. How can we prevent impersonation? What about large groups? What are defenses against physical attacks?<br/><br/>On Friday night we&#39;ll have a talk and discussion on these questions at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ajsaz4ffhs2v8yrtgdxadnle2wqvf8daha2e2gjgj9e74dz0a2mq9u40ga" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>offline</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ajs…40ga</span>)</a></span>. Over the weekend we&#39;re at Cultivation Space to work through some of these questions (and hack on our other usual topics like mobile, GNOME UX, and more!)<br/><br/>Sign up here: <a href="https://pad.gnome.org/G2dIYp3-Tl2bVC7Ii1HaCA">https://pad.gnome.org/G2dIYp3-Tl2bVC7Ii1HaCA</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/116/020/558/352/360/969/original/9980cf7bb5b26305.png"> <br/> 2026-02-05T23:23:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgqh6nr4fvwghq4vtuw2akn3g9vl9fqgtcd5l4crhj8arzkquruxqzyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxayadkx Hello FOSDEM! The Modal team is in Brussels in full force this week.<br/><br/>Many of us are attending the GNOME OS hackfest, and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17p75yl0dq2jl7smxxy6ewz7cgsmuj4yslq2j4x3weg8dtl7je8rqjqnpt6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>adz</span> (<span class="italic">npub17p7…npt6</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dkca6qndt0qgwvldkgz7eupjy92ur60hll2yyp7t3jhtqc6ftvlser3gke" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tobias Bernard</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dkc…3gke</span>)</a></span> have a talk in the Local First room on Sunday: <a href="https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/MCVBNK-p2panda-modal-reflection">https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/MCVBNK-p2panda-modal-reflection</a><br/><br/>Let us know if you want to meet up :)<br/><br/>#gnome #localfirst #fosdem #reflection 2026-01-29T10:39:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstwe0cxxmy4v2ydqv22tffaj8zv3nd8rrq8y7g058wmr7xt9vjxsszyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39ux8q9al6 Calling all GTK app developers!<br/><br/>As part of the Reflection project we want to lay the groundwork for an ecosystem of native GTK apps with local-first sync/collaboration features. To do this in the most effective way possible we&#39;re asking for your input!<br/><br/>#gtk #gnome #localfirst #p2panda #berlin<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/115/904/328/405/294/858/original/2619978361780cc2.png"> <br/> 2026-01-16T10:43:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxl4z8sngafl8tddhje8us3ej7txpe3naj22pk3z4uquczaw6ld4czyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxyywtr6 If you&#39;re at #39c3, join us for the install party for Reflection, a local-first collaborative note taking app.<br/><br/>Day 2, 11.30am, in the Hall 1 Balcony Foyer (next to the Nap Lab).<br/><br/>More info: <a href="https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/event/detail/install-party-reflection-local-first-collaborative">https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/event/detail/install-party-reflection-local-first-collaborative</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/115/792/747/809/207/074/original/5feee0e72c3bd35f.png"> <br/> 2025-12-27T17:41:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq6rd5q05gkxfj7cas0thphkky3rrmdzay9s3cque2ars5racp5qszyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxjrn2ge Happy holidays everyone! We have a special gift for you: A first preview release of Reflection, our local-first collaborative note taking app 🥳🎁<br/><br/>It&#39;s on Flathub Beta for now because it&#39;s still early days, but if you&#39;re feeling adventurous you can grab it today and give it a spin :)<br/><br/>flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub-beta <a href="https://flathub.org/beta-repo/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo">https://flathub.org/beta-repo/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo</a><br/><br/>flatpak install flathub-beta cx.modal.Reflection<br/><br/>More details in the blog post: <a href="https://modal.cx/blog/reflection-winter-update">https://modal.cx/blog/reflection-winter-update</a><br/><br/>#localfirst #p2panda #gnome<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/115/775/301/595/744/109/original/48196a15c8c3223c.webp"> <br/> 2025-12-24T15:35:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0nhhgsp6r3fx02hefdtm4wgu3qt4lrla743pssxa8jkdlyg0g2wqzyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxpt2avd Since there&#39;s CCC and FOSDEM coming up, the next #BoilingTheOcean is happening in February!<br/><br/>The weekend of February 14-15th we&#39;ll be hacking as usual, but on the 13th we&#39;ll also have an evening of talks and discussions on identity in peer-to-peer systems, with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15vwvsyhp22p4dzjtxu40x29hjwehs5qykteaese2ymr673vrwcnq5m85hw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bumbleblue</span> (<span class="italic">npub15vw…85hw</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1amys9zqvdapm49nv9a3vehhaxf8c89tt4jyww0nppkn98wk4wn2qs8qnrw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>𝔰𝔥𝔦𝔟𝔠𝔬</span> (<span class="italic">npub1amy…qnrw</span>)</a></span> ✨<br/><br/>More details TBA :)<br/><br/>#gnome #localfirst #p2panda #postmarketos #berlin<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/115/758/393/955/266/451/original/7f3ee121c5f7f21c.png"> <br/> 2025-12-21T16:13:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8fnuj88qaytf8m3p0h28fdlg849ctzk49l6gzswl7u4m9zf5p0gczyzmt983txwea3a5u43384n2ff4xuw4ers8x9ur6d3rlavk0fj39uxwdhft7 Hello world! We are Modal, a new collective born out of the local Berlin community around Linux infrastructure. We&#39;re involved in projects like GNOME, postmarketOS, p2panda, and systemd.<br/><br/>We organize the #BoilingTheOcean events, and work upstream on a number of difficult problems in emancipatory computing, including local-first networking, mainline Linux on phones, and platform security.<br/><br/>Our long-term goal: A free software platform that&#39;s competitive with the iPhone 🌈<br/><br/><a href="https://modal.cx/blog/what-is-modal">https://modal.cx/blog/what-is-modal</a> 2025-12-05T14:12:06Z