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Landed a security fix for gnome-control-center to allow the RDP Desktop Sharing feature to be turned off.
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webkitgtk 2.36 caused a regression in the Orca screen reader. Since this was pushed as a security update, we are pushing the initial orca fix through the security update channel to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 21.10, and 22.04 LTS, probably tomorrow. Also let the Debian orca maintainer know so that the fix can land in the next Debian stable point release.
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Refreshed my snap skills by helping Heather with a few snap updates of some GNOME apps, mostly converting to the recommended gnome-3-38-2004 platform and moving the repos to GitHub for easier access by contributors.
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Started packaging a snap of the cheese webcam app
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Switched the default text editor for Ubuntu 22.10 to gnome-text-editor
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Switched the default sound server from PulseAudio to PipeWire for Ubuntu 22.10
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Completed the gtksourceview4 -> gtksourceview5 transition for packages in Ubuntu main
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Sponsored the Cinnamon 3.8 support addition to Debian’s bluebird-gtk-theme
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Joined community sync sessions with Ubuntu Flavours
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Filed a MIR for libsoup3.
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gnome-shell 42.1 was accepted as a proposed update for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. It will probably be pushed as an update in about a week.
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Had some talks accepted for DebConf, Debian’s official conference, which will be held this year in Kosovo in July. Talks are often video recorded and I believe there will be a streaming option for people who aren’t able to attend in person.
Other Happenings
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There will be a PipeWire hackfest in Berlin this week. I don’t think anyone from Ubuntu will be able to attend this time.
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There was a new osinfo-db release that includes Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and my improvements for the Debian and Ubuntu data.