Notices by elementary (elementary@mastodon.social)

It’s #TransgenderAwarenessWeek, so here’s your reminder that much of the open source software you love was made with the help of transgender people—including elementary OS! Shoutouts to all the trans folks in our community 🏳️⚧️

@a23 still feeling quite confident that generative AI is not a good tool and there’s no way to use it responsibly. Studies consistently show it produces worse outcomes and lowers productivity across every industry it touches while its inefficiency accelerates the climate crisis and scrapers destroy the open web by effectively DDOSing websites and services in order to steal from the working class and enrich technocrats

We have a pretty strong stance on #Privacy and don’t believe in advertising as a revenue model. You are not the product! https://blog.elementary.io/you-are-not-the-product/

We believe that #accessibility features should be first class https://blog.elementary.io/accessibility-features-are-just-features/

And we’re all in on #Decentralized technologies like @FlatpakApps https://blog.elementary.io/elementary-appcenter-flatpak/

We’ve gained a number of new followers recently—shoutouts @FediFollows—so maybe it’s time for a re-#introduction?

Hi! We’re elementary, an #OpenSource software company with a focus on #InclusiveDesign! We make #elementaryOS—the thoughtful, capable, and ethical replacement for Windows and macOS—plus #AppCenter, the pay-what-you-can app store.

We’ve been contributing to the desktop #Linux space for about 16 years now and we’re 100% funded by regular people just like you 💕

I guess it’s time to add on a few things to this thread!

We’re a queer woman owned business and we believe in equality and inclusivity for all our LGBTQIA+ siblings 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️

We don’t use AI to make our software https://docs.elementary.io/contributor-guide/development/generative-ai-policy

We condemn fascism, white supremacy, and other harmful and oppressive ideologies.

And we enforce an inclusive Code of Conduct in our communities: https://elementary.io/code-of-conduct

@filmroellchen based AF. Same reason we left. It’s hard to care about your community and participate in spaces where they aren’t welcome

@kde

Very cool news! Which games are we playing lately? https://mastodon.social/@anthroposamu/115455955354708635

We just passed 12,000 followers 🥳 Thank you everyone for supporting and being interested in our little operating system 🩷

Hey power users, did you know you can directly launch app actions and even execute terminal commands with a custom keyboard shortcut?

💡Open System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Custom to make your commonly used actions available right at your fingertips

#ProTip

A new anime-styled MMORPG launched today and it plays with Steam + Proton! Anybody playing Blue Protocol: Star Resonance on elementary OS? 👀 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3681810/Blue_Protocol_Star_Resonance/

#linuxgaming

Re-evaluating some of our retail items and seeing if we can adjust prices and maybe add some new things. Any requests? 👀

Did you know that elementary OS isn’t a remix or spin distribution? We build our images from metapackage seeds 📦 🌱

And now with the release of @debian Trixie—woo congrats 🎉—we’re using the latest version of Debian Livebuild to put together our operating system. This allows us to clean up our builds for multiple CPU architectures like ARM!

https://github.com/elementary/os/pull/771

We finally have a release date for Silk Song! Who’s playing it on elementary OS?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1030300/Hollow_Knight_Silksong/

Safe app sideloading and alt stores are both supported out of the box on elementary OS and can be installed with a double click. No messy jailbreaking or rooting necessary 🎉

As a community that includes folks with a range of disabilities ourselves, we’re deeply invested in improving access to Open Source software. We succeed at our mission when we build open computing experiences that are available regardless of ability and fail when accessibility is considered an afterthought or a nice-to-have. This month and always, Inclusive Design is at the core of what we do and we will continue to strive towards that ideal

#Accessibility #DisabilityPrideMonth #InclusiveDesign

Since the release of OS 8 we’ve been working on things like improving contrast, Dark Mode screenshots and brand colors in AppCenter, turning on or snoozing Dark Mode without canceling your schedule, expanding the “Reduce Motion” setting, and more options to reduce distracting notifications. Plus, thanks to feedback from @fireborn—who you may know from his blog series on Linux accessibility—Notifications and the Shortcut Overlay both got releases that add screen reader support

#accessibility

Our latest blog post is here with updates on our accessibility story and new software releases, including a big update to Code and powerful new keyboard shortcut options. Plus a redesign for Bluetooth settings and ARM64 builds in Early Access!

https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-july-2025/

Recently upcycled a computer by installing elementary OS or another Linux operating system? Post about it with hashtag #endof10 or explore @Endof10 to find out how you can help reduce e-waste and give new life to an older device when Windows 10 support ends this fall

Just got our latest affiliate report from @starlabssystems! So far this year y’all have bought 4 StarLites, 3 StarFighters, and 1 StarBook with elementary OS pre-installed! Thank you so much for choosing an independent retailer that supports our development 🩷

If you’re in the market for a new computer, StarLites and StarFighters are currently 10% off and Bytes come with a free T-shirt! https://starlabs.systems/

I’d rather be a rebel than join the empire!