In this interview, Joshua Strobl, the founder of the open-source organization Buddies of Budgie, joins Eric to discuss the Fedora Budgie spin, the Budgie desktop environment, and the exciting future of this lightweight, traditional desktop experience on Fedora.

The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distro itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

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🔗Episode Resources

Joshua Strobl: https://joshuastrobl.social/@me

Fedora Budgie Spin: https://fedoraproject.org/spins/budgie/

Buddies of Budgie: https://buddiesofbudgie.org

Buddies of Budgie Mastodon: https://floss.social/@buddiesofbudgie

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🔖 Chapters

00:00 Welcome

01:14 Meet Joshua

05:17 Coming up

08:16 What is Budgie?

16:50 Target user

23:13 Upcoming features

28:41 Contributions

32:19 Wrap up

Special Guest: Joshua Strobl.