29: The Buddies of Budgie: Inside Fedora's Budgie Desktop Spin

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. 🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/ 🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org 💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org 🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/ 📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric 🔗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 Podcast Planning Doc: https://hackmd.io/@itguyeric/FedoraPodcast 🔖 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 upSpecial Guest: Joshua Strobl.