My Projects

Refer to The Register’s article at https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/04/rudra_sarsawat_ubuntu_projects/ for a brief overview of my projects.

No.	Project Name	More Information
1	blendOS	Description: blendOS is an operating system that supports applications from Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Debian, Fedora and Alma/Rocky Linux, as well as Android apps through the F-Droid and Aurora Store (though you can also install the Google Play Store manually), and web apps in Electron through the blendOS web store (with support for native APIs being added in the near future). blendOS’s website: https://blendos.co Some press coverage of blendOS: https://youtu.be/vKVjGo0cE74 https://youtu.be/97mBlvqQdsk https://youtu.be/v2PAz1HTOK0 https://youtu.be/tzUtcPEVnZY?si=zmHw8WLfXpQfCUYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Ymi3W_qc4&t=524s https://9to5linux.com/blendos-2-is-already-here-and-supports-android-apps-out-of-the-box https://news.itsfoss.com/blendos-v3-released/ https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/7/blendos-v3-bhatura-released-with-seamless-integration-of-multiple-software-options-and-desktop-environments/ https://www.muylinux.com/2023/07/07/blendos-v3-bhatura/ https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Arch-Based-blendOS-Features-Cool-Trick https://linuxformat.com/linux-format-304.html (magazine)
2	Ubuntu Unity	https://twitter.com/ubuntu_unity https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/05/12/a-surprising-new-remix-of-ubuntu-2004-revives-the-unity-desktop/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Unity https://www.zdnet.com/article/ubuntu-unity-relives-canonicals-creativity-and-brings-back-one-of-the-best-uis/ https://9to5linux.com/canonical-accepts-ubuntu-unity-as-official-ubuntu-flavor-starting-with-ubuntu-22-10 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Unity-22.10-Official https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ubuntu-unity-22-04-linux-desktop-distribution-productive-elegant/ The original Ubuntu Discourse thread
3	Ubuntu Web	https://twitter.com/ubunweb https://www.techrepublic.com/article/linux-finally-has-an-impressive-cloud-like-os-in-ubuntu-web/ https://www.makeuseof.com/ubuntu-web-chrome-os-alternative/
4	Unity7	https://9to5linux.com/unity-7-6-desktop-released-as-the-first-major-update-to-unity7-in-6-years https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/01/ubuntu_unity_desktop_updated_after/ https://9to5linux.com/unity-7-6-released-for-public-testing-as-the-first-major-update-to-unity7-in-6-years https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/ufj0b8/unity_is_back_first_major_release_in_6_years/ (top trend on r/linux when I released it, with 120k requests on the release day)
5	Unity for Arch	Unity 7.6 ported to Arch Linux. https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-install-ubuntus-unity-desktop-on-arch-linux-heres-how https://unity.ubuntuunity.org/blog/unity-for-arch/
6	una	This a client for the MPR or makedeb Package Repository, which is analogous to Arch Linux’s AUR but is for Ubuntu/Debian. Repo is at – https://github.com/AFK-OS/una/blob/main/README.md
7	Gamebuntu	https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2022/01/31/linux-gaming-gets-a-big-boost-from-a-12-year-old-ubuntu-developer/ https://twitter.com/gameonubuntu https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/gamebuntu/25544
8	Modren	https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/modren-a-modern-linux-store/ https://twitter.com/RudraSaraswat1/status/1523706921349713920
9	Ubuntu Remixes	This project allows for the creation of new Ubuntu-based distributions. Ubuntu Unity, Ubuntu Cinnamon and Ubuntu Web Remixes use it. (https://gitlab.com/ubuntu-unity/ubuntu-remixes)
10	UnityX	This is the future successor to Unity7 – https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/restarting-unity-development-in-2021-progress-report/20217
11	UbuntuEd	https://twitter.com/ed_ubuntu https://9to5linux.com/meet-ubuntued-20-04-an-educational-ubuntu-flavor-for-kids-schools-and-universities
12	lol	This is an alternative server for Ubuntu Snap Store – https://youtu.be/rGgmwcdxr88

Sessions and streams

1. I was interviewed by Kailash Nadh, CTO of Zerodha at IndiaFOSS Conference held in July 2022 (https://youtu.be/ehKZh5DJ0yk?si=-lmhd3hy8B9IfBuj, https://twitter.com/FOSSUnited/status/1547233569143398400).
2. Gave a talk on immutability and atomicity in Linux distributions at IIT Mandi on Sep 9, 2023 – https://events.canonical.com/event/35/contributions/283
3. Gave a talk on immutable Linux systems at IndiaFOSS 3.0 in Bangalore on 29 Oct 2023 (https://indiafoss.net/2023/conference/schedule?day=2, https://indiafoss.net/2023/confirmed/e3f2ab10b7)
4. Sponsored invitee at the Ubuntu Summit 2023 to be held in Riga, Latvia on 3-5 November 2023
5. Sponsored invitee and speaker at the Ubuntu Summit 2022 held in Prague, Czech Republic on 7-9th November 2022 – https://events.canonical.com/event/2/contributions/88/, https://events.canonical.com/event/2/contributions/108/, https://events.canonical.com/event/2/contributions/136/
6. Sponsored invitee and speaker at the Ubucon Asia Conference held in Seoul, South Korea on 26-27th November 2022 – https://2022.ubucon.asia/sessions/unity7_dev_contrib/
7. I kicked off Ubuntu’s events at FOSDEM (one of the biggest open source developer events in Europe) in Feb, 2022 and gave talks on my projects (https://twitter.com/ubuntu/status/1489361109912064000).
8. I was a Speaker at last year’s Ubucon Asia Conference (https://2021.ubucon.asia/sessions/hacking_on_unity7_and_unityx/).
9. I am a host on Ubuntu’s official channel – Ubuntu OnAir (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9M9xcRtvvA, https://twitter.com/ubuntu/status/1468315151086624768).
10. I was interviewed by niccolove of the KDE Plasma team in May 2022 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc6gGs2kM4c
11. I was interviewed by Destination Linux Network’s Front Page Linux in July 2020 – https://frontpagelinux.com/news/linux-plusplus-issue-21/
12. Attended the DebConf 2023 at Kochi (Sep’2023) – https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/a-teenagers-passion-for-open-source-operating-systems/article67291812.ece

News coverage of my projects

No.	News source	Articles
1	Forbes	https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2022/01/31/linux-gaming-gets-a-big-boost-from-a-12-year-old-ubuntu-developer/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/05/12/a-surprising-new-remix-of-ubuntu-2004-revives-the-unity-desktop/
2	Wikipedia	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Unity
3	ZDNet	https://www.zdnet.com/article/ubuntu-unity-relives-canonicals-creativity-and-brings-back-one-of-the-best-uis/
4	TechRepublic	https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ubuntu-unity-22-04-linux-desktop-distribution-productive-elegant/ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/linux-finally-has-an-impressive-cloud-like-os-in-ubuntu-web/ https://www.techrepublic.com/videos/ubuntu-unity-brings-back-one-of-the-most-efficient-desktops-ever-created/
5	The Register	https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/04/rudra_sarsawat_ubuntu_projects/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/01/ubuntu_unity_desktop_updated_after/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/ubuntu_unity_and_ubuntu_cinnamon/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/04/unity_trinity_desktops/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/19/less_mainstream_xbuntu/
6	Phoronix	https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Unity-22.10-Official
7	Linux for Everyone	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYjTxM9K05s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbD99Zk2Jc
8	Destination Linux Network (Front Page Linux)	https://frontpagelinux.com/news/linux-plusplus-issue-21/
9	The Linux Experiment	https://youtu.be/ugAB_ug9MZg https://youtu.be/EM_xsIFKaXc https://youtu.be/3zfNFSi1Pag https://youtu.be/CRTPfLOnoRU https://youtu.be/e-Ymi3W_qc4
10	Lunduke	https://youtu.be/PToujSBlvJ0
11	Distrotube	https://youtu.be/rGgmwcdxr88 https://youtu.be/HhWGaz4VMGM
12	MakeUseOf	https://www.makeuseof.com/ubuntu-web-chrome-os-alternative/
13	Slashdot	https://news.slashdot.org/story/20/11/22/0226213/ubuntu-web-remix-distro-offers-firefox-based-chrome-os-alternative https://m.slashdot.org/story/399332
14	DistroWatch	https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=14552
15	9to5Linux	https://9to5linux.com/canonical-accepts-ubuntu-unity-as-official-ubuntu-flavor-starting-with-ubuntu-22-10 https://9to5linux.com/unity-7-7-desktop-environment-promises-redesigned-dash-and-panel-widgets https://9to5linux.com/unity-7-6-desktop-released-as-the-first-major-update-to-unity7-in-6-years https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-install-ubuntus-unity-desktop-on-arch-linux-heres-how https://9to5linux.com/unity-7-6-released-for-public-testing-as-the-first-major-update-to-unity7-in-6-years https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-unity-22-04-lts-released-with-flatpak-and-flathub-support-new-default-apps https://9to5linux.com/meet-una-a-full-featured-mpr-aur-fork-helper-for-debian-and-ubuntu-based-distros https://9to5linux.com/gamebuntu-1-0-launches-with-a-complete-redesign-to-let-you-install-only-what-you-need https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-unity-20-10-officially-released-for-the-raspberry-pi https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-unity-remix-20-04-unofficial-flavor-sees-first-stable-release https://9to5linux.com/unityx-10-desktop-environment-makes-great-progress-now-features-a-new-sidebar-design https://9to5linux.com/hands-on-with-ubuntu-unity-20-10-on-the-raspberry-pi-4 https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-unity-21-04-released-with-new-unity7-theme-linux-kernel-5-11 https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-unity-22-04-1-released-with-the-latest-unity-7-6-desktop-environment
16	It’s FOSS	https://news.itsfoss.com/unity-7-7-dev/ https://news.itsfoss.com/unity-arch-linux/ https://news.itsfoss.com/unity-7-6-testing/ https://news.itsfoss.com/unity-remix-official-flavor/
17	WebProNews	https://www.webpronews.com/ubuntus-canonical-throws-its-weight-behind-the-unity-desktop-again/
18	Liliputing	https://liliputing.com/2020/11/ubuntu-web-remix-is-a-linux-distro-that-puts-firefox-front-and-center-chrome-os-alternative.html
19	Full Circle Magazine	https://fullcirclemagazine.org/2021/01/29/full-circle-magazine-165/
20	OldTechBloke	https://youtu.be/DNOVqJhAF9Y
21	Fossbytes	https://fossbytes.com/ubuntu-web-remix-20-04-1-first-stable-version-of-chrome-os-alternative/
22	MuyLinux	https://www.muylinux.com/2022/12/28/unity-7-7/ https://www.muylinux.com/2022/05/02/unity-7-6/ https://www.muylinux.com/2021/10/18/ubuntu-unity-cinnamon-remix-21-10/
23	LinuxInsider	https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/distro-delights-new-release-mania-forking-kde-windows-in-a-bottle-176540.html https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/feuding-developers-dueling-distros-make-linux-lineage-revival-legendary-176620.html