Empowering individuals through accessible and inclusive technology.
We’re a grant-funded nonprofit bridging the digital divide with technology designed to make computing and learning accessible, fun, and safe for all.
Creators of Block Coding for @godotengine, the Linux-based Endless OS, and the open source Endless Key app. Contributors to @gnome, @flathub, and #Kolibri.
Formerly @EndlessOS.
#Linux #OpenSource #Education #EdTech #KeepAllKidsLearning #GNOME #Flathub
On August 15, 1997, @Migueldeicaza announced the start of GNOME on the GTK mailing list¹. Twenty-eight years later a lot has changed, but we continue to develop and iterate on “a free and complete set of user friendly applications and desktop tools… based entirely on free software.”
To help us continue this work far into the future, we hope you join us in celebrating our birthday by becoming a Friend of GNOME today! 🎂
¹https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-list/1997-August/msg00123.html
Threadbare, the game we've been working on at @EndlessAccess is now available for Linux on Flathub. It's early days, so please bear that in mind!
(If you install it via desktop mode on your Steam Deck, it looks terrible because it's being downscaled from 1920×1080. I don't recommend that right now. Desktop/laptop only for now!)
If you’re on Linux, there’s a good chance you use GNOME: it’s the default experience across Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora Workstation, Endless OS, and more. If you’re on another desktop, you still likely use components developed by GNOME contributors—or maybe you get apps from Flathub.
Want to become more than just a user? How about… a friend? 🥺 Become a Friend of GNOME to support GNOME, Flathub, and the work we do!
@infinitycomposition the soundtrack is so good! Thanks for working with us. :)
I'm delighted to announce that I've been working with @endlesscomputers providing the in-game #soundtrack for #Threadbare!
Lightning talks (2/2):
- @jimmac gave us a trip down memory lane of icons over the years
- @ramcq talked about what @EndlessAccess is working on. Apparently adorable games that teach kids.
- Jordan covered all the great CI improvements
- Aryan talked about using extensions as a way to start contributing to #gnome
- Syazwan talked about open source from Malaysia. he helps run the gnome YouTube streams
- Pietro (age 12) talked about the programs he's written. Very cool, very inspirational.
In case you missed it live, @manuq and @cassidy streamed a first look at Threadbare, our new open source game built with @godotengine! Check out the recording to learn why we’re building a game and how anyone can contribute to tell their own story.
https://www.youtube.com/live/zlxXSgPMOYc
#Godot #GodotEngine #Threadbare #OpenSource #gameDev #indieGame
I made some “fan art” today at work in celebration of the new @EndlessAccess brand colour and the game chosen for our next game club. #BluePrince
We’re able to start talking about this—and I’m stoked: @EndlessAccess is building an open source game!
…but why??
We’re empowering underserved learners to unlock creativity, confidence, and real skills through hands-on community game making. To do this, we’re building a unique story- and quest-driven game called Threadbare.
I’m excited to show off a bit of how it’s built and works behind the scenes with one of the developers, @manuq, on Thursday.
To share play testing feedback, post here on GitHub Discussions:
https://github.com/endlessm/threadbare/discussions/categories/playtest-feedback
To learn more, check out the source code, and even get involved, you can visit the GitHub repo:
https://github.com/endlessm/threadbare
And lastly, if you want to come chat with the team, you can do so on our Discord:
…or @-mention us here on Mastodon and we’ll respond! :)
If you want to peek at Threadbare itself before the stream, please do! You can play the latest pre-release right on the web:
https://endlessm.github.io/threadbare/
Keep in mind it’s an early, pre-alpha build that we’ve been using to run learning programs. The main quest line (speak to the LoreQuest Elder) is pretty short and demonstrates some of puzzle mechanics available to contributors, while StoryQuests are where contributed, non-canon quests will live. There’s one example there now, with more on the way.
Join @manuq and @cassidy this Thursday at 1800 UTC (11 AM PDT) as we share a bit behind the scenes of Threadbare, our collaboratively-built open source game made in Godot Engine!
It's currently pre-alpha, but Threadbare is a story-driven game where players don’t just explore a world—they co-create it.
https://youtube.com/live/zlxXSgPMOYc
We hope to see you there!
I'm doing a livestream tomorrow at 16:00 UK time (15:00 UTC), hosted by @cassidy, showing ways to playtest Threadbare (the game we're working on at @EndlessAccess) on a Steam Deck. Come and watch my makeshift setup with a phone camera pointing at the Steam Deck fall to pieces live on air!
The 2025 Godot Community Poll is live! Help us understand our community better and shape the engine's future. Takes just 5-10 minutes:
👉 https://godotengine.org/article/godot-community-poll-2025/
It has indeed been a difficult year for GNOME, financially. If you benefit from GNOME as a user, we really need your donation:
Thank you @EndlessAccess for being a Diamond #sponsor of #GUADEC2025! 💎
Endless believes that youth should be able to shape their technology rather than be shaped by it. They harness the power of games to engage youth in learning 21st-century skills to build economic mobility and partner with nonprofits to solve the barriers of device and internet access.
Visit their website to know more: https://www.endlessos.org/
🎉🎉 Two Hundred! 🎉🎉
#ThisWeekInGNOME #200 is here — and I'm thrilled to unveil TWIG 2.0!
Check out the latest news and experience the new revamped TWIG:
Thanks to everyone who listened to our talk or visited our table at GodotCon in Boston! We had a great time chatting with so many wonderful folks. You all are an inspiration, and we’re energized by your reception of our mission and tools.
We’ll share a bit more about our experience after we’ve all arrived at our respective homes and gotten a good night’s rest. 😊
Please join me in a very warm welcome to the new @gnome Foundation Executive Director, @deobald!
https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/05/06/introducing-myself/
I’m excited to work with Steven and see him help steer the GNOME Foundation going forward. He’s a great guy and I’m already excited by his framing and deep understanding of what GNOME is—and needs to be.
