web02.fireside.fm Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:18:50 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Linux User Space - Episodes Tagged with β€œOlivier Fourdan” https://www.linuxuserspace.show/tags/olivier%20fourdan Mon, 13 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500 How did your favorite Linux distribution get its start? Join us and find out! Linux User Space is hosted by Leo and Dan, and every two weeks we deep dive into the history of Linux distributions and the things that matter to us. Episodes drop every other Monday. en-us episodic Deep dives into the history of Linux distributions and current FOSS, Linux, and BSD events Linux User Space How did your favorite Linux distribution get its start? Join us and find out! Linux User Space is hosted by Leo and Dan, and every two weeks we deep dive into the history of Linux distributions and the things that matter to us. Episodes drop every other Monday. no Linux, Technology, History, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Open Source, Hardware, Computer, Networking Linux User Space contact@linuxuserspace.show Episode 4:08: Cholesterol Free https://www.linuxuserspace.show/408 daf154bd-2545-4d09-af4f-73dd938cea17 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500 Linux User Space full 4 Linux User Space The history of Linux distros and apps. Maybe some current events, if you're lucky. In this episode we dive into the deep history of the xfce desktop environment. 1:10:50 no <p><strong>Coming up in this episode</strong></p> <ul> <li>A little Musing on CDE</li> <li>A few answers from the man himself</li> <li>The history of XFce</li> <li>How it went</li> <li>And a new journey</li> </ul> <p>0:00 Cold Open<br> 1:29 Ask Olivier<br> 20:04 Xfce History: In the Beginning (1996)<br> 22:08 Enter XFce (1997)<br> 24:47 The XForms Problem (1998)<br> 25:56 The Third (1999)<br> 29:32 The Fourth (2001-2015)<br> 32:59 The Third, Again (2016-2023)<br> 36:22 More Questions!<br> 45:50 How'd Xfce Go?<br> 1:02:25 Next Time<br> 1:09:45 Stinger</p> <p>You can also watch on Youtube<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/-tuDFBMJsxE" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/-tuDFBMJsxE</a></p> <h2>Announcements</h2> <p><em>This program was made possible by:</em></p> <ul> <li>πŸ“ΊοΈ<a href="https://youtube.com/linuxuserspace" rel="nofollow noopener">Youtube</a></li> <li>πŸ“½οΈ<a href="https://tilvids.com/a/linuxuserspace" rel="nofollow noopener">TILvids</a></li> <li>And by contributions to your L-U-S station by <a href="https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace" rel="nofollow noopener">Patrons</a> like you 😍</li> </ul> <h2>The History of Xfce</h2> <ul> <li>Olivier Fourdan posted a <a href="https://www.linux.co.cr/desktops/review/1997/0218.html" rel="nofollow noopener">question</a> to a few newsgroups that got things started.</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XForms_(toolkit)" rel="nofollow noopener">XForms toolkit</a></li> <li>An early <a href="https://www.linux.co.cr/desktops/review/1999/0110-a.html" rel="nofollow noopener">release announcement - 2.3.0</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linux.co.cr/desktops/review/1999/0317-b.txt" rel="nofollow noopener">Changelog for 2.4.0</a> which shows changes all the way back to the beginning.</li> <li><a href="https://www.linux.co.cr/desktops/review/1999/xfce-2.4/en/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">XFce 2.4 User Guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linux.co.cr/desktops/review/1999/xfce-3.2/help.html" rel="nofollow noopener">XFce 3.2 User Guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20001017144724/http://www.linuxorbit.com/features/interview1.php3" rel="nofollow noopener">2000 Interview - 10 Questions with Olivier Fourdan</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20010603075344/http://www.moongroup.com/stories.php?story=01/05/01/0821338" rel="nofollow noopener">2001 Interview</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20031002123938/http://www.xfce.org/en/press_release_en.html" rel="nofollow noopener">XFce 4.0 announcement September 25th 2003</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040607035013/http://www.xfce.org/index.php?page=news&amp;lang=en" rel="nofollow noopener">xfce goes all lowercase</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070116201506/http://linuxgazette.net/issue43/jacobowitz.xfce.html" rel="nofollow noopener">2007 Interview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linuxjournal.com/magazine/xfce-third-man" rel="nofollow noopener">2009 Linux Journal Interview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.slashgear.com/xfce-creator-talks-linux-moblin-netbooks-and-open-source-0633329/" rel="nofollow noopener">2009 Slashgear Interview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/interview-xfce.html" rel="nofollow noopener">2017 Interview with Sean Davis</a></li> <li><a href="https://xfce.org/about/news" rel="nofollow noopener">Xfce 4.4 - 4.18</a></li> </ul> <h2>More Announcements</h2> <ul> <li>Want to have a topic covered or have some feedback? - send us an email, <a href="mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show" rel="nofollow noopener">contact@linuxuserspace.show</a> OR jump on over to the <a href="https://lemmy.linuxuserspace.show/c/forum" rel="nofollow noopener">open forum on Lemmy</a></li> </ul> <h2>Housekeeping</h2> <p>Catch all the great topics as they unfold on our Subreddit or our News channel on Discord or Lemmy.</p> <ul> <li>πŸ—žοΈ Linux User Space <a href="https://lemmy.linuxuserspace.show" rel="nofollow noopener">Lemmy</a></li> <li>πŸ“° Linux User Space <a href="https://linuxuserspace.show/reddit" rel="nofollow noopener">subreddit</a></li> <li>⌨️ Linux User Space <a href="https://linuxuserspace.show/discord" rel="nofollow noopener">Discord Server</a></li> <li>πŸ“² Linux User Space <a href="https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram" rel="nofollow noopener">Telegram</a></li> <li>βœ‰οΈ Linux User Space <a href="https://linuxuserspace.show/matrix" rel="nofollow noopener">Matrix</a></li> <li>πŸ“½οΈ Linux User Space <a href="https://linuxuserspace.show/twitch" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitch</a></li> <li>🐘 Linux User Space <a href="https://linuxuserspace.show/mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener">Mastodon</a></li> <li>πŸ“œ Linux User Space <a href="https://linuxuserspace.show/twitter" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter</a></li> <li>πŸ“ΊοΈ Linux User Space <a href="https://linuxuserspace.show/tilvids" rel="nofollow noopener">TILVids</a></li> </ul> <h2>Next Time</h2> <p><strong>Some topics and feedback. Our next history exploration is the <a href="https://www.gnome.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">Gnome Desktop Environment</a>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Come back in two weeks for more Linux User Space</strong></p> <p><strong>Stay tuned πŸ“‘ and interact with us on Lemmy, Twitter, Mastodon, Telegram, Matrix, Discord whatever. Give us your suggestions on our subreddit r/LinuxUserSpace Join the conversation. Talk to us, and give us more ideas. All the links in the show notes and on linuxuserspace.show.</strong></p> <hr> <p>We would like to acknowledge 🀩 our top patrons. Thank you πŸ™ for your support!</p> <h2>Producer</h2> <ul> <li>Bruno</li> <li>Dave</li> <li>John</li> <li>Johnny</li> </ul> <h3>Co-Producer</h3> <ul> <li>Tim</li> </ul> <h4>Super User</h4> <ul> <li>A.J.</li> <li>Advait</li> <li>CubicleNate</li> <li>Eduardo S.</li> <li>Hausken</li> <li>Jill and Steve</li> <li>Larry</li> <li>LiNuXsys666</li> <li>Livet</li> <li>Musical Coder</li> <li>Nicholas</li> <li>Nick</li> <li>sleepyeyesvince</li> <li>The Saigoneer</li> <li>Tobias </li> </ul> LUS, Linux User Space, Leo Chavez, Dan Simmons, xfce, XForms, Olivier Fourdan Coming up in this episode

  • A little Musing on CDE
  • A few answers from the man himself
  • The history of XFce
  • How it went
  • And a new journey

0:00 Cold Open
1:29 Ask Olivier
20:04 Xfce History: In the Beginning (1996)
22:08 Enter XFce (1997)
24:47 The XForms Problem (1998)
25:56 The Third (1999)
29:32 The Fourth (2001-2015)
32:59 The Third, Again (2016-2023)
36:22 More Questions!
45:50 How'd Xfce Go?
1:02:25 Next Time
1:09:45 Stinger

You can also watch on Youtube
https://youtu.be/-tuDFBMJsxE

Announcements

This program was made possible by:

  • πŸ“ΊοΈYoutube
  • πŸ“½οΈTILvids
  • And by contributions to your L-U-S station by Patrons like you 😍

The History of Xfce

More Announcements

Housekeeping

Catch all the great topics as they unfold on our Subreddit or our News channel on Discord or Lemmy.

Next Time

Some topics and feedback. Our next history exploration is the Gnome Desktop Environment.

Come back in two weeks for more Linux User Space

Stay tuned πŸ“‘ and interact with us on Lemmy, Twitter, Mastodon, Telegram, Matrix, Discord whatever. Give us your suggestions on our subreddit r/LinuxUserSpace Join the conversation. Talk to us, and give us more ideas. All the links in the show notes and on linuxuserspace.show.

We would like to acknowledge 🀩 our top patrons. Thank you πŸ™ for your support!

Producer

  • Bruno
  • Dave
  • John
  • Johnny

Co-Producer

  • Tim

Super User

  • A.J.
  • Advait
  • CubicleNate
  • Eduardo S.
  • Hausken
  • Jill and Steve
  • Larry
  • LiNuXsys666
  • Livet
  • Musical Coder
  • Nicholas
  • Nick
  • sleepyeyesvince
  • The Saigoneer
  • Tobias

Support Linux User Space

]]> Coming up in this episode

  • A little Musing on CDE
  • A few answers from the man himself
  • The history of XFce
  • How it went
  • And a new journey

0:00 Cold Open
1:29 Ask Olivier
20:04 Xfce History: In the Beginning (1996)
22:08 Enter XFce (1997)
24:47 The XForms Problem (1998)
25:56 The Third (1999)
29:32 The Fourth (2001-2015)
32:59 The Third, Again (2016-2023)
36:22 More Questions!
45:50 How'd Xfce Go?
1:02:25 Next Time
1:09:45 Stinger

You can also watch on Youtube
https://youtu.be/-tuDFBMJsxE

Announcements

This program was made possible by:

  • πŸ“ΊοΈYoutube
  • πŸ“½οΈTILvids
  • And by contributions to your L-U-S station by Patrons like you 😍

The History of Xfce

More Announcements

Housekeeping

Catch all the great topics as they unfold on our Subreddit or our News channel on Discord or Lemmy.

Next Time

Some topics and feedback. Our next history exploration is the Gnome Desktop Environment.

Come back in two weeks for more Linux User Space

Stay tuned πŸ“‘ and interact with us on Lemmy, Twitter, Mastodon, Telegram, Matrix, Discord whatever. Give us your suggestions on our subreddit r/LinuxUserSpace Join the conversation. Talk to us, and give us more ideas. All the links in the show notes and on linuxuserspace.show.

We would like to acknowledge 🀩 our top patrons. Thank you πŸ™ for your support!

Producer

  • Bruno
  • Dave
  • John
  • Johnny

Co-Producer

  • Tim

Super User

  • A.J.
  • Advait
  • CubicleNate
  • Eduardo S.
  • Hausken
  • Jill and Steve
  • Larry
  • LiNuXsys666
  • Livet
  • Musical Coder
  • Nicholas
  • Nick
  • sleepyeyesvince
  • The Saigoneer
  • Tobias

Support Linux User Space

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