projects, talks, and press coverage

projects (& past projects)

project name	more info
blendOS	Arch Linux made declarative, immutable and atomic. With Android app support and Fedora, Debian, CentOS Stream and Ubuntu containers available, as well as system packages/DEs/kernels from Arch Linux and the AUR. website https://blendos.co press coverage https://youtu.be/97mBlvqQdsk https://youtu.be/vKVjGo0cE74 https://youtu.be/v2PAz1HTOK0 https://youtu.be/tzUtcPEVnZY?si=zmHw8WLfXpQfCUYC https://www.zdnet.com/article/blendos-is-the-swiss-army-knife-of-linux-distros-but-its-not-for-everyone/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/most-windows-like-linux-distros/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/immutable-linux-delivers-serious-security-here-are-your-5-best-options/ 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)
Ubuntu Unity	An official Ubuntu flavour using the Unity7 desktop environment. website https://ubuntuunity.org links & press coverage 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/
Ubuntu Web (defunct)	Ubuntu Web Remix combines the power of Ubuntu & Firefox to give you a powerful, free/libre web OS. website https://ubuntu-web.org (archived) links & press coverage 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/
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)
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/
una	A client for the MPR or makedeb Package Repository, which is analogous to Arch Linux's AUR but is for Ubuntu/Debian. Repo: https://github.com/AFK-OS/una/blob/main/README.md
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
Modren	https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/modren-a-modern-linux-store/ https://twitter.com/RudraSaraswat1/status/1523706921349713920
Ubuntu Remixes	This project allows for the creation of new Ubuntu-based distributions; it was formerly used by Ubuntu Unity, Ubuntu Cinnamon and Ubuntu Web Remix. Repo: https://gitlab.com/ubuntu-unity/ubuntu-remixes
UnityX	This is the future successor to Unity7 – https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/restarting-unity-development-in-2021-progress-report/20217
UbuntuEd	https://twitter.com/ed_ubuntu https://9to5linux.com/meet-ubuntued-20-04-an-educational-ubuntu-flavor-for-kids-schools-and-universities
lol	This is an alternative server for Ubuntu Snap Store – https://youtu.be/rGgmwcdxr88

talks, workshops, and presentations

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/
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/
Kicked off Ubuntu's events at FOSDEM (one of the largest FOSS events in Europe) in Feb 2022 and presented talks on my projects – https://twitter.com/ubuntu/status/1489361109912064000
I presented a talk at the UbuCon Asia Conference in 2021 – https://2021.ubucon.asia/sessions/hacking_on_unity7_and_unityx/
Sponsored invitee at the Ubuntu Summit 2023 held in Riga, Latvia on 3-5 November 2023.
I was interviewed by Kailash Nadh, CTO of Zerodha at the IndiaFOSS Conference held in Bangalore, India in July 2022 – https://youtu.be/ehKZh5DJ0yk?si=-lmhd3hy8B9IfBuj, https://twitter.com/FOSSUnited/status/1547233569143398400
Conducted a workshop on 'Building Ubuntu remixes with Iona' at UbuCon Asia 2024 held in Jaipur, India – https://events.canonical.com/event/47/contributions/392/, https://blog.ubucon.asia/post/uca24-featured-speakers/, https://mastodon.social/@UbuConAsia/112761449223735622, https://2024.ubucon.asia/
Presented talks on 'blendOS' and 'Iona: A handy Debian & Ubuntu image/ISO builder', and conducted a workshop on 'Building Ubuntu remixes with Iona' at the Opportunity Open Source Conference 2024 held at IIT Kanpur (India) – https://x.com/OOSC_24/status/1821559976197791925, https://events.canonical.com/event/89/contributions/457/, https://events.canonical.com/event/89/contributions/459/, https://events.canonical.com/event/89/contributions/458/, https://imoc.iitk.ac.in/past-events-single.php?peid=NTI5&page=1, https://events.canonical.com/event/89/timetable/?layout=room#20240824.detailed
Presented a talk on immutable Linux systems at IndiaFOSS 3.0 in Bangalore, India on 29 Oct 2023 – https://youtu.be/rLV1mAkh5zo?feature=shared, https://indiafoss.net/2023/conference/schedule?day=2, https://indiafoss.net/2023/confirmed/e3f2ab10b7
Interviewed by the Linux Magazine in their November 2023 edition (Issue 276/2023) – https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2023/276/Distro-Walk-blendOS#article_f3
Presented a talk on immutability and atomicity in Linux distributions at IIT Mandi (India) on Sep 9, 2023 – https://events.canonical.com/event/35/contributions/283
I was formerly a host on Ubuntu's YouTube channel – Ubuntu OnAir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9M9xcRtvvA, https://twitter.com/ubuntu/status/1468315151086624768.
I was interviewed by niccolove of the KDE Plasma team in May 2022 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc6gGs2kM4c
I was interviewed by Destination Linux Network's Front Page Linux in July 2020 – https://frontpagelinux.com/news/linux-plusplus-issue-21/
Attended DebConf 2023 in Kochi, India – https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/a-teenagers-passion-for-open-source-operating-systems/article67291812.ece

press coverage (& other articles)

news source	articles
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/
Wikipedia	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Unity
ZDNet	https://www.zdnet.com/article/blendos-is-the-swiss-army-knife-of-linux-distros-but-its-not-for-everyone/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/most-windows-like-linux-distros/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/immutable-linux-delivers-serious-security-here-are-your-5-best-options/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/ubuntu-unity-relives-canonicals-creativity-and-brings-back-one-of-the-best-uis/
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/
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/
Phoronix	https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Unity-22.10-Official
Linux for Everyone	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYjTxM9K05s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbD99Zk2Jc
Destination Linux Network (Front Page Linux)	https://frontpagelinux.com/news/linux-plusplus-issue-21/
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
Lunduke	https://youtu.be/PToujSBlvJ0
Distrotube	https://youtu.be/rGgmwcdxr88 https://youtu.be/HhWGaz4VMGM
MakeUseOf	https://www.makeuseof.com/ubuntu-web-chrome-os-alternative/
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
DistroWatch	https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=14552
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
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/
WebProNews	https://www.webpronews.com/ubuntus-canonical-throws-its-weight-behind-the-unity-desktop-again/
Liliputing	https://liliputing.com/2020/11/ubuntu-web-remix-is-a-linux-distro-that-puts-firefox-front-and-center-chrome-os-alternative.html
Full Circle Magazine	https://fullcirclemagazine.org/2021/01/29/full-circle-magazine-165/
OldTechBloke	https://youtu.be/DNOVqJhAF9Y
Fossbytes	https://fossbytes.com/ubuntu-web-remix-20-04-1-first-stable-version-of-chrome-os-alternative/
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/
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