SHIFT: How a Shell Becomes Convergent
A look at the architecture beneath SHIFT's convergence mode: one configuration flag, a dozen listeners, and what it actually takes to make a phone shell turn into a desktop without restarting.
Hey, I'm Marco.
Developer from Italy. I build audio software, contribute to open source, and craft adaptive desktop experiences.
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SHIFT: The Third Time I Tried Convergence
A personal note on why I forked Plasma Mobile, what SHIFT does, and why convergence is finally feasible after thirteen years of waiting for the substrate to catch up.
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The Compositor as a Contract
WEFT OS — Post 4 of 10. Why a Wayland compositor is an authority boundary, and why WEFT treats it as a security contract before it is architecture.
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Why Servo, and Why Now
WEFT OS — Post 3 of 10. Why Servo is a foundation choice, what it implies, and what it costs.
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They Were Right, Just Too Early: Firefox OS, Ubuntu Touch, Sailfish
WEFT OS — Post 2 of 10. Firefox OS, Ubuntu Touch, and Sailfish OS were right about the direction of computing — and arrived before the world was ready to pay for it.