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Explore a comprehensive presentation from the Linux App Summit where Emmanuele Bassi, a developer at Igalia and GNOME maintainer, discusses desktop portals as the essential foundation of Linux application development. Learn how these portals create security boundaries for sandboxed applications, mediate access to system resources, and provide uniform system-level APIs for developers targeting diverse Linux environments. Discover the current capabilities of desktop portals and gain insights into both near-term and future planned features. As a contributor to the xdg-desktop-portal project, Bassi offers valuable expertise on this critical component of the Linux ecosystem. This 21-minute talk exemplifies the Linux App Summit's mission of bringing together the global Linux community to foster collaboration and growth in the Linux application ecosystem.
