About Me
My name is Ryan Brue. I’m a software engineer, and in my free time, I like working out, playing video games, and contributing to open source.
I got my start contributing to the Godot Engine. After being a part of that community for a while, I noticed that a lot of people were using Linux as their main operating system. I got interested in potentially installing Linux onto my main system. Then, in late October of 2023, I impulsively downloaded Fedora Linux, and installed it on both my laptop and my desktop, no dual-boot, just plain fresh install. From there, I’ve never gone back.
After I downloaded Linux, I got involved with the Linux community in lots of areas.
Linux Contributions
COSMIC
In early 2024, I created the Fedora COSMIC special interest group. Through that group, I helped create the Fedora COSMIC Spin and it officially became a spin for Fedora 42 and beyond. As of late 2025, I still maintain the Fedora COSMIC spin and its packages.
I’ve also contributed directly to the COSMIC desktop, of which some of my favorite contributions include:
- Implementing focus hint.
- Toplevel click behavior on the app tray.
- Workspace switching touchpad gestures in COSMIC’s wayland compositor.
- Support for power-profiles-daemon in the power applet, which was needed for Fedora systems.
Miscellaneous Contributions
- Godot Engine
- Helix Editor
- Systemd (just documentation at this time)
- Flatpak
- Much more small PRs in other places
I write most of my code in Rust and Python, and at work I write a lot of C# code (unwillingly).
Me in the news
2025-02-07: Tech Over Tea: #258 Bringing COSMIC Desktop To Fedora Linux | Ryan Brue
2024-12-12: Phoronix: Fedora 42 COSMIC Spin Proposed
2024-02-17: Phoronix: Fedora COSMIC Desktop Spin being Considered
Other Interests
Aside from general Linux and FOSS stuff, I’m into gaming, lifting weights, and running, and who doesn’t love doomscrolling on their phone?