please let this git be tai-ny's 'active fork'

[slynobody]

debian package here: https://github.com/slynobody/liquid-plasma_better_blur/releases/tag/2.1_deb

[D3SOX]

Very intransparent packaging. I personally would not trust the binaries you are providing this way.
It would be better if you would publish the scripts you are using to build it in the repo. Ideally also do the builds via GH Actions then.

And why did you rename it?

[slynobody]

can understand your direction, would also be my reaction.
i did not have the time to dive deeper into building the packages in the repo itself. i have a few scripts flying around here for ages, use it for my family (debian / steamdeck) and if it worked simply upload it.

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the rename was not a rename exactly. my first impression was (month ago) the situation around 'better blur' (tai-ny) could be temporary and as long as lens-refraction-code not merged (taj-ny#239) the name 'better blur' alone would be misleading (code in the arch-git does not have that lens-refraction, too).

to show the difference (knowing some do not know what 'refraction' is) i simply called it 'liquid plasma' because most at least know apples 'liquid glass'-effect. and made packages to show what iGerman was hoping 'better blur' (git) could include in the future (https://github.com/iGerman00/kwin-effects-forceblur). also raise tai-ny's awareness to merge the 'lens-refraction'-code.

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the imporant part:
the initial tai-ny-git as well as the igerman-git seem to be abandoned now. because nobody did anything.

you seem to take care of the code now? You saw tai-ny's 'active fork' search i suppose? taj-ny#233

The second thought of trying to convince kde-developers to include that code then in kde itself (discussion did already happen and needs an update) could then be the next step: https://discuss.kde.org/t/merge-kwin-effects-forceblur-with-default-blur/38224?u=unknown1234_5)?

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I highly suggest you ask tai-ny to make your fork default -- & do the next steps to maintain the code-base -- until it gets kde-mergeable. imagine what an honour that would be!**

package & code & 'author' &'name' situation, as intricate as it got, would finally come to an end.
and everyone using kde could have the benefit of having new 'blur'-options in the future.
And a rising community taking care the code gets on par with apple -- and beyond.

[xarblu]

Not to sound rude or anything but I don't really get what you want :p

I highly suggest you ask tai-ny to make your fork default

That's... not how forks work...

do the next steps to maintain the code-base

I'd say the project is maintained - albeit a bit slower currently because I'm busy with uni & life stuff.

until it gets kde-mergeable

I'll be completely honest - if I was a KDE/KWin maintainer I wouldn't merge this project. Even completely ignoring code quality etc. It just doesn't make sense for this to be part of the core Plasma project.