I work on open-source remote desktop: FreeRDP, xrdp and GNOME Remote Desktop. Everything goes upstream first. Notes from that work, in English and Chinese.
Remote desktop on Linux, upstream-first: AV1, Wayland and a browser client
What we are building across FreeRDP, xrdp and GNOME Remote Desktop: AV1 from server to browser, Wayland sessions in xrdp, and reproducible builds anyone can try today. Every change goes upstream first.