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It's FOSS Community Forum is now open for free registration. Earlier, it was tied up with It's FOSS membership and allowed a single click login with It's FOSS. Going back to the old roots is more due to technical limitations. I share the details in the forum post, if you are interested in learning more about it.

I was also expecting Mint 22.2 to release this week but it is not out yet. I'll keep you posted when it releases.

💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition

• New LibreOffice release brings 30% faster file loading.
• GhostBSD introduces the Gershwin desktop environment.
• New minimalist init system
• A new, modern e-book reader app for Linux users.
• And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!
• This edition of FOSS Weekly is supported by NocFree keyboards.

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📰 Linux and Open Source News

• Compact AI module promises Jetson Nano compatibility and a powerful RK3588 chip.
• Chromium adds native HDR support for Linux Wayland.
• AMD’s open source moment reveals their future GPU plans.
• NVIDIA’s AGX Thor dev kit delivers substantial AI power for robotics.
• Google's new guidelines forbid sideloading of apps. End of era for APK?
• LibreOffice 25.8 release makes file loading 30% faster.

GhostBSD has unveiled a new desktop environment inspired by OS X looks.

GhostBSD Comes Up With Gershwin, A New Desktop Environment With OS X Like Looks

GhostBSD with a surprise release.

It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

It's not the first time we have wondered what will happen to Linux after Torvalds.

Who will maintain the future? Rethinking open source leadership for a new generation

Open source is aging. We can better support Gen Z contributors through purpose, flexibility, and pathways to leadership…

The GitHub Blog •Abigail Cabunoc Mayes

Chinese AI models are thriving as they adopt open source model. Can the US recapture its AI lead? Project Atom aims for that.

Can America Catch Up? The ATOM Project Takes on China’s AI Lead

U.S. tech leaders rally behind effort to counter Chinese model dominance.

It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials, and Learnings

• Check out the list of non-violent games on Steam to play on Linux.
• VPNs that promise a 'no logging policy'.
• Using Hyprland? Save your eyes by configuring the nightlight feature.

Explore the grep command with these examples.

grep Command Examples in Linux

Grep is a useful command to help you quickly search and find through file contents.

It's FOSS •Sagar Sharma

👷 AI, Homelab and Hardware Corner

Want to use the services running in your homelab from outside your home? Cloudflare Tunnels can help you out.

Use Cloudflare Tunnels to Access Homelab Outside Local Network

Self hosting various open source software on your local system and now want to use it from anywhere? Cloudflare Tunnel …

It's FOSS •Abhishek Kumar

✨ Project Highlight

There is a new init system in making. Discover Nitro, the minimalist init system.

Despise Systemd? A New Init System Debuts as a Minimalist Process Supervisor for Linux

Nitro is a simple, tiny but flexible init system. It is under heavy development currently.

It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra

A reader shared this fork of Foliate that doesn't use Electron framework and has more features for your ebook needs. I will be testing it soon.

Readest — Where You Read, Digest and Get Insight

Readest brings your entire library to your fingertips. Read seamlessly across all your devices with our cross-platform …

Midorix is a simple, stateless, lightweight make-like tool written in C powered by Lua.

GitHub - Bimasakti1024/Midorix: A simple, stateless, lightweight make-like tool written in C powered by Lua.

A simple, stateless, lightweight make-like tool written in C powered by Lua. - Bimasakti1024/Midorix…

GitHub •Bimasakti1024

📽️ Videos I am Creating for You

When I shared the Xfce customization video, some people requested a similar video on KDE customization. Took some time, but it is finally here.

🧩 Quiz Time

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to match the classic commands with their modern (supposedly) replacements. Can you do it?

Match Classic Linux Commands with Their Modern Alternatives

Match the good old, classic Linux commands with their supposedly modern alternative CLI tools. See, how modern you are!…

It's FOSS •Abhishek Prakash

💡 Quick Handy Tip

In Nautilus file manager, go to preferences. Scroll down to the bottom and in the Grid View Captions section, set the First as Detailed Type.

Now, in the icons view, you can get a detailed type of each files, like Python 3 Script, Shell script, Rust source code, etc.

🤣 Meme of the Week

You'll get it if you use Instagram 😄

🗓️ Tech Trivia

Did you know? Linux Mint was first released on 27 August 2006, starting as a simple Ubuntu-based distribution with a handful of tweaks. Over the years, it grew into one of the most popular desktop Linux distros, known for its user-friendly Cinnamon desktop, stability, and the philosophy of “from freedom came elegance.”

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

Can your office suite monitor you? FOSSers in the community are discussing this topic.

Office suite monitoring you?

I read this from Linux Magazine “Office suites used to be about getting your work done, but the office suites from the …

It's FOSS Community •nevj

Also, since I moved Ghost CMS that powers It's FOSS websites to a Docker based set up, the single sign on (SSO) option is no longer working for forum log in. You can use your older password, if there was one, or use the reset password feature to set a new one.

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