A few years back, a reader asked me why there are so many Linux distributions when most of them look similar. I came up with this analogy 👇 What is Linux? Why There are 100’s of Linux OS? Cannot figure out what
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This week, It’s FOSS crossed 120,000 followers mark on Twitter (or is it X?). That’s an achievement. If you use Twitter, do follow us for timely updates, tips and memes. 💬 Let’s see what else you get in this edition: Ubuntu focusing
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Microsoft’s Windows has been intrusive to users’ privacy—that’s not a secret. But its upcoming “Recall” feature should raise concern for everyone. EU countries are already preparing to investigate it, but I feel that Microsoft will get away with this as well. Microsoft
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It seems NixOS is the new Arch Linux. It’s the latest craze among the more advanced Linux users and now it is getting derivatives distros as well. We focused on SnowflakeOS which seems to be a beginner-friendly Nix derivative: SnowflakeOS: NixOS in
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It is time to embrace the AI 🤖 While the world can gush over the likes of proprietary ChatGPT, we Linux users should look for its open source alternatives. The thing is that running an AI server on your system locally has
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It seems my rant on Ubuntu 24.04’s handling of third-party deb files rattled many in the community. While many people agreed with me, some think it’s a non-issue. A few crass comments are there telling me ‘to just use the command line’.
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The two big releases of the year are here; Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Fedora 40. I deferred sending the newsletter by a day so that I could provide you with all the coverage. Although, Ubuntu 24.04 comes with several new features and
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Do you like short videos and reels? Lately, we have been posting some real cool ones on our Instagram account. There are lit video memes and interesting bytes of old interviews of computing legends like Torvalds, Stallman, Ritchie, Thompson etc. Take this
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Here’s positive news that should delight most Linux and open-source supporters. German state Schleswig-Holstein has decided to replace Microsoft Office with LibreOffice on over 30,000 employees’ PCs. Wow! German State Ditches Microsoft for Open-Source Software The end of dominance for Microsoft in
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This is a special FOSS Weekly edition as it focuses on Homelab. Wondering what is a homelab? Basically, it’s a dedicated computer(s) set up which resides in your home and serves various open source software on your local network. So, you run
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