FOSS Weekly #24.52: Holiday Special Tuxmas Days
The “12 Days of Tuxmas” have begun 🎄
I’ll share 12 new content, features or changes to It’s FOSS platform during the holiday period.
On the first day of Tuxmas, you get holiday themed wallpapers for your Linux desktop.
On the second day of Tuxmas, you can enjoy holiday-themed Linux quizzes and puzzles.
Stay tuned for the rest of Tuxmas days.
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💬 Let’s see what else you get in this edition
- A trip down memory lane.
- Mozilla partnering with Ecosia.
- Defining moments of open source and Linux in 2024.
- And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!
📰 Linux and Open Source News
- Using GitHub Copilot is now free.
- SvarDOS has become a standalone offering.
- siduction Linux 2024.1.0 has arrived with major upgrades.
Following its rebranding, Mozilla has now teamed up with Ecosia.
Ankush Das
🗓️ Year End Specials
As we end this memorable year, let’s take a look back at some of the most notable Linux applications and FOSS apps for Android.
Sourav Rudra
Beyond that, the year 2025 has some interesting Linux distributions to watch out for.
Ankush Das
There were many important events in the world of open source and Linux, but eight such occurrences caught our eye.
Ankush Das
🧠 What We’re Thinking About
We can start preparing our wishlist for 2025, right?
Ankush Das
You’ll relate to some of these if you have been using Linux for a long time.
Ankush Das
🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More
- You cannot miss these essential Vi editor tips.
- Quickly exterminate zombie processes with our guide.
- Learn how to zoom in/out while recording in OBS Studio.
👷 Maker’s and AI Corner
No need to surrender documents to online AI tools for basic tasks, you can do the same locally.
Abhishek Kumar
Retro tech, major impact—meet AGC that powered the Apollo missions.
📹 Videos We are Creating for You
✨ Apps of the Week
Is Betterbird a “better” alternative to Thunderbird? Find out:
Sourav Rudra
If you find yourself searching for the meaning of words, then freeDictionaryApp can be a great fit.
🧩 Quiz Time
Can you guess the year of release for these distros?
Abhishek Prakash
💡 Quick Handy Tip
In Thunar file manager, you can enable sidebar image preview. For doing that, click on “View” and then hover over the “Side Pane” option. Here, click on “Image Preview”, and Thunar should start showing image previews.
In some cases, you might have to enable it each time you use Thunar.
🤣 Meme of the Week
Santa got no chill. ☠️
🗓️ Tech Trivia
Charles Babbage, born on December 26, 1791, designed the Analytical Engine, a mechanical computer ahead of its time. He also developed the Difference Engine to automate polynomial calculations. His work laid the foundation for modern computing, influencing future generations.
🧑🤝🧑 FOSSverse Corner
A FOSSer is wondering about the state of VR support in Linux; care to share your thoughts?
Walt_Haefner
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