FOSS Weekly #24.21: Microsoft's Creepy New Feature, Tiling Window, Fedora Miracle and More

Microsoft plans to spy on users even harder—this time in the name of AI.   [It's FOSS]( [It's FOSS]( [FOSS Weekly #24.21: Microsoft's Creepy New Feature, Tiling Window, Fedora Miracle and More]( By Abhishek Prakash • 23 May 2024 [View in browser]( [View in browser]( [FOSS Weekly newsletter] Hey there, 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 Windows’s Creepy Move to Spy on Everything You Do With AI Windows is eager to know more about you, and see what you’re doing. Good times! :) It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( 💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition: - A new Endless OS release. - 90's Winamp media player is opening its source code - Arch Linux plans to officially support new platforms - And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes! - [DigitalOcean]( supports this edition of FOSS Weekly. ✨ DigitalOcean: Affordable Cloud Servers With DigitalOcean, you can deploy your applications and websites easily and quickly on cloud servers. New users also receive $200 in free credits and try it for 60 days. [DigitalOcean | Cloud Infrastructure for Developers An ocean of simple, scalable cloud solutions. Cloud Infrastructure for Developers •Dave McCarthyResearch Vice President, IDC]( Get free credits worth $200 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📰 Linux news - Arch Linux is finally [embracing]( ARM and RISC-V. - A new Fedora spin is here in the form of [Fedora Miracle](. - Popular open-source project, TinaCMS has [been acquired](. - Endless OS 6 has streamlined improvements [for everyone](. - Broadcom has made VMware Workstation Pro available [for free](. - Manjaro Linux 24.0 'Wynsdey' has [arrived]( with Linux kernel 6.9. Winamp, the 90s favorite media player plans to make it source code available. [The 90s Favorite Media Player ‘Winamp’ is Opening its Source! The nostalgia hits, with good news. It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧠 What we’re thinking about An IT veteran shares his thoughts on why people should use Linux. [Views of an IT Veteran on Why You Should Learn Linux As someone who has been in the IT industry for more than 20 years, I love to answer this question. Linux Handbook •Helder]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More These five tweaks I do while running Ubuntu 24.04 on a laptop. [5 Tiny Tweaks I Did With Ubuntu 24.04 on My Laptop Some simple tweaks and setting changes I use while running Ubuntu on laptops. It's FOSS •Abhishek Prakash]( Learn how to find your router's IP address in Ubuntu and [other distros]( [Get Router’s IP Address (Default Gateway) in Ubuntu Linux Looking for a way to connect to your router but don’t know its address? Here’s how to get the IP address of your router in Ubuntu and other Linux systems. It's FOSS •Abhishek Prakash]( All your tiling window manager questions [answered](. [Explained: What is a Tiling Window Manager in Linux? Learn what a tiling window manager is, and the benefits that come along with it. It's FOSS •Ankush Das]( A huge collection of file-related Linux commands and their examples. [File Management Commands in Linux Once you have a little bit of idea about the terminal, Linux command structure, path and directory hierarchy system, you should know about handling files in Linux. As a Linux user, you have to deal with all kinds of files and all kinds of file operations. You should know how Linux Handbook •Abhishek Prakash]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🛍️ Linux eBook bundle From the prestigious No Starch Press, a DRM-free eBook bundle covering various aspects of Linux and DevOps. I highly recommend getting it. [Humble Tech Book Bundle: Networking, Sysadmin, and DevOps by No Starch IT pros, this book bundle will get you up to speed with DevOps, teach you Linux tips and tricks, and demystify containerization. Your purchase helps charity! 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The game was a massive hit and generated over $2.5 billion in sale by the 90s. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧑 🤝 🧑 FOSSverse corner One of our Pro FOSSers has shared that a new license is in the works from [Bruce Perens]( co-founder of the Open Source Initiative. [Bruce Perens, co-founder of Open Source Initiative, is working on a new “Post Open” license Bruce Perens is one the founders of the OSI and one of the co-authors of the Open Source Definition. He has been working on what he calls the “Post Open Zero Cost” license, which he hopes when it is complete will help open source projects that are being used by coporations be compensated for their use. We have seen this problem recently with overworker maintainers essentially working for free or very little compensation even though their software is used by a lot of corporations. 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