FOSS Weekly #22.45: Midori Browser, Microsoft Gets Booted in Germany, Terminator and More

Microsoft kicked in Germany, Midori Browser makes a comeback are the highlight of this edition of FOSS Weekly.   [It's FOSS News]( [It's FOSS News]( [FOSS Weekly #22.45: Midori Browser, Microsoft Gets Booted in Germany, Terminator and More]( By Abhishek – 02 Dec 2022 – [View online →]( [FOSS Weekly Newsletter 22.45] Hello, fellow FOSSer. Don't judge a book by its cover and a file by its extension. 💬 In this week's issue: - Variety of the latest articles on It's FOSS - News round-up from the Linux world - And all the regular but exclusive elements like trivia, memes, deals, etc. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗞 Linux News Round-up Let's see what's happening in the Linux world. - Remember the lightweight Midori browser? It's [making a comeback with its own search engine](. - [Wayland is adding fractional scaling]( support. - Heroic Games Launcher has some [significant improvements in the latest release](. - [VLC brings RISC-V]( architecture support. - Twitter will be [using Signal's protocol]( to provide encrypted direct messaging. - [Nix OS 22.11 is available]( now. The love-and-hate relationship of Germany with Microsoft continues. [Microsoft Office 365 Declared illegal for German Schools, Again! Microsoft under fire for its Office 365 privacy concerns in Germany, again! It's FOSS News•Sourav Rudra]( 🧠 What we’re thinking about Apple seems to be focusing on earning more revenue from advertising, this directly undermines the claims they previously made about privacy with their 'App Tracking Transparency (ATT)' feature and its “Privacy. That’s iPhone” ad campaign. [Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims | Proton Apple’s ad business is growing fast. It tracks you in its apps and uses that data to sell ads despite its privacy claims. Proton•Richie Koch]( One of the founders of the PhilTel open source project shares why free-to-use payphones are critical to social infrastructure. [How open source is revitalizing the payphone One of the founders of the PhilTel open source project shares why free-to-use payphones are critical to social infrastructure. Supported by Red Hat•Klaatu]( 🗓️ Did you know that November 30th marks the day for National Computer Security Day? This day was chosen because it is right at the beginning of the holiday season when people are usually busy shopping and might not pay attention to cyber threats. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🛍️ Linux deal you should not miss Interested in making a career in Linux? The Linux Foundation is running a Cyber Monday deal on its training courses and certification exams. Take advantage of this limited-time offer. [65% Off on All Linux Foundation Training & Certification [Cyber Monday Sale] The Linux Foundation is offering all beginner and advanced training and certification bundle at a discount of up to 65% off for a limited time. It's FOSS•Abhishek Prakash]( There are some more deals still there for a few more days. Feel free to check them out. [Black Friday Deals for Linux Users This is a continually updated collection of deals and discount offers that should interest you as a Linux user. It's FOSS News•Abhishek]( What did I get this sale season? Since I already have Internxt and pCloud lifetime offers, I opted for [BackBlaze's backup storage](. I'll be using it to make scheduled backups of various servers we have. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🌱 Fresh on It's FOSS Here are a few ways to merge PDF files. [How to Merge PDF Files in Linux - It’s FOSS Got several PDF files and now you have to combine them into one? Here are different ways you can use to merge PDF files in Linux. It's FOSS•Sagar Sharma]( Multiple terminal sessions in the same window. Terminator is your friend here. [Terminator: The Tiling Terminal Emulator for Linux Pros Want to run multiple sessions in one terminal Window? Screen and tmux commands could be complicated. Terminator is what you need. It's FOSS•Anuj Sharma]( If you are in a DIY mood, this could be a worthy project to put your Raspberry Pi to some good use. [How to Set Up Pi-hole to Get an Ad-free Life - It’s FOSS With Pi-hole, you can block advertisements for all your devices at the router level. Here’s how to set up Pi-hole with and without a Raspberry Pi. It's FOSS•Pratham Patel]( NeoVim is awesome but not everyone can handle it in the terminal. Here are GUI tools for that. [5 NeoVim GUI Editors You Could Try If You are Not a Total Terminal Junkie - It’s FOSS Looking for the GUI comfort for NeoVim? Here are a few projects that give a graphical interface to the awesome NeoVim editor. It's FOSS•Sagar Sharma]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Want to show your love and appreciation for It's FOSS? Consider [opting for a premium membership](. It costs just $55 a year and you get an ad-free reading experience as a Pro member. If you do not want to commit to the Pro membership, you can always make a one-time donation. [Donate to It's FOSS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 What we are watching KDE contributor Nicco talks about fractional scaling on Wayland.   --------------------------------------------------------------- 🛠️ Application highlights A tool to manage personal relationships? Yes, it exists. [Monica: An Open-Source App for Personal Relationship Management It’s not CRM, it’s PRM. Monica is an open-source personal relationship management software. Curious? Learn more here. It's FOSS•Ankush Das]( Rnote allows you to take notes, draw, and annotate documents. [Rnote: An Open-Source Drawing App for Notes and Annotation Rnote is an excellent app for sketching and taking handwritten notes. Check it out here. It's FOSS•Ankush Das]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🤣 Linux Humor You cannot excel at everything, can you? --------------------------------------------------------------- ❤️ Enjoying FOSS Weekly? Forward it to Linux-using friends and encourage them to subscribe (hint: [it's here](. Become a [Pro member]( and support our work (the best possible way). [Join our community forum]( and discuss your doubts with fellow members. Something else? Share with me by pressing the reply button. Enjoy :) It's FOSS News © 2022 – [Unsubscribe]( [Powered by Ghost](