FOSS Weekly #24.10: Second Brain Apps, Kernel Programming, New Linux Apps and More

Not sure if you have noticed it already, we are doing more Linux book reviews this year. It's a way to introduce you to interesting new Linux books that you may want to explore.

Take Linux Kernel Programming book, for example. It's an excellent resource with hands-on approach to get into kernel development.

I hope you enjoy learning about these books.

💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition of FOSS Weekly:

Check out second brain apps.
A new project that combines the power of Nix and BSD.
New Linux apps that took us by surprise.
And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!
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📰 Linux news

Cloudflare has open-sourced their Nginx challenger.
NixBSD is a new undertaking that aims to combine NixOS and FreeBSD.
Ente has gone completely open-source. It is a good Google Photos alternative.

Linux Mint is replacing Hexchat with a new chat app that was built from the ground up.

🧠 What we’re thinking about

I have been seeing a flood of AI-generated articles since last year. It is really concerning to see a such a big name like CNET being caught serving low-quality content to their readers.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Turn your notes collection into knowledge base with these second brain apps.

The “ps” command makes monitoring processes simple.

Spice up your Ubuntu installation with these icon themes. There are themes for other distros too.

📹 What we are watching

A journey through the various stock versions of Android. Which one is your favorite? Mine is Android 14.

✨ Project highlights

Dosage can ensure that you never lose track of important medication again.

You can also find useful apps like that in the compilation below.

🧩 New quiz unit

Keep rolling with this new quiz.

💡 Quick handy tip

Move a specific window to the currently visible workspace in GNOME.

When using GNOME Apps, you can right-click on an empty space in the title and then select the “Always on Visible Workspace” option.

Now, whenever you change to a new workspace, that specific app will be moved to that workspace.

🤣 Meme of the week

I am glad that I don't have Windows in my workspace.

🗓️ Tech Trivia

March 1, 2008, marked the day that America Online discontinued the Netscape web browser. Many of you may remember using this popular web browser from the past.