FOSS Weekly #24.41: elementary OS 8 Features, Thunderbird Tips, NotebookLM, Open Source Internships and More

Thunderbirds threads handling tips among other new stuff.
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Surprisingly, not many people know that students could get paid internships for contributing to various open source projects. From Season of KDE to Outreachy, here are some excellent internship programs. You can share it with your family and/or community 😄

13 Best Open Source Internships for College Students
Looking for an internship in open-source projects? Here we list the best open-source internships with all the relevant information.
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💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition

  • LibreOffice tips.
  • Nintendo going after a popular content creator.
  • Some good news regarding Thunderbird on Android.
  • And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!
  • This week's newsletter is sponsored by Kestra.

✨ Kestra: Open Source Orchestration

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📰 Linux News

As elementary OS 8 gears for the launch, let's have a look at some of the prominent changes.

8 Features Coming in Hot With elementary OS 8
elementary OS 8 will be arriving soon. Let’s learn more about it!

A big controversy took place in the open source community around the Godot Engine project.

Go Woke, Get Forked? Godot Engine Fiasco Leads To Many New Forks!
The Godot engine project could be in trouble with the community divided.

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Recently Jeff Geerling faced an unjust strike over a video on media servers. This makes me wonder: Are harmless videos such as these an issue for YouTube?

YouTube Doesn’t Want You to Use a Media Server at Home
What is YouTube up to?

That's not it. Nintendo is going after YouTube channels that show retro gaming emulations.


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🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Here are some handy tips and tweaks for handling message threads on Thunderbird.

Enable and Disable Message Threads in Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird offers a threaded view for the emails. Here are some tips on managing the email threads.

👷 Maker's Corner

Learn how HATs extend the capabilities of Raspberry Pi boards.

What is a Raspberry Pi HAT? What Can You Use it For?
The HAT can enhance the capabilities of your Raspberry Pi. Learn more about them in this article.

Ever wanted a Raspberry Pi-based eBook reader? Well, this project might be of help.


📹 Videos We are Creating for You

Open NotebookLM exploration.


✨ Apps of the Week

From basic to advanced video edits, OpenShot makes it all happen.

OpenShot: The Underrated Open-Source Video Editor for Linux and Other Platforms
OpenShot is decently popular, but could use a better spotlight.

You can take advantage of Tor by using Orbot.

Orbot for Android: The Ultimate Free Tor-Powered Open-Source VPN Replacement
Safeguarding one’s privacy in today’s polarizing digital world is a must. There are many ways to improve your privacy, which include things like using a privacy-focused search engine, getting a VPN, and installing trusted programs. In our FOSS Android series, we have already taken a look at many privacy-focused applications

🧩 Quiz Time

Think you know all the KDE Plasma apps? Think again. 👇

Identify The KDE Plasma Applications: Quiz
Let’s see if you can identify your favorite KDE Plasma apps!

💡 Quick Handy Tip

In the Dolphin file manager, you can set a custom action when double-clicking on an empty space. From the top-right hamburger (three-lines) menu, go to ConfigureConfigure Dolphin.

Here, in the “View tab”, go to “General”. Then, in the “Double-click triggers” field, there are several items in a dropdown menu, choose any one of those actions according to your needs.

In the screenshot above, double-click on an empty space is set to “Show Hidden Files”.


🤣 Meme of the Week

Windows, a reliable solution for curing self-hate. 🔥


🗓️ Tech Trivia

The Computer Bowl kicked off on October 7, 1988, pitching contenders against each other in a game of computer trivia.


🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

Turns out, even robot vacuum cleaners are spying on us for training AI.

Security issue with robot vacuum cleaners!
This is ridiculous, but apparently robot vacs from one company are taking photos inside peoples houses. I think that turns me off iot for life. How do I know my computer hardware has not been similarly compromised?

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Abhishek Prakash

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Created It's FOSS 11 years ago to share my Linux adventures. Have a Master's degree in Engineering and years of IT industry experience. Huge fan of Agatha Christie detective mysteries 🕵️‍♂️

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