FOSS Weekly #25.32: AWS Fiasco, AUR Poisoned Again, Ubuntu Manual, Firefox New Tab Customization and More Linux Stuff

You own nothing in this digital age. Your ebooks, your games, your movies. Nothing belongs to you if you rely on a third-party streaming/storage/service provider.

In a bizarre turn of events, Amazon Web Services deleted the 10-year old account of an open source developer who lost all the data.

AWS deleted my 10-year account and all data without warningAfter 10 years as an AWS customer and open-source contributor, they deleted my account and all data with zero warning. Here’s how AWS’s ‘verification’ process became a digital execution, and why you should never trust cloud providers with your only copy of anything.

This again is a reminder why self-hosting and homelab are important to own your data and attain digital freedom.

💬 Let’s see what else you get in this edition

• Arch Linux users being at risk again with another AUR infestation.
• Removal of wget from Ubuntu Server.
• Cisco gifting a project to the Linux Foundation.
• Teaching coding to kids.
• And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!

📰 Linux and Open Source News

Another RAT hits the Arch User Repository (AUR); what’s going on?

Arch Linux Users at Risk Again as AUR Hit by Another RATA new pest appears in the Arch User Repository.

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Linux Foundatio is exploring different geographical territories. Outside the US, it started a Europe chapter, established Asia chapter and now it has a dedicated India chapter.

The first Open Source Summit India event was just concluded, and It’s FOSS was one of its official media partner, like many other Linux Foundation events in the past.

Open Source Summit India 2025: Linux Foundation India Marks First Year with New PartnershipsIndia’s open source ecosystem expands with agriculture, finance, manufacturing, and AI focus.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials, and Learnings

Watching my 4-year-old get excited about computers and coding is wonderful. ☺️

4 Ways I am Encouraging My 4 Year Old Child to Help Learn Coding and Use ComputerYou are never too old or too young to learn programming.

👷 AI, Homelab and Hardware Corner

A bachelor’s thesis has turned out to be an alternative to Amazon Kindle.

This Bachelor’s Thesis Lets You Build Your Own Kindle Alternative eBook ReaderStudent’s thesis becomes a fully hackable alternative to Amazon Kindle.

Lofree mechanical keyboards are the new favorite these days. They are working on the new Flow 2 keyboard. Its Void variant is suprisngly silent for a mechanical keyboard.

I love my Keychron keyboard, but this is something I am looking forward to.

✨ Project Highlight

This AI-powered visual editor will surprise you.

Hands-On with Onlook: The AI-Powered Visual Editor That Blends Code and DesignDiscover how Onlook combines AI, code, and design effortlessly.

Proton is taking the fight to Microsoft Authenticator with its new offering.

Say Goodbye to Microsoft Authenticator! Proton Just Introduced a Solid AlternativeProton’s 2FA app helps keep your accounts safe and secure.

📽️ Videos I am Creating for You

See how you customize the new tab look in Firefox.

🧩 Quiz Time

Wondering which desktop environment matches your vibe?

Which Desktop Environment Matches Your Vibe? [Fun Quiz]See which popular desktop environment matches with your personality.

💡 Quick Handy Tip

In GNOME, you can arrange the order of appearance of search results. Open Settings and go into the “Search” section. Here, make sure that “App Search” is enabled, and then reorder the items according to your needs.

In the screenshot above, the Files result made it to the top as I had changed its priority.

🤣 Meme of the Week

The suspense always gets me. 😑

🗓️ Tech Trivia

Radio Shack unveiled the TRS-80, one of the first mass-market personal computers. With just 4KB of RAM and cassette storage, it helped launch the home computing revolution alongside the Apple II and Commodore PET. 💾💡

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

If you noticed a wave of spammers on our forum, this is why.

Here’s Why It’s FOSS Community Forum is Being Targeted by Spammers!You folks may have seen another wave of spam accounts in the forum. Why is that? What do these spammers want? Let me tell you why this community forum is being targeted. Lately, Google search has changed and it wants to show discussions from real people in the search results. Reddit takes the top spot but many older, reputed forums have seen increased visibility in the incoming traffic from Google. It’s FOSS Community has also seen a tremendous boost in traffic. Google recognizes it as one o…

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