{"id":18921,"date":"2026-03-18T14:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/?p=18921"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:45:26","slug":"link-round-up-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/link-round-up-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Link Round Up (009)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to Link Round Up, our series where we share the tools, projects and ideas that grab our attention.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This month\u2019s edition features a surprisingly powerful lightweight RAW editor, a beautifully structured way to learn Linux, a terminal weather app with personality, an open-source retro gaming OS, a directory of FOSS alternatives and more!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

V\u00e1clav Nov\u00e1k of Czechian indie dev Waseku<\/a> is working on a project that we\u2019re extremely excited for: Data Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim of the game is to design, cable and scale a functioning data centre. Place racks, install servers, manage cooling and power, and watch customer traffic move through your infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes it particularly compelling is the visualisation of the infrastructure itself: traffic flows through the network, bottlenecks appear and \u2013 just like in real life – your layout decisions directly affect performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshot from Data Center by Waseku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a free demo available<\/a> and the full version will release on 31 March 2026<\/a>. [We\u2019re not affiliated with the project in any way]\n\n\n\n

Timon K\u00e4ch\u2019s<\/a> RapidRAW is one of those projects that makes you do a double take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Started when Timon was just an 18 year old apprentice in 2025, this project is a non-destructive RAW photo editor <\/a>with GPU acceleration, AI masking, batch processing, library management and optional generative features via ComfyUI. It\u2019s also 20MB\u2026 That\u2019s not a typo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project positions itself as a fast, efficient alternative to more bloated workflows, and comes at a very welcome time as creative tools trend toward ever-larger installs and subscription ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re interested in modern photography workflows or just enjoy discovering ambitious new tools early, RapidRAW<\/a> is definitely worth exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshot of the RapidRAW interface<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of bloat, more people than ever are looking for alternatives as users, and even some governments<\/a>, have been reassessing their reliance on Windows and Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZorinOS<\/a>, as an example, reported 1 million downloads in the month after its release, with 78% being from Windows users<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re considering making the switch and want to properly understand Linux – rather than just copy-pasting commands from Stack Overflow or AI – Linux Journey<\/a> is a brilliant resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting with the fundamentals and gradually building up to more advanced topics like process management, system boot, package managers, the kernel and init systems, the material is organised into a clear progression including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n