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    Open Source Summit

    The European leg of the Open Source Summit took place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on October 22-24, 2018. The conference was co-located with the Embedded Linux Conference and the OpenIoT Summit.

  • Figure 1: The case contains a Raspberry Pi Zero, with a seven-segment display peeping out. In the upper right corner of the picture, you can see the brightness sensor clamped in place.

    Charly's Column – Hue and Rasp Pi

    Since his Trådfri Smarthome article over a year ago, sys admin columnist Charly has been receiving messages from readers with two questions: "Can you do that with the Philips' Hue system?" and "Can this also be done with a normal brightness sensor?" Yes and yes!

  • Figure 1: The first time Retroshare launches, it generates a PGP key that serves as the basis for authentication in future connections.

    Secure Communication

    Communication on the Internet is continuously subject to the risk of being intercepted. We show you how to eliminate curious eavesdroppers.

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    Open Hardware – Palitra

    For even simpler keyboard shortcuts, the prospective Palitra allows you to create simple macros with a programmable USB device.

News and Articles

  • Programming Snapshot – termui

    Even command-line lovers appreciate a classic terminal UI. Mike Schilli shows how to whip up a Go program that dynamically displays network interfaces and IPs.

  • Useful

    A variety of online services rely on the data collected by the OpenStreetMap project. This article introduces you to the most useful options.

  • FOSSPicks

    In between finding the hottest FOSS picks, Graham has rebuilt his BrewPi and is now brewing a strong winter ale. Hic.

  • Migration

    If you are looking to migrate from Windows and Mac OS to Linux, but still need Windows compatibility and applications, Zorin OS might be the solution.

  • Doghouse – IoT

    In conjunction with Caninos Loucos, maddog helps develop a hardware platform for the Brazilian IoT project.

  • On the DVD

    Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" Desktop and Fedora 29 Workstation

  • Trustworthy

    FIDO2 authentication with WebAuthn may be sounding the end of the password age.

  • Tutorial – Plasma

    If you want features, bells and whistles, and configurability in spades, your best choice of desktop is probably KDE's Plasma desktop. Navigating and discovering all that's on offer can be a challenge, though.

  • Pretty Complex

    Modern cyberwarfare and its resulting monetary allocations have significantly impacted the exploit market, but where does that lead?

  • NEWS

    IBM acquires Red Hat, Fedora 29 and Ubuntu 18.10 released, Redis Labs modules forked, Microsoft offers its patent portfolio.

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