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OpenChain Offers Open Source Specification, Education, and Conformance
OpenChain Specification
What makes software open source? What obligations does using a free license involve? Answers to such questions are available online but require research to find – or did until recently.
The Core Infrastructure Initiative Revisited
Core Infrastructure Initiative
How does the Core Infrastructure Initiative fare three years in?
Time to Ring In Some Changes
Secure Communication with Ring
In the last few years, secure text, voice, and video transmission have become major areas of free software development. One of the leaders in this field is Ring.
Learning with Linux Academy
Open Source Education
Open source experience is in high demand, and Linux Academy can give you a leg up if you are looking for employment in the open source job market.
Signal Private Messenger
Bringing Encryption to Everybody
Signal is an efficient private messenger app that encrypts voice and text messages, integrates easily into existing interfaces, and places all communications in a single display, making encryption a feature that anyone can use.
From Prototype to Product
The Trials and Tribulations of an Open Hardware Startup
The Keyboardio project had a prototype and consumer interest, but finding a small-run manufacturer was more difficult.
Subgraph
Security Meets Accessibility
Subgraph OS is designed with built-in, accessible security features and a modern desktop.
SiFive
Creating the Free-Licensed Semiconductor Market
As many would-be open hardware manufacturers have discovered, free-licensed computer chips are nearly non-existent. However, SiFive, a recently announced startup in San Francisco, is hoping to change that with its custom chip designs.
Subverting LibreOffice Impress for Better Slide Shows
Resisting the Lure of Bullet Point Presentations
Every hour of the work day, hundreds of presenters begin a slide show – and, as the presenters begin to drone, thousands of listeners lean back and do their best to stay awake and not look bored. Just as many users of word processors fail to learn how to use them properly, very few presenters ever learn a way to create a slide that holds an audience’s interest or conveys information successfully.
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