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Purism
Developing an Ethical Business
With ethical products that offer convenience and control, Purism hopes to compete with big tech.
What’s Taking Wayland So Long?
Waiting for Wayland
What do we do now?
Wait.
Yes, but while waiting.
What about hanging ourselves?
– Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Librem 5 and the Challenge of the Free Phone
Exploring the Librem 5 Free Phone
The Librem 5 will be completely free,
Nextcloud Education Edition: File Hosting for Schools
File Hosting for Schools
Nextcloud, a fork of the ownCloud file hosting service, has released a version for university and research institutions that was created in cooperation with partners in open source and higher education.
Finding an Ergonomic Computer Chair
Buying an Ergonomic Chair from Herman Miller
With an aging population spending hours in front of a computer, ergonomic seating solutions have become as common as ergonomic keyboard choices
Universal Package Formats and How They Differ
Flatpak and Snap
We talk with Alexander Larsson, the creator of Flatpak, and Thibaut Rouffineau, a member of the Snap team.
Advanced Layout with LibreOffice Writer
Looking Your Best on Paper
Some documents deserve extra attention to design and typographic detail.
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.
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