Issue #181 / Dec 2015

Klaus takes a look at how Linux handles access to hardware.

H2O is a web server that has been in development for some time but seems to be a baby compared with the long-serving Apache. Columnist Charly sets out to discover what the "new kid" is capable of.

ARP spoofing can be used to initiate denial-of-service attacks, network hijacking, and man-in-the-middle attacks on the Intranet. We look at how to prevent these incursions.

The superluminal speed of the provisioning tool Ansible is suitable for configuration and release management of medium-sized server farms, as well as for use at home for restoring adjustments on your Linux desktop.

Developers will appreciate Elixir's ability to build distributed, fault-tolerant, and scalable applications.

Photon, a tiny WiFi development board backed up by a powerful web platform, is a great device for hardware prototyping and all kinds of interesting projects. We help you to get started with Photon.

Keep track of your login information for web services with Cryptonify.

Take the strain out of downloading content from the Internet with FlexGet. Thanks to plugins, you can customize the tool to meet your requirements.

Systemd inaugurated a new journal system, journald. We look at how to view and interpret the new system logs.

"maddog" remembers meeting Ralph Nader and explaining the concept of open source software.