Issue #196 / Mar 2017

Forget email: Bitmessage harnesses the power of public key cryptography to create a decentralized, trustless P2P communications protocol. Messages are virtually impossible to spoof or tap.

KDE Connect bridges the gap between mobile devices and the KDE desktop, allowing the exchange of notifications, files, and URLs between devices.

When applications run in a cloud system on Amazon Web Services, operators can forget management worries and concentrate instead on the essence of the app. Codemeister Mike Schilli performs the basic setup of the web service in the first part of this workshop.

When human error stumps the Debian package manager, familiar tools like apt-get, aptitude, and dpkg can help restore functionality.

Expose offers a wide range of configurable options for publishing static photo and video galleries in an easy-to-use tool.

What does the word Linux mean to you?

2016 was a wild ride – and 2017 promises to deliver even more FOSS goodness.

Cooperatives have a lot of power and flexibility that other business models lack. FOSS projects have leveraged this structure to create valuable and lasting products.

Free Software misses an opportunity.

CyanogenMod is dead. Long live Lineage.