Issue #203 / Oct 2017

One company's quest for open hardware has doubled the Free Software Foundation's list of Respects Your Freedom-certified devices.

The WebAssembly project makes a portable binary for browsers, with a focus on minimizing size and load time. C and C++ programs are used as source, which makes it possible to compile virtually any application for the web.

On the basis of training data in the form of daily car mileage, Mike Schilli's AI program tries to identify patterns in driving behavior and make forecasts.

After the idea of procuring an atomic clock failed to thrill the other members of Charly's household, our intrepid columnist simply decided to tap into the timekeeping of a GPS satellite. In doing so, he ensured the kind of punctuality at home that only large data centers actually need. Precisely.

If you just need to encrypt a file or two, a descendant of crypt can do the job. Which one you choose depends on your objective.

This month in Linux Voice.

"Inner Source" is great in principle, but struggles without the supporting ethical structure of software freedom.

If you can't exterminate, assimilate

Most desktop distros are full of features – but they're pretty bloated, too. Discover super-slim Linux versions that can run on (almost) anything.

This community-funded distro has big ambitions: a new desktop and rolling releases.