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Hundreds of Consumer and Enterprise Devices Vulnerable to LogoFAIL

13.12.2023

LogoFAIL is a collection of vulnerabilities that have been around for years and attack both Linux and Windows

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Figure 2: KOReader is the most popular free interface for Kobo e-readers.

Basic Hacks for Kobo E-Readers

E-reader Liberation

02.08.2021

With a little hacking, you can free your Kobo e-reader from its proprietary chains. You may even transform your e-reader into a more general-purpose device.

Community , firmware , Hardware , Tablet

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Figure 2: The little-known Plasma Mobile desktop is a variant of KDE’s standard Plasma desktop.

Librem 5 and the Challenge of the Free Phone

Exploring the Librem 5 Free Phone

03.10.2017

The Librem 5 will be completely free,

free software , mobile phone , open hardware

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LibreOffice and OpenOffice: comparing the community health

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

25.10.2014

How do the LibreOffice and OpenOffice communities compare?

floss , free software , libreoffice , Linux New Media , open source , OpenOffice

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Free equivalents for standard proprietary fonts

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

17.10.2014

Here's the most complete list of free font equivalents that I have managed to assemble.

floss , fonts , free software , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine , open source

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Lennart Poettering and the cause of civility

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

07.10.2014

Abuse may be widespread in free software, but Lennart Poettering is an unsuitable martyr to the problem.

floss , free software , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine , open source

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LibreOffice, OpenOffice, and rumors of unification

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

30.09.2014

Uniting LibreOffice and OpenOffice may seem like a good idea, but it might be more trouble than it's worth

floss , free software , libreoffice , Linux Pro Magazine , open source , OpenOffice

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The thankless jobs of community managers

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

26.09.2014

Are community managers cynics, or honest people attempting the impossible?

floss , free software , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine , open source

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GNOME and KDE: Financials and culture

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

11.09.2014

Year end reports show differences in the cultures of GNOME and KDE.

floss , free software , Gnome , KDE , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine

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Is cloud storage innately insecure?

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

06.09.2014

Buying cloud storage means trusting the provider to protect your data while receiving no guarantees.

floss , free software , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine , open source , ownCloud

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