Features
What's Old Is New
Reviving old tools and games with FreeDOS
The FreeDOS Project turned 25 years old this year. We'll show you why a free version of DOS is still cool in 2020.
Interview – The FreeBSD Foundation
Meet the FreeBSD Foundation
As the FreeBSD Foundation approaches its 20th anniversary, we talk to its top brass about the project's growing visibility in the open source ecosystem.
Inside The Input Devices
Custom Keyboards with QMK
The Quantum Mechanical Keyboard (QMK) firmware offers some powerful options for customizing your keyboard configuration.
Above the Clouds
Free FlightGear flight simulator
The free flight simulator FlightGear has improved in terms of stability and realism in recent years and offers joystick pilots massive potential for fun.
Shedding Weight
A lean distro for 32-bit processors
For older computers with 32-bit processors, BunsenLabs Helium offers a lean alternative to popular Linux distributions. Our lab investigates how well the system performs on antiquated hardware.
Free as in Really Free
Exploring the FSF's free distributions for the desktop
The Free Software Foundation maintains a list of GNU/Linux distributions that meet their strict standards for free software – and your distro probably doesn't qualify. Meet the distros that pass the test.
Data Collector
A Bash DIY data extraction tool
With some simple Bash commands, you can gather, parse, and filter text data into CSV files ready for your favorite statistical application.
A Kinder dd
Creating bootable images in a GUI
Kindd offers a GUI alternative to the ubiquitous dd command-line tool, offering a risk-free option for transferring bootable images to USB sticks.
Security by Design
Principles for Making Your Linux System More Secure
Security by design not only makes for a securer system, it also provides a better understanding of how your Linux system is constructed. Here are 10 of the most common security by design principles.
Tutorial – LÖVE Physics
Implementing physics in a LÖVE game
Video game animation is not simply a matter of making your characters move – you also have to consider the physics of the world in which they move.
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