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Gluglug – The Free Software ThinkPad
Purely Open Source
A laptop with no proprietary BIOS and 100 percent open source software may sound too good to be true, but that’s exactly what Gluglug delivers. Is it a good deal? Read on to find out.
Reading Weather Data with Software-Defined Radio
Waverider – Software Defined Radio
Armed with a US$ 20 hunk of hardware and a free software-defined radio tool, we start the hunt for radio-transmitted data from a weather station.
SHC Shell Compiler
Wrapped
The Bash Shell Script Compiler converts shell scripts directly into binaries. Compiling your scripts provides protection against accidental changes, but you will have to contend with some quirks.
Fast-Tracking Speech Recognition
The Open Speech Initiative Begins
OSI seeks to bring advanced speech processing to free software.
Building an IRC Bot with Cinch
Bot Tech
Chat rooms aren’t just for people. We’ll show you how to access an IRC channel using an automated bot.
Data Rescue
Lifebuoy
Armed only with standard Linux tools, users can recover files, resurrect partitions, and rescue damaged media.
Trick Attackers with Portspoof
Flytrap
The Internet is a tough place to live – especially for publicly accessible computers. A small tool called Portspoof makes port scanning a real challenge for attackers.
Finding Wireless Security Problems with Wifislax
Tracing
Almost every wireless LAN has some potential security weaknesses. The Wifislax Slackware derivative helps detect and eliminate them.
KDE Open Hardware
Dot-Org Mobile Hardware
KDE starts a crowdfunding campaign for open hardware.
Qubes OS
Exploring the Qubes OS secure operating system
Most operating systems claim to be secure; however, most fail terribly. Newcomer Qubes OS tries a different approach, relying on a microkernel and pervasive virtualization.
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