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How to Use ‘Tails’: Max Privacy, Anon
This Linux Distro Is Focused on Maximum Privacy and Anonymity, Here’s How to Use It. (by Dave McKay, from How-to-Geek.) Is online privacy a lost cause? Tails Linux lets you be private online, just as long as you understand its limitations, use it within those limits, and don’t inadvertently blow your cover. The phrase “If…
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Open Container Initiative for FreeBSD
Youtube Video (15mins)Lightning Talk: OCI (Open Container Initiative of Linux Foundation) Containers for FreeBSD – Doug Rabson, FreeBSD Project This would be a lightning talk about Doug’s work over the last 1-2 years porting ‘Podman‘, ‘Buildah‘ and related systems to FreeBSD incuding some of the challenges along the way and future plans. Doug, a long-time…
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Navigating the Growing Diversity Challenges in OSS
Linux Foundation: May 3, 2024 : Navigating the Growing Diversity Challenges in OSS – Zixuan Feng, Oregon State University & Diane Mueller, Bitergia (18 mins) Open source software (OSS) thrives on diversity, inclusivity, and a global community of contributors. However, beneath this ideal lies a complex reality of challenges in maintaining a truly diverse and…
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Why OpenAI should become Open Source
by Joey Bertschler of HackerNoon, May 2nd, 2024 OpenAI is in a high-stakes legal battle with Elon Musk, who is suing the company to open source its groundbreaking AI models like GPT-4. While OpenAI may have the law on its side, I believe the ethical path forward is clear—it’s time for the company to fully…
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The logic of && and || on Linux
These AND and OR equivalents can be used in scripts to determine next actions. We’ve all probably seen the && and || operators in use from time to time. These AND and OR equivalents are often used in scripts to make decisions about what happens next. In this post, we’ll take a look at how…
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Installing Alpine Linux with the Win Installer
By Christopher HarperThat’s right, you can install Alpine Linux with the Windows Installer. But… should you? Late last month, developer Naman Sood posted a screenshot of Alpine Linux inside a Windows installer, and followed it with a semi-satirical YouTube video showing the install inside a VM— but as of April 30, he’s released a full…
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