Tag: Open Source

Learn to Work with Linux, Git and Bash
How To

Learn to Work with Linux, Git and Bash

Gabby 25th October 2018

As technology infrastructure shifts ever more in the direction of open source, there is rapidly growing need for open source skills. Use of open source software leads to better and faster development, and wider collaboration, and open source skills are a very valuable form of currency in the job market. That’s why it’s worth checking out the Introduction to Open Source Software Development, Git and Linux, an online training course from The Linux Foundation. The course presents a comprehensive learning path focused on development, Linux systems and Git, the revision control system. It is self-paced and comes with extensive and easily referenced learning materials. Can this course arm you with Linux,…

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FDroid
Security

Care about Security: Try F-Droid App Store

Gabby 13th February 2018

In November 2017, Yale Privacy Lab and Exodus Privacy reported one of the most scariest security vulnerability in Android phones. They claim Android phones collect your location even if you’ve turned off location services. In fact, Google was aware of this all the time and was doing so on purpose. You don’t even need to use any app or even insert a SIM card. All that Google need is your phone to get online. Once you’re connected to the internet, the hidden spyware in the pre-installed apps on your phone automatically gathers data about your location and sends it back to Google. This means Google has access to data about individuals’ locations…

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Sailfish OS
Innovations

Sailfish OS

Gabby 24th March 2017

Sailfish OS (also styled as SailfishOS or abbreviated to SFOS) is a mobile operating system combining the Linux kernel for a particular hardware platform use, the open-source Mer core middleware, a proprietary UI contributed by Jolla, and other third-party components. Sailfish is developed by Jolla, the Sailfish and Mer project communities, corporate members of the Sailfish Alliance and various open community members. The operating system software is Open source with added closed-source components and extensions of third parties which may come with their respective licenses as well. The Sailfish community makes development requests and decides development priorities by voting. The Mer project (a free and open-source software distribution, targeted at hardware…

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