industryterm:open-source software

Guardian Project – People, Apps and Code You Can Trust
►https://guardianproject.info

About the Guardian Project

While smartphones have been heralded as the coming of the next generation of communication and collaboration, they are a step backwards when it comes to personal security, anonymity and privacy.

Guardian Project creates easy to use secure apps, open-source software libraries, and customized mobile devices that can be used around the world by any person looking to protect their communications and personal data from unjust intrusion, interception and monitoring.

Whether your are an average citizen looking to affirm your rights or an activist, journalist or humanitarian organization looking to safeguard your work in this age of perilous global communication, we can help address the threats you face. Visit our introductory how-to site, watch on online mobile security training we held recently, or view our full list of apps to get started.

#lespluslibres

The Rise and Demise of RSS
▻https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3mm4z/the-rise-and-demise-of-rss

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Before the internet was consolidated into centralized information silos, RSS imagined a better way to let users control their online personas.

The story of how this happened is really two stories. The first is a story about a broad vision for the web’s future that never quite came to fruition. The second is a story about how a collaborative effort to improve a popular standard devolved into one of the most contentious forks in the history of open-source software development.

RSS was one of the standards that promised to deliver this syndicated future. To Werbach, RSS was “the leading example of a lightweight syndication protocol.” Another contemporaneous article called RSS the first protocol to realize the potential of Extensible Markup Language (XML), a general-purpose markup language similar to HTML that had recently been developed. It was going to be a way for both users and content aggregators to create their own customized channels out of everything the web had to offer. And yet, two decades later, after the rise of social media and Google’s decision to shut down Google Reader, RSS appears to be a slowly dying technology, now used chiefly by podcasters, programmers with tech blogs, and the occasional journalist. Though of course some people really do still rely on RSS readers, stubbornly adding an RSS feed to your blog, even in 2019, is a political statement. That little tangerine bubble has become a wistful symbol of defiance against a centralized web increasingly controlled by a handful of corporations, a web that hardly resembles the syndicated web of Werbach’s imagining.

RSS would fork again in 2003, when several developers frustrated with the bickering in the RSS community sought to create an entirely new format. These developers created Atom, a format that did away with RDF but embraced XML namespaces. Atom would eventually be specified by a standard submitted to the Internet Engineering Task Force, the organization responsible for establishing and promoting the internet’s rules of the road. After the introduction of Atom, there were three competing versions of RSS: Winer’s RSS 0.92 (updated to RSS 2.0 in 2002 and renamed “Really Simple Syndication”), the RSS-DEV Working Group’s RSS 1.0, and Atom. Today we mostly use RSS 2.0 and Atom.

For a while, before a third of the planet had signed up for Facebook, RSS was simply how many people stayed abreast of news on the internet.

Today, RSS is not dead. But neither is it anywhere near as popular as it once was. Lots of people have offered explanations for why RSS lost its broad appeal. Perhaps the most persuasive explanation is exactly the one offered by Gillmor in 2009. Social networks, just like RSS, provide a feed featuring all the latest news on the internet. Social networks took over from RSS because they were simply better feeds. They also provide more benefits to the companies that own them. Some people have accused Google, for example, of shutting down Google Reader in order to encourage people to use Google+.

RSS might have been able to overcome some of these limitations if it had been further developed. Maybe RSS could have been extended somehow so that friends subscribed to the same channel could syndicate their thoughts about an article to each other. Maybe browser support could have been improved. But whereas a company like Facebook was able to “move fast and break things,” the RSS developer community was stuck trying to achieve consensus. When they failed to agree on a single standard, effort that could have gone into improving RSS was instead squandered on duplicating work that had already been done. Davis told me, for example, that Atom would not have been necessary if the members of the Syndication mailing list had been able to compromise and collaborate, and “all that cleanup work could have been put into RSS to strengthen it.” So if we are asking ourselves why RSS is no longer popular, a good first-order explanation is that social networks supplanted it. If we ask ourselves why social networks were able to supplant it, then the answer may be that the people trying to make RSS succeed faced a problem much harder than, say, building Facebook. As Dornfest wrote to the Syndication mailing list at one point, “currently it’s the politics far more than the serialization that’s far from simple.”

#RSS #Histoire_informatique #Politique_algorithme #Normalisation

An Extraterrestrial Guide to C++ Formatting
▻https://www.fluentcpp.com/2018/12/04/an-extraterrestrial-guide-to-c-formatting

Today’s guest post is written by Victor Zverovich. Victor is a software engineer at Facebook working on the Thrift RPC framework and the author of the popular fmt library, a subset of which is proposed into C++20 as a new formatting facility. He is passionate about open-source software, designing good APIs, and science fiction as […]

Learning C++ with Devon Labrie
▻http://cppcast.libsyn.com/learning-c-with-devon-labrie

Rob and Jason are joined by Devon Labrie to discuss his experience learning C++ at Augusta Tech and being a first time attendee at CppCon. Adi is an entrepreneur, speaker, consultant, software architect and a computer vision and machine learning expert with an emphasis on real-time applications. He specializes in building cross-platform, high-performance software combined with high production quality and maintainable code-bases. Adi is the founder of the Core C++ users group in Israel. Having worked on proprietary software for most of his career, his most visible contribution to the world of open-source software is, somewhat ironically, the design of the OpenCV logo. News Common Package specification Modules are not a tooling opportunity Herb Pre-trip report Devon Labrie (...)

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C++ Bestiary with Adi Shavit
▻http://cppcast.libsyn.com/c-bestiary-with-adi-shavit

Rob and Jason are joined by Adi Shavit to discuss his spooky C++ Bestiary Blog post, CppCon talks and an announcement from the Core C++ User Group in Israel. Adi is an entrepreneur, speaker, consultant, software architect and a computer vision and machine learning expert with an emphasis on real-time applications. He specializes in building cross-platform, high-performance software combined with high production quality and maintainable code-bases. Adi is the founder of the Core C++ users group in Israel. Having worked on proprietary software for most of his career, his most visible contribution to the world of open-source software is, somewhat ironically, the design of the OpenCV logo. News What Happens in 2098 with C++? JSON For Modern C++ version 3.3.0 released Meeting C++ 2018 (...)

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How GitHub became the nexus of software automation | ZDNet
▻https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-github-sneaked-up-on-us-to-become-the-nexus-of-software-automation

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To call GitHub a website is to call Italy a place to eat. GitHub is the leading practitioner of an emerging marketplace — and yes, it may legitimately be called a “market” because it does generate revenue. It earned, by several estimates, over $200 million in revenue in 2017, and was evidently valuable enough to Microsoft to prompt it to purchase GitHub outright, in a $7.5 billion all-stock deal last June.

It is accurate and fair to say that GitHub created a market in the supply of open-source software, and the automation of its deployment. There are other competitors in this market, most notably GitLab and Atlassian’s Bitbucket. It’s the presence of those players that legitimizes this market.

What GitHub has become is the most effective example to date of a web service that absorbs the function of an entire industry’s supply chain. Open-source software has been shared online in the past, with SourceForge being one of the most effective practitioners. But the distribution of software through SourceForge, and sites like it, takes place using a content management system — a platform best suited for folks using web browsers.

What does deserve further scrutiny as time goes on, however, is how this deal, by legitimizing the open-source delivery pipeline as a top-tier industry, will alter the character of the open-source movement. If it was ever truly a counter-culture, it certainly isn’t one now. Although GitHub’s profitability may not be directly due to the popularity of sharing code, it is indeed tied to the automated, pipelined supply chain to which open source gave rise. If that model is truly as influential as open source proponents assert it to be, then nothing Microsoft would do to change it one way or the other, in the long run, should have any noticeable effect.

#Logiciel_libre #GitHub #Industrie_du_logiciel #Neurocapitalisme

EyeWriter - YouTube
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AztH_YVQN-k

The EyeWriter is low-cost, eye-tracking glasses & free, open-source software that allows writers and artists with paralysis to draw and communicate using only their eyes. In April 2009, The Ebeling Group, GRL, openFrameworks, and F.A.T Lab collaborated with Tony “Tempt” Quan legendary urban artist and ALS sufferer, to make the first prototype of the EyeWriter.

Quand j’ai vu ça, ça m’a donné envie de pleurer tellement c’est à la fois génial, simple et fort !

#Tempt #graffiti #paralysie #open_source #œil #eyewriter

What Data Does Ubuntu Collect About Your PC?
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/05/this-is-the-data-ubuntu-collects-about-your-system

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Ubuntu includes a new data collection tool in its latest release — but exactly what kind of data does it collect? Well, thanks to the doors-wide-open nature of open-source software it’s easy to find out. It also helps that Canonical is being (unusually) upfront and open about its Ubuntu data collection policy, which is opt-out for […] This post, What Data Does Ubuntu Collect About Your PC?, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

GNOME Boxes Makes It Easier to Test Drive Linux Distros - OMG! Ubuntu!
►http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/12/gnome-boxes-install-linux-distros-directly

The next major release of GNOME Boxes is able to download popular Linux (and BSD-based) operating systems directly inside the app itself.

Boxes is free, open-source software. It can be used to access both remote and virtual systems as it is built around QEMU, KVM, and libvirt virtualisation technologies.

The Pentagon is set to make a big push toward open source software next year - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/14/16649042/pentagon-department-of-defense-open-source-software

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Besides cost, there are two other compelling explanations for why the military might want to go open source. One is that technology outside the Pentagon simply advances faster than technology within it, and by availing itself to open-source tools, the Pentagon can adopt those advances almost as soon as the new code hits the web, without going through the extra steps of a procurement process.

Open-source software is also more secure than closed-source software, by its very nature: the code is perpetually scrutinized by countless users across the planet, and any weaknesses are shared immediately.

“How would the Trojans have reacted if the Horse statue the Greeks gave them was made of glass and they could see right through it? They would have seen the malicious implants and removed them before letting the statue into their enterprise,” says Bob Gourley, co-founder of the security consultancy firm Cognitio and former chief technology officer of the Defense Intelligence Agency. “That is my key thought about open-source software. Everyone can examine the code and look for and remove vulnerabilities before they are brought into the enterprise.”

#Logiciels_libres #Ministère_Défense #USA

HOW TO USE SIGNAL WITHOUT GIVING OUT YOUR PHONE NUMBER
▻https://theintercept.com/2017/09/28/signal-tutorial-second-phone-number

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JUST A FEW years ago, sending encrypted messages was a challenge. Just to get started, you had to spend hours following along with jargon-filled tutorials, or be lucky enough to find a nerd friend to teach you. The few that survived this process quickly hit a second barrier: They could only encrypt with others who had already jumped through the same hoops. So even after someone finally set up encrypted email, they couldn’t use it with most of the people they wanted to send encrypted emails to.

The situation is much better today. A number of popular apps have come along that make encryption as easy as texting. Among the most secure is Signal, open-source software for iOS and Android that has caught on among activists, journalists, and others who do sensitive work. And probably the most popular is WhatsApp, a Facebook-owned platform with encryption setup derived from Signal. For me, the spread of encrypted chat apps means that, with very few exceptions, all of my text messages — with friends, family, or for work — are end-to-end encrypted, and no one even has to understand what a “public key” is.

But there is a major issue with both Signal and WhatsApp: Your account is tied to your phone number.

Purism is Crowdfunding an Encrypted Linux Smartphone
▻http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/08/purism-librem-5-linux-phone-crowdfunding

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Dream of owning a Linux phone that respects your privacy and keeps your data secure? You’ll want to check out Purism‘s new crowdfunding campaign. The US-based Linux laptop maker is hoping to raise $1.5 million to manufacture a 5-inch privacy-focused smartphone that’s powered by open-source software. Starting at $599, the Librem 5 will run the […] This post, Purism is Crowdfunding an Encrypted Linux Smartphone, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

About OldMapsOnline | OldMapsOnline

▻http://www.oldmapsonline.org/about

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The search engine for historical maps

OldMapsOnline developed out of a love of history and heritage of old maps. The project began as a collaboration between Klokan Technologies GmbH, Switzerland and The Great Britain Historical GIS Project based at the University of Portsmouth, UK thanks to funding from JISC. Since January 2013 is the project improved and maintained by volunteers and the team of Klokan Technologies GmbH in their free time.
You can contact the project team at: info@oldmapsonline.org For inquiries related to rights for a particular map contact the relevant institution bellow!
Technology

The website has been created by Klokan Technologies GmbH, specialists in online map publishing and in applications of open-source software. It aims to demonstrate a combination of tools for publishing historical maps with a focus on their easy accessibility for the general public. The core of the retrieval system is the MapRank Search software, developed originally for the Swiss Kartenportal.CH project. The web is optimised for search engines with GeoSEO powered by Linked Data, and it also exposes Structured Data (Schema.org microdata). The technology and expertise from this project can be applied on another projects on request.
Let’s work together
We are keen to improve this project and participate on a new research and projects in the field of digital historical cartography. We are open for partnership on national or european R&D projects. Don’t hesitate to contact us!

#cartographie_historique #cartes_anciennes

How Many Stickers Do You Have on Your Laptop?
▻http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/05/many-stickers-laptop

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Are users of open-source software more likely to stick stickers on the back of laptops? That’s what we’re aiming to find out in this week’s reader poll. This post, How Many Stickers Do You Have on Your Laptop?, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

The Best Self-Hosted Alternatives to Popular Services
▻http://lifehacker.com/the-best-self-hosted-alternatives-to-popular-services-1579866571

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Subsonic
►http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp

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Stream from your own computer.
Your media — your terms.
Enjoy your music and movies everywhere.
Share with family and friends.

CACOCLOUD
▻http://cacodaimon.github.io/CacoCloud

A simple, fast and secure PHP/AngularJS based single user feed and mail reader, password and bookmark manager.

CacoCloud is divided into a RESTful PHP backend storing all data into a SQLite database and an SPA frontend based on AngularJs.

A slim backend makes it fast, even a Raspberry Pi can handle it.
It is secure, all sensitive data like login credentials or mail accounts stored encrypted.
The clean and user-friendly UI lets you fall in love with application.
By transferring as less data as possible and smart client side caching of non sensitive data it will work even if your mobile network is slow.
Host your own CacoCloud whether you want.
Read your feeds everywhere, it saves your time clean up old feeds automagically.
Manages your common bookmarks.
Read your mails quick and reply to them, without configuring your mail accounts on every device. All mail account data are stored encrypted.
Manage your login credentials, all sensitive data get encrypted twice, once in the browser and a second time before saving them into the database.
An open RESTful API makes it easy writing your own client.
Export your bookmarks to XBEL or HTML and your feeds to OPML.
CacoCloud is written with love.
CacoCloud is open source and hosted GitHub.

Save the web, freely - wallabag : a self hostable application for saving web pages
►https://www.wallabag.org
S’il n’y avait pas #seenthis, Wallabag ferait l’afffaire mais en privé. Enfin, pas tout à fait.

Host Your Own Bookmarking Webapp with Unmark
▻https://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/host-your-own-bookmarking-webapp-with-unmark--cms-21385

We looked several browsers and apps that let you bookmark pages, but perhaps the most intriguing of them all is Unmark, a free app from the good folks at Plain that encourages you to categorize your bookmarks by what you want to do with them—read the enclosed article, buy the listed product, watch the accompanying YouTube video or listen to the featured track.

CalDAV/CardDAV : Kalender und Adressbücher ohne Google synchronisieren
▻https://www.android-user.de/caldavcarddav-kalender-und-adressbuecher-ohne-google-synchronisieren

Davdroid
▻https://davdroid.bitfire.at

Synchronize contacts, events, tasks (two-way synchronization)
Modern GUI focused on simplicity, security and privacy
Complete in-app management: create, refresh and delete collections on the server
Lightweight application that integrates seamlessly with address book/calendar apps
Support for self-signed certificates
Ready for Android 4 (Calendar/Contact Provider API), 5, 6 (dynamic permissions, doze mode/app standby), 7 (user-installed CA certificates) and newer
Compatible with any standards-compliant CalDAV/CardDAV service (including VCard4 support)
Available in English, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian
Free and open-source software (GPLv3)

OpenTasks – Android-Apps auf Google Play
▻https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dmfs.tasks

#self-hosting

Scientists have used groundbreaking technology to figure out how the Earth looked a billion years ago - Quartz
▻http://qz.com/577842/scientists-have-used-groundbreaking-technology-to-figure-out-how-the-earth-looke
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Already, Mueller’s team, working with collaborators at the University of Oslo and Caltech, has completed a stunningly detailed digital reconstruction of 410 million years of earthly history, going back to the collision of then-existing continents that created Pangaea. In January, they plan to release version 2.0 of GPlates, an open-source software model that anyone can use to go back in time to the early days of Earth. Next, they are preparing for peer review of an extension of the model to 1 billion years ago—the era of Pangaea’s ancestor, a supercontinent called Rodinia. Then they will lunge again—to 2 billion years, yet another supercontinent, and the evolution of the first multicellular life.

▻http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tObhGzHH2aw

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#science #Terre #évolution #technologie

The weekly “this is why you should run open-source software on your networking gear” article:
▻http://shadow-file.blogspot.fr/2013/10/complete-persistent-compromise-of.html #security

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Quantarctica - A free GIS package for research, education, and operation in Antarctica
►http://www.quantarctica.org

Quantarctica is a collection of #antarctic geographical datasets which works with the free, open-source software Quantum GIS. It currently includes geography, glaciology and geophysics #data, and will expand with contributions from the research community.

▻http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HV_VbxKKDM

#map #qgis

F.A.Q’s ‹ AjaXplorer
►http://ajaxplorer.info/community/faq/#toc-licensing-questions
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Can I use AjaXplorer to offer a commercial service, like a cloud storage service?

Under the very strict AGPL conditions as explained above (leaving the source code link), yes, you can. But beware that this means that you must publish every modification you make to the code, and as the license is « copyleft », you will probably also have to publish the rest of your administration panel under a compatible license if ajaxplorer is integrated with it. So you’d probably want to contact us and buy a specific commercial friendly license.
Can I modify and/or integrate AjaXplorer inside my open-source software?

As long as your software license is compatible with the AGPL, and that the modifications are published, and that you leave the link on the user interface, YES.
Can I integrate AjaXplorer inside my commercial software?

If you software license is not open-source or not compatible with AGPL, NO, you can’t. But you can contact me and we can discuss an alternative licensing model that would allow you to do so.

#personal_cloud