On the 1st of April, Libera.chat, a popular IRC network, played an April Fool's joke about moving to a Discord server and asked people to join an IRC channel to chat about it. Libera's global notice caught a lot of users for a moment. A_
As unexpected as it may seem, Linus Torvalds has finally joined the Free Software Foundation. 1st of April 2023 has brought good news to the world of Free Software. Mr Linus, creator of the Linux kernel, has joined the Free Software Foundation's ongoing fight to bring completely free
Linus Tech Tips and their media house's other Youtube channels were hacked using session tokens with malware disguised as PDF. In a sad turn of events, Linus Media House has been hacked and its Youtube channels temporarily hijacked by a third party. Canadian Youtuber Linus Sebastian told us
Hosting
When I first got a domain name from a European registrar a few years ago, I was absolutely thrilled with the idea of owning a domain name. After a lot of searching. I finally found a registrar who offered free mailboxes with the domain registration. What happens if you already
As a GNU Linux developer, I am used to working with the GNU Linux distribution on a wide range of Linux-compatible hardware. Recently I got a Macbook as a mobile workstation, which gave me the chance to explore the world of macOS and a different hardware architecture, i.e. Apple
Telegram is a robust cloud messenger with a top-secret end-to-end encrypted chat option exclusive to one-to-one chats available on limited platforms only. What is and what isn't Telegram Cloud Chats? All the private (one-to-one) and group chats that you do on Telegram is Cloud Chats. Cloud Chats use
I am very sure that many of you have had trouble choosing a desktop operating system of your choice when you first started out with a personal desktop or laptop PC. If software freedom is important to you, there is no replacement for GNU Linux. You have a plethora of
Rust
This article was written for beginners and not by a Rust professional, so do not judge it too harshly. All the code is available here. Running is fun and important for your health, so run and don't stop! Why not make your daily run more interesting with Rust,
We recently discussed the importance of IPv6-only networks and how you can really save money and reduce the use of IPv4 for a variety of hosting purposes. By introducing IPv6 to our services, we would be making a contribution and doing our part to help solve the problem of the
FOSS
The whole idea of self-hosting is a cool aspiration and it is more about control over your data. Also, you are unlikely to hit the various pay-for features that you unlock. The more you spend the more you get. I understand that managed hosting is quite a bit more expensive
Let us discuss some of the things I have noticed that make macOS or GNU Linux more secure by default. This is a very subjective topic and this post is my personal opinion based on my daily observations. Backdoors The thing is, Windows is more vulnerable because of the backdoors
“Need ammunition, not a ride.” ― Volodymyr Zelensky The Russian invasion left many dead and wounded. The war continues not only on the real battlefield, but also on the digital one. The mobile phone is the weapon: one piece of information can save lives or kill enemies. Especially in occupied territories: