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Divya Mohan
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Protonmail claims to automatically send end-to-end encrypted messages between all the Protonmail users. They claim that they do not have access to user’s private keys (Someone having access to your private keys can decrypt and read all your encrypted messages), by encrypting the…
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This is the story of creation of the website you are reading and how it was created. I always wanted to create a website from as far as I can remember. This is because I wanted autnonomy over the content that I can post. Social media posting format is not suitable for website li…
Index Introduction What is Free Software Camp Motivation to join the camp How I came to know about the camp Experience as a learner in the camp Aftermath Word for learners of the upcoming camps Introduction I participated as a learner in Free Software Camp 2020 organized by FSCI…
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between the terms “free software” and “open-source software?” Perhaps, you think they are the same. It is often misunderstood that “free” refers to free of cost. The term “FOSS” is also very common. It expands to Free and Open Source…
Ever used Spotify, Apple Music, Netflix or Hotstar? Ever wondered why you cannot copy the files from them and share it with someone? Ever wondered why you cannot download the files in your device and transfer in another device or play them in any other media player? Let’s be cle…
A few days ago, I finished reading the book Phantoms in the Brain by V. S. Ramachandran. The topic covered here is fascinating, interesting, mysterious, disturbing and shocking. The cliche “Reality is stranger than fiction” comes to mind. The book covers many disorders and tries…
(Warning: Installing a custom ROM on your device will void your warranty and there is a risk that it can brick your device) (Note: In my case, I could afford to risk bricking my phone) Index What is rooting? My experience of rooting How much free software does iode OS have How t…
Index What is firmware Problems with proprietary firmware Importance of Free Firmware What is firmware Firmware is a software which provides a way for hardware to interact with the operating system. It runs on a secondary processor and not on the CPU. For example the WiFi chipse…
Update: Added some pictures on 29-April-2022. What is Liberated Computer Liberated Computer is a computer sold by LibreTech Shop based in Bangalore, India, which can run exclusively on free software (which means it respects user’s freedom and not that it is free-of-cost) and doe…
I am writing about a meeting which happened more than 5 years before writing this article. This is the best recreation from memory I came up with. At the time this happened, I was a student at Acharya Narendra Dev College (also known as “ANDC” in short), New Delhi. On the 1st of…
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