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"Free and open source software advocates have courageously blazed a trail that is now being followed by those interested in open source for physical objects. It's called free and open source hardware (FOSH), and we're seeing an exponential rise in the number of free designs for hardware released under opensource licenses, Creative Commons licenses,or placed in the public domain."

"Free and open source software advocates have courageously blazed a trail that is now being followed by those interested in open source for physical objects. It's called free and open source hardware (FOSH), and we're seeing an exponential rise in the number of free designs for hardware released under opensource licenses, Creative Commons licenses,or placed in the public domain."

"In our research lab, would like to disable all USB devices connected to our HP Red Hat Linux based workstations. I would like to disable USB flash or hard drives, which users can use with physical access to a system to quickly copy sensitive data from it. How do I disable USB device support under CentOS Linux, RHEL version 5.x/6.x/7.x and Fedora latest version?"

"For anything involving code, programming clubs often turn to GitHub, which has become the standard for open source project hosting for thousands of projects all over the world. "

[Linux.ie is your site - if you want to submit something please don't hold back, just read a quick run through of advice first and use the contribute page second. ...]

"We need a worldwide struggle to preserve the global commons. July 5, 2013 | With wrenching tragedies only a few miles away, and still worse catastrophes perhaps not far removed, it may seem wrong, perhaps even cruel, to shift attention to other prospects that, although abstract and uncertain, might offer a path to a better world - and not in the remote future. "

"You can't always get what you want, but you can improve your chances by being charming and convincing. This info-comic by illustrator Yumi Sakugawa runs down the basics of the art of persuasion. "

" If you want to break away from the yoke of Microsoft, you have to be a savvy hardware shopper. Here's how to find the perfect Linux laptop."

" If you want to break away from the yoke of Microsoft, you have to be a savvy hardware shopper. Here's how to find the perfect Linux laptop."