free-software
Recently, at DeepRoot Linux, we started a newsletter that we send to our past and present customers, ie. a select group of people we have worked with and who have contributed to our business. Listed here are the choices that I made to design and send this newsletter and steps
free-software
Recently, CloudFare launched a public DNS service that they position as a “privacy-first Consumer DNS service”. And that got me thinking about how much information and data we are leaking through DNS queries and what that does to our privacy. What are DNS resolvers? DNS resolvers are network services that
convenience
Background I have been using an Android phone for about 6 years now. I have been using GNU/Linux exclusively since 1998. Hence, the desire to have a phone that provided me with the same freedom and flexibility has been very strong. Unfortunately, a few months back I realised how
free-hardware
The Swantantra conference on Free Software is a rather unique conference organised by ICFOSS in Trivandrum. Its unique because of the extremely rich discussion that it creates around the ideology of software freedom, rather than the technology. I was fortunate to be a part of this conference in multiple ways
convenience
The Tyranny of Convenience by Tim Wu (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/opinion/sunday/tyranny-convenience.html An extremely deep and insightful essay on what convenience is doing to us and how “things” that are meant to liberate us via the convenience they provide also serve
drm
In the midst of everything we have to say about DRM-locked music, I thought services that allow you to purchase DRM-free music should be highlighted. One way to sensitise people against DRM is to help them access services that can provide them what they need without the defects of DRM.
drm
The Defective by Design initiative was formed almost 10 years back to raise awareness about DRM and how it harms users. It has evolved into a movement that encourages users to reject DRM instead of just making them aware of its existence, abuses and dangers. July 9th, 2017 is going