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01:36, 11 August 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post August 11 2025 (Created page with "=OpenSearch= This is a search and analytics suite designed for businesses and developers who need to ingest, search, visualize, and analyze large amounts of data. Released as a fully open source project in July 2021, it emerged out of a fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana, with the explicit aim of preserving a free, community-driven ecosystem for search, observability, and analytics operations. The suite includes a core search and analytics engine, a web-based dashboard for...")
00:57, 8 August 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post August 8 2025 (Created page with "=Incus= This is a platform designed to unify and simplify the management of system containers, application containers, and virtual machines. Created as a community-driven fork of Canonical’s LXD, Incus adopts and expands upon the vision of a single, coherent interface for managing compute workloads. It simulates a cloud-like user experience on any hardware, from laptops and individual servers to large datacenter clusters, allowing users to mix and match containers and...")
01:33, 7 August 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post August 7 2025 (Created page with "=MintHCM= I want to talk about MintHCM again because it is such a useful tool for the mintarc team, and its really sad to see such a saturated HR market in Japan where they have this constant push to get businesses trapped in to HR SaaS systems. Why do that when there is a great FOSS tool available, and if you contribute you can actually help build a tool that will do everything you need. This is a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution designed to help organizations...")
01:22, 6 August 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post August 6 2025 (Created page with "e")
01:33, 4 August 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post August 4 2025 (Created page with "=FusionPBX= This is a graphical user interface (GUI) that manages and extends FreeSWITCH, A strong and scalable communications platforms available today. FreeSWITCH forms the technical backbone responsible for call routing, media handling, and protocol support, FusionPBX overlays a user-friendly web interface, making it accessible to system administrators and business managers without deep VoIP expertise. This combination helps users set up and control complex telephony...")
01:16, 1 August 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post August 1 2025 (Created page with "=Mail-in-a-Box= This is a software solution to make running your own mail server as straightforward as possible. Started by Joshua Tauberer in 2013, its philosophy is to democratize email hosting by turning a freshly installed cloud server into a fully functional mail server, complete with all the necessary features, in just a few hours. The central goal is to give individuals and small organizations the ability to control their own email, rather than relying on large, t...")
00:57, 31 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 31 2025 (Created page with "=Stirling-PDF:= Created by Anthony Stirling, found himself unable to easily sign a PDF document without paying for commercial tools or exposing sensitive files to untrusted online services. Frustrated by the lack of trustworthy, open source alternatives, Stirling decided to build his own web-based PDF manipulation tool. Initially conceived as a quick experiment using artificial intelligence tools, the project gained traction after being shared within developer communitie...")
01:13, 30 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 30 2025 (Created page with "=Incus= This is an image-based platform that allows users to deploy and manage both containers and virtual machines through a unified interface. It supports images for a range of Linux distributions, providing flexibility. Incus leverages technologies like LXC for system containers and QEMU for virtual machines, giving users a “cloud-like” experience on their own hardware. This means businesses and developers can set up isolated environments to run applications, full...")
01:00, 28 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 28 2025 (Created page with "=AFFiNE= This is a platform designed as an alternative to popular productivity and knowledge management tools such as Notion, Miro, and Airtable. With its consolidation of documents, whiteboards, and databases into a single environment, it wants to change how individuals and teams create, organize, and collaborate on ideas. The philosophy centers on privacy, flexibility, and community, it can be a good choice for users looking for control and extensibility in their work...")
01:12, 25 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 25 2025 (Created page with "=OpenMediaVault= An operating system designed to take ordinary hardware ans use it as a network-attached storage (NAS) solution. Developed with the intention of making storage and file sharing accessible to both technical and non-technical users, It provides a user-friendly web interface for system administration and a suite of features that compaete with commercial NAS products. Since its initial release in 2009, and under lead developer Volker Theile, it has gained pop...")
01:13, 24 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 24 2025 (Created page with "=Wallabag= This is a self-hosted web application designed to help users save and categorize web pages for later reading. As more content migrates online and the pace of information increases, the ability to store, organize, and read articles at your is a nice convenience for both personal use and business environments. It provides a way to declutter online reading by extracting the core content from web pages, stripping out distractions such as advertisements and pop-ups...")
12:10, 22 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 23 2025 (Created page with "=OpenObserve=")
12:27, 21 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 22 2025 (Created page with "=matrix= This is an open network designed for secure and decentralized communication. That is different from traditional centralized messaging platforms, matrix provides a fundamentally different approach by using an open standard that facilitates real-time communication without a central controlling server. As a technology ecosystem, matrix supports messaging, VoIP, and data transfer across interoperable and federated servers, meaning that users on different servers can...")
04:35, 21 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 21 2025 (Created page with "=Flarum= This is a community forum platform designed for flexibility, speed, and ease of use. Developed to streamline online discussions, it offers a clean and intuitive interface while allowing customization for admins and developers. It is built to serve communities of any scale — from small private groups to large, enterprise-level forums. Its architecture focuses on extensibility, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, from standard discussion boards...")
01:14, 18 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 18 2025 (Created page with "=NetBird= This is a Zero Trust Networking platform designed to connect devices and users across different environments without the complexities associated with traditional virtual private networks (VPNs) or specialized network hardware. Whether you are a business seeking secure remote access for employees, a developer who needs to interconnect cloud services, or even a home user wanting to securely link devices. It allows users to build private, peer-to-peer networks us...")
12:24, 15 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 16 2025 (Created page with "=Docuseal= Digital document signing a part of many business workflows, especially for businesses needing secure, and legally binding signatures. Is an alternative to mainstream online services. It is open source. The project’s source code and related repositories are publicly available on GitHub, allowing users and developers to inspect, modify, and contribute to its continuous evolution. The primary repository is distributed under the AGPLv3 license, showing its open...")
12:49, 14 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 15 2025 (Created page with "=hmmmm... Digital Transformation (DX)==")
00:38, 14 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 14 2025 (Created page with "=Odoo= This is a business management software suite originating from Belgium, designed to help organizations manage business processes. It offers modules for customer relationship management (CRM), e-commerce, billing, accounting, manufacturing, warehouse operations, project management, inventory management, and more. This approach means businesses can select and implement only the features they need, allowing for a tailored solution that can evolve as the organization g...")
00:41, 11 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 11 2025 (Created page with "=CrowdSec= This is a open-source security platform designed to provide collaborative protection against malicious internet activity. Its philosophy is to leverage the community intelligence, allowing users to both detect and block threats while contributing to a shared, global defense network. This participative approach enables organizations and individuals to defend their systems more effectively by pooling real-time data about attacks and suspicious behaviors from acr...")
12:15, 9 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 10 2025 (Created page with "=Saltcorn= This is a platform designed to allow users to build database web applications without writing code. It provides a point-and-click, drag-and-drop user interface that simplifies the process of application development. From creating data models to building interactive pages and automating workflows, Saltcorn covers the entire lifecycle of a web application. The platform is free and open source, released under the permissive MIT license, making it accessible to in...")
13:10, 8 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 9 2025 (Created page with "=OpenNebula= This is a FOSS solution for organizations looking for a unified, flexible, and cost-effective platform to manage private, hybrid, and edge cloud infrastructures. Think of this as a cloud computing platform designed to simplify and centralize the management of virtualized data centers, helping organizations build and operate enterprise clouds. It orchestrates compute, storage, and networking resources, allowing businesses to deploy and manage virtual machin...")
01:05, 8 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 8 2025 (Created page with "=Tech Strategy= Many Japanese businesses keep to viewing Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) with skepticism, often seeing it as less reliable or secure than proprietary alternatives. This perception is there even as global trends and security realities suggest the opposite. Japanese businesses are known for their attention to quality, reliability, and long-term relationships with vendors. Historically, this has translated into a preference for established, often fore...")
14:53, 6 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 7 2025 (Created page with "{{#seo: |title=Pangolin: Secure, Self-Hosted Tunnel and Reverse Proxy Alternative to Cloudflare Tunnels |description=Discover Pangolin by Fossorial—a self-hosted, open-source reverse proxy and tunneling solution. Learn how Pangolin uses encrypted WireGuard tunnels, centralized access control, and a modern dashboard to securely expose private resources online, offering a powerful alternative to Cloudflare Tunnels for individuals, businesses, and enterprises. |keywords=P...")
04:36, 4 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 4 2025 (Created page with "=Collabora Office / Online= These are two closely related productivity tools designed to provide office functionality while helping user privacy, data sovereignty, and open standards. Both are built on the LibreOffice technology, but they serve distinct purposes and deployment scenarios. Lets talk about what these tools are, how they are connected to open source, their privacy benefits, and why a small business might choose them over major competitors like Microsoft Offi...")
12:27, 1 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 3 2025 (Created page with "=Window Manager= A window manager is a program responsible for controlling the placement, appearance, and behavior of windows within a graphical user interface. In the context of Linux and other Unix-like systems, the window manager operates as an intermediary between the user and the underlying graphical system, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System '''X Windows'''] |. Its primary role is to manage how windows are displayed, moved, resized, minimiz...")
12:15, 1 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 2 2025 (Created page with "=Desktop Environments= A desktop environment (DE) in Linux is a collection of software components that together provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with the operating system. This includes visual elements such as icons, toolbars, wallpapers, panels, and widgets, as well as essential applications like file managers, application launchers, and system settings tools. The desktop environment sits on top of the Linux kernel and its core utilities, making...")
01:18, 1 July 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post July 1 2025 (Created page with "=YARA= This is a tool designed primarily to aid malware researchers in identifying and classifying malware samples. It has become a staple in the cybersecurity community, offering a systematic way to create descriptions of malware families based on textual or binary patterns. These descriptions, known as rules, allow researchers to automate the detection and categorization of malicious files, streamlining the process of malware analysis and threat hunting ==The Concept=...")
01:28, 30 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 30 2025 (Created page with "=Redmine= This is a project management and issue tracking web application developed using the Ruby on Rails framework, Redmine is cross-platform and cross-database, meaning it can run on various operating systems (like Windows, Linux, and macOS) and work with different database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. Its open-source status is released under the GNU General Public License v2 (GPL), so that anyone can use, modify, and redistribute the software witho...")
01:49, 27 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 27 2025 (Created page with "=WireGuard= This is a VPN protocol that helps create a secure, private connection between your device and a VPN server over the internet. It works by encrypting your data, which means it scrambles the information so only you and the server can understand it. This keeps your information safe from anyone who might try to intercept it while it travels across the internet. This tool is designed to be simple and uses much less code. This makes it easier to check for security...")
01:42, 26 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 26 2025 (Created page with "=OpenBao= This is an open-source solution for secrets management, designed to help organizations securely handle sensitive data such as passwords, API keys, certificates, and encryption keys. Built as a community-driven project under the Linux Foundation, OpenBao deals with the challenges of managing secrets. Its origins as a fork of HashiCorp Vault have given it a solid foundation, but its open governance and commitment to transparency set it apart as a collaborative ef...")
12:47, 24 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 25 2025 (Created page with "=Mautic= I have written about this tool before, as we actively use it, and it has been an incredible asset to my team. I believe it’s worth discussing further, especially since many small businesses spend significant amounts on proprietary SaaS tools when, in reality, all they need is to get involved in a community that offers support and collaboration. This is an open-source marketing automation platform, it by gives you the option to fully own and control your marke...")
12:35, 22 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 23 2025 (Created page with "=Vendor Lock-In= Vendor lock-in is a pervasive risk in my opinion and yet it is widely misunderstood and underestimated. Vendor lock-in sometimes called proprietary lock-in or customer lock-in happens when a business becomes so dependent on a particular vendor’s products or services that switching to alternatives becomes prohibitively difficult, costly, or disruptive. This dependency is especially pronounced in the software, cloud, and SaaS sectors, where proprietary s...")
01:38, 20 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 20 2025 (Created page with "=Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)= Commonly abbreviated as SBOM, is a document in software development. It serves as an inventory of all components—open source, third-party, and proprietary—that make up a software application. This inventory includes not only the names of the components but also their versions, origins, licenses, and other relevant metadata. The concept of an SBOM is borrowed from traditional manufacturing, where a bill of materials lists all the pa...")
01:00, 19 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 19 2025 (Created page with "==Uptime Kuma== This is a self-hosted monitoring tool that has gained popularity among IT professionals, hobbyists, and small business owners for its simplicity, flexibility, and feature set. Designed to help users monitor the health and availability of their websites, applications, and network services, Uptime Kuma delivers real-time alerts, historical statistics, and an intuitive dashboard. It allows users to set up checks for a wide variety of services and protocols,...")
01:19, 18 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 18 2025 (Created page with "=Authelia= This is an authentication and authorization server designed to provide identity and access management (IAM) for web applications. It provides security features such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO) through a web portal. As an OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider, Authelia enables integrations and acts as a companion for reverse proxies, making it an good solution for both individuals and organizations looking to secure their web infrastruct...")
13:31, 15 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 17 2025 (Created page with "{{#seo: |title=Cal.com: Open Source Scheduling Platform for Flexible Appointment Management |description=Discover Cal.com, an open-source scheduling platform empowering users with full control over their data, workflows, and branding. Learn how Cal.com’s modern technology stack, white-label capabilities, and extensive integrations offer a customizable alternative to proprietary scheduling tools for businesses, institutions, and individuals. |keywords=Cal.com, open sour...")
11:51, 15 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 16 2025 (Created page with "=GnuCash= This is one of the most prominent free and open-source accounting software solutions available today, catering to both individuals and small businesses for financial management tools without the burden of licensing fees. Since its inception in the late 1990s, GnuCash has evolved into a feature-rich application that rivals many commercial alternatives, offering a suite of functionalities designed to simplify the complexities of personal and business finance. ==...")
01:11, 13 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 13 2025 (Created page with "=Wazuh= An open-source is a security platform unified extended detection and response (XDR) and security information and event management (SIEM) capabilities. Its reputation is built on threat detection, integrity monitoring, incident response, and compliance features, making it a good choice for businesses from small enterprises to large corporations. It is designed to protect workloads across diverse environments, including on-premises, virtualized, containerized, an...")
02:38, 12 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 12 2025 (Created page with "=Solr= This is an open-source," search engine" that you can add to your website or applications. Instead of your normal database looking through everything, Solr creates an index of all your content (like products, articles, or documents) and then lets your users find what they need with features like filters, spell check, and relevant results, even across huge amounts of information.")
01:37, 11 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 11 2025 (Created page with "=mintarc= A major issue with Japanese companies, especially when it comes to technology adoption, is their strong preference for SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions and the resulting tendency toward vendor lock-in. This is closely tied to a broader cultural and operational reluctance to assume direct responsibility for IT systems, which in turn creates anxiety around adopting Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). And, by prioritizing SaaS solutions and accepting vend...")
01:13, 10 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 10 2025 (Created page with "=OpenBoard= This is an interactive whiteboard application, specifically designed to help the teaching and learning experience in educational settings. Originally developed for schools and universities, OpenBoard is a cross-platform tool that helps educators to create dynamic, engaging, and interactive lessons. Its open-source nature, combined with a a detailed set of features, makes it a preferred choice for institutions looking for cost-effective, flexible educational t...")
04:24, 9 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 9 2025 (Created page with "=Apache ECharts= This is an, open-source JavaScript library designed for creating interactive, and customizable data visualizations in web browsers. Developed originally by Baidu and now managed under the Apache Software Foundation, ECharts has gained a reputation for its flexibility, performance, and charting capabilities, making it a valuable tool for businesses wanting to transform complex data into insights. ==Features and Benefits for Small Businesses== ECharts ope...")
01:23, 6 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 6 2025 (Created page with "= The Elusive FOSS in Japan = Small businesses in Japan have started to face mounting pressures to innovate, reduce costs, and maintain control over their data. The push of AI has created both opportunities and challenges for these businesses. The promise that AI offers greater efficiency and smarter decision-making, many small companies struggle with the realities of implementation, reslizing that the technology does not deliver as much value as vendors claim. (SnakeOi...")
01:38, 4 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 5 2025 (Created page with "=Clonezilla= This is an open-source solution for disk cloning, disk imaging, and system deployment. Its primary function is to create exact replicas of storage devices or partitions, capturing everything from the operating system and applications to user data and system settings. This capability is important for a range of IT tasks, including system backups, disaster recovery, mass deployment, and hardware upgrades. It is a suite of disk cloning and imaging utilities de...")
00:23, 4 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 4 2025 (Created page with "=XWiki= This is an open-source enterprise wiki platform designed to facilitate collaboration, knowledge management, and the creation of custom applications within organizations. Developed in Java and released under the LGPL open-source license, XWiki is known for its flexibility, and features that go well further than traditional wiki software. XWiki has been adopted by organizations of all sizes, serving as a foundation for knowledge bases, collaborative intranets, publ...")
02:10, 2 June 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post June 2 2025 (Created page with "=MediaWiki= This is a server-based wiki software designed to facilitate collaborative content creation and knowledge management. Originally developed for Wikipedia, MediaWiki has since become the backbone for a vast array of wiki-based projects, both public and private. Its architecture allows users to create, edit, and organize content efficiently, supporting millions of daily users and handling terabytes of data with ease. MediaWiki processes and displays content using...")
02:11, 29 May 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post May 30 2025 (Created page with "=Fediverse= The Fediverse, short for "federated universe," is how people connect, share, and communicate online. Unlike traditional social media platforms dominated by a handful of tech giants, the Fediverse offers a decentralized, open alternative where users can interact across different platforms without being confined to a single company’s ecosystem. It is a collection of independent social networking services that are able to communicate with each other using sh...")
01:44, 29 May 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post May 29 2025 (Created page with "=Apache Superset= This is an open-source platform for data exploration and visualization that has gained traction among organizations using business intelligence (BI) solutions. Developed under the Apache Software Foundation, Superset is designed to enable users to analyze and visualize data from a wide array of sources, both on-premises and in the cloud. Its web-based interface and feature set position it as analternative to commercial BI tools, especially for businesse...")
07:00, 28 May 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post May 28 2025 (Created page with "=My FOSS Point Of View Slogans and Buzzwords Undermine Serious Business Decisions=")
12:00, 26 May 2025 Tommy talk contribs created page Daily Post May 27 2025 (Created page with "=OpenMediaVault (OMV)= Is an open-source network-attached storage (NAS) solution built on Debian Linux. It is designed to transform standard or even older hardware into a file server, providing both home users and small businesses with enterprise-level storage features without the high costs associated with commercial NAS appliances. OMV give transparency, flexibility, and a strong community-driven development model, making it an good choice for organizations that want f...")