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Chat

InspIRCd – modular Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

InspIRCd is a modular Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server that’s used on some networks with more than 100,000 clients.

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Chat

miniircd – very simple Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

miniircd is a small and limited IRC server. Despite its size, it is a functional alternative to a full-blown ircd for private or internal use.

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Chat

ngIRCd – next generation IRC daemon

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

ngIRCd is a free, portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server for small or private networks.

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Chat

Ergo – modern IRC server, written in Go

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Ergo is a modern IRCd (IRC server software). It differs in many ways from conventional IRC servers.

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UnrealIRCd – highly advanced IRCd with a strong focus on modularity

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

UnrealIRCd is an IRC server, serving thousands of IRC networks since 1999.

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Security

grsecurity – add critical hardening to the Linux kernel

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

grsecurity is an innovative set of patches for the Linux kernel with an emphasis on strengthening the security of a computer system.

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Security

TOMOYO Linux – Mandatory Access Control (MAC) implementation

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

TOMOYO Linux is a Mandatory Access Control (MAC) implementation for Linux operating systems. It helps to increase the security of a system.

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Security

RSBAC – kernel security solution

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

RSBAC (Rule Set Based Access Control) is a kernel patch which adds several mandatory access models to the Linux kernel.

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Security

AppArmor – access control system

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

AppArmor is an open source and free access control system that lets you specify per program which files the program can access.

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Security

SELinux – security enhancement tool

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a security enhancement to Linux that provides a mechanism for enforcing the security of the system.

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Web Browsers

Vimb – Vim-like browser

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Vimb is a fast and lightweight vim like web browser based on the WebKit web browser engine and the GTK toolkit.

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Web Browsers

Luakit – fast, extensible, and customizable WebKit-based web browser

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Luakit is a highly configurable browser framework based on the WebKit web content engine and the GTK+ toolkit.

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Web Browsers

Midori – lightweight web browser

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Midori (Japanese for green) is a lightweight open source web browser based on WebKit and the GTK+ 2 or GTK+ 3 interface.

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Web Browsers

surf – simple WebKit based web browser

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit2/GTK+. surf is deliberately limited in terms of features.

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Web Browsers

qutebrowser – keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

qutebrowser is a keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI. This is free and open source software written in Python.

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Web Browsers

NetSurf – multi-platform web browser

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

NetSurf is a free, open source, lightweight web browser which sports its own layout and rendering engine written entirely from scratch.

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Web Browsers

Dillo – graphical web browser

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Dillo aims to be a multi-platform browser alternative that is small, stable, developer-friendly, usable, very fast, and extensible.

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Web Browsers

Falkon – lightweight web browser

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Falkon is a fast open source web browser which uses Qt Framework and its QtWebKit rendering core. It aims to be a lightweight web browser.

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OS-Level Virtualization - Containers

Docker – software to create, deploy, and run applications by using containers

November 4, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Docker is a set of platform as a service (PaaS) products that use OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers.

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OS-Level Virtualization - Containers

LXC – userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features

November 4, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

LXC containers are often considered as something in the middle between a chroot and a full fledged virtual machine.

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