Big Data is an all-inclusive term that refers to data sets so large and complex that they need to be processed by specially designed hardware and software tools.
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Tag: open source
5 Best Free and Open Source Email Encryption Tools
Sending encrypted messages is one method of ensuring electronic privacy. We feature the best free and open source email encryption tools.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Fonts
Google Fonts is a font and web font service. It offers font families and an interactive web directory. We recommend open source alternatives.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Python Shells
There are some excellent alternative Python shells that extend on the basic shell. They each offer a good interactive Python experience.
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Optimize Web Delivery with these Open Source Tools
Web proxy software forwards HTTP requests without modifying traffic in any way. They can be configured as a transparent proxy with no client-side configuration required.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Help Viewer
Help Viewer is a WebKit based HTML viewer for macOS aimed at displaying help files and other documentation. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives from a Linux perspective.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical IRC Clients
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. We recommend the best free and open source graphical IRC clients.
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A User’s Opinion: Design Choices by Open Source Developers
A reader’s view about the customer experience and open source projects.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Web Hosting Control Panels
Web hosting control panels offer an attractive solution to developers and designers that host multiple web sites on virtual private servers and dedicated servers.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Configuration Frameworks for Emacs
Emacs configuration frameworks take the vanilla Emacs and add their own configuration.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: talk
This article spotlights alternative tools to talk, a venerable talk client.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Fractal Tools
Fractals are rooted in chaos theory, and because of their nature they are perfect for organic looking artwork and landscapes. We recommend the best Linux fractal tools.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: less
This article spotlights alternative tools to less. All of the tools are free and open source and sport a command-line interface.
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Updating Recommended Linux Software: Our Plans
We share our plans regarding updates to our recommended free and open source Linux software.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Mail Notification Tools
Email is arguably one of the most popular and useful functions of a Linux system. Keep abreast of new emails without interruption.
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