Syncthing is a cross-platform peer-to-peer file synchronization client/server application written in Go. Similar to BitTorrent Sync, the tool can be used to synchronize files between computers however, unlike BitTorrent Sync, Syncthing is open source

"Syncthing replaces Dropbox and BitTorrent Sync with something open, trustworthy and decentralized. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, if it is shared with some third party and how it's transmitted over the Internet".

Read the full thing at http://www.webupd8.org/2014/06/syncthing-open-source-bittorrent-sync.html

Here is my Katas for creating BASH programs that work. Nothing is new here, but from my experience pepole like to abuse BASH, forget computer science and create a Big ball of mud from their programs.

Here I provide methods to defend your programs from braking, and keep the code tidy and clean.

Read the full thing at http://www.kfirlavi.com/blog/2012/11/14/defensive-bash-programming/

Bogus copyright claims on YouTube are getting more and more prevalent, but they only get exposure when they do damage to high-profile targets. Michael Tiemann is the Chief of Open Source Affairs at Redhat Inc. and apparently he can't use Creative Commons music in his uploads without being bombarded with copyright claims.

Read the full thing at http://torrentfreak.com/open-source-chief-at-redhat-hit-with-bogus-copyright-claims-149522/

That's not an error, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition is now out for SteamOS/Linux and I am downloading it as I type this. This is truly a knock-out year for Linux gamers and it's only May!

Read the full thing at http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-witcher-2-assassins-of-kings-enhanced-edition-released-for-steamos-linux.3746

The community of coders has beaten Epic Games at the porting game and has ported the Unreal Editor to Linux already. This is one step closer towards building Unreal Engine 4 games on Linux.


Read the full thing at http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-community-has-beaten-epic-at-porting-the-unreal-editor-to-linux.3671

As part of the series looking at the applications that are installed by default with the KDE version of openSUSE it is worth noting that there are two web browsers installed, Firefox and Konqueror.

Konqueror is part of the KDE toolset and so it is no surprise that this is included.

Does the inclusion of Firefox mean that Konqueror isn't good enough on its own or was it installed just to give users a choice?

Read the full thing at http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/05/konqueror-vs-firefox.html

The important role OpenSSL plays in securing the Internet has never been matched by the financial resources devoted to maintaining it.

The open source cryptographic software library secures hundreds of thousands of Web servers and many products sold by multi-billion-dollar companies, but it operates on a shoestring budget. OpenSSL Software Foundation President Steve Marquess wrote in a blog post last week that OpenSSL typically receives about $2,000 in donations a year and has just one employee who works full time on the open source code.

Read the full thing at http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/tech-giants-chastened-by-heartbleed-finally-agree-to-fund-openssl/

I’ve tried to mostly ignore the end of Windows XP, as I noted in an earlier column about it. But I ran across an article today that I just had to cover here on EOL. Infoworld has a meandering column that expresses serious doubts about replacing Windows XP with Linux. It comes complete with a graphic of a hideous looking penguin with yellow and red eyes that looks like something out of somebody’s nightmare. Yes, the media has been reduced to using scary looking penguins to dissuade people from using Linux.

Read the full thing at http://eyeonlinux.com/desktop/yes-you-should-replace-windows-xp-with-linux/

Folks have been asking about our early Linux efforts and support for Valve’s SteamOS and Steam Machines. We have good news for you! The 4.1 source code has initial support for running and packaging games for Linux and SteamOS. We love Linux!

Read the full thing at http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/epic-games-loves-linux-unreal-engine-41-update-preview-with-linux-support.3412/

Here we are again, another 75 titles have been greenlit to be on Steam and 37 of them stated Linux support in their platform lists!

8-Bit Commando
Airscape: The Fall of Gravity
Algo-Bot: programming puzzle game using code logic
Bean's Quest
Boson X
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See the full list at http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/steam-has-greenlit-another-37-linux-games.3297