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RISC-V ISA

This post is an introduction to RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA), explaining its particularities and potentials. What is RISC-V? An instruction set architecture (ISA) is part of the abstract model of a computer that defines how the CPU is controlled…

Open Data Licenses

This post is an introduction to free and open data licenses. List of Open Data Licenses Open data licenses: Open content licenses like Creative Commons also apply. PPDL Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and Licence (PPDL). It is published…

Linux Desktop Environments

This post summarizes the main free and open-source (FOSS) desktop environments for Unix-like and Linux OSs. List of Linux Desktop Environments List of Linux desktop environments: The most popular are KDE Plasma and GNOME. Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Common Desktop…

List of Password Manager Applications

This post lists some password manager applications. On premise Password Manager Applications On-premise password manager applications: KeePass Free and open source.Developed for Windows, and supports some portability for macOS and Linux using Mono. There are other unofficial ports. It was…