Monthly Archives: September 2014
Make Your Own PBX with Asterisk
This article, the first of a multi-part series, familiarises readers with Asterisk, which is a software implementation of a private branch exchange (PBX)
Asterisk is...
Replicant: A Truly Free Version of Android
Replicant is a free and open source mobile operating system based on the Android platform. It aims at replacing proprietary Android apps and components...
Lists: The Building Blocks of Maxima
This 20th article in our series on Mathematics in Open Source showcases the list manipulations in Maxima, the programming language with an ALGOL-like syntax...
Building the Android Platform: Compile the Kernel
Tired of stock ROMs? Build and flash your own version of Android on your smartphone. This new series of articles will see you through...
Working with Docker
Docker is an open source project, which packages applications and their dependencies in a virtual container that can run on any Linux server. Docker...
Get to Know Cloud Simulations Using FOSS
This article delves into cloud simulations, which is a fast-evolving domain. Virtual machines, hypervisors, data centres and cloud simulation tools like CloudSim and GreenCloud...
Use GIT for Linux Kernel Development
This article is aimed at newbie developers who are planning to set up a development environment or move their Linux kernel development environment to...
Writing an RTC Driver Based on the SPI Bus
Most computers have one or more hardware clocks that display the current time. These are Real Time Clocks or RTCs. Battery backup is provided...
What is Linux Kernel Porting?
One of the aspects of hacking a Linux kernel is to port it. While this might sound difficult, it wont be once you read...
Yocto Project : Incubating Linux-based systems
This article focuses on Yocto a complete embedded Linux development environment that offers tools, metadata and documentation.
The Yocto Project helps developers and companies get...
