Deep Learning, Not Deep Creepy
Explore deep learning applications, privacy implications, and Mozilla's efforts to create empowering machine learning systems while ensuring user privacy.
Introduction to Memory Management
Explore Linux memory management basics, including paging, hardware mechanisms, and process memory usage. Learn to control overcommit, set limits, and use system calls for effective memory management.
Hot Potato
Explore Hot Potato, a robust message broker for monitoring systems, designed to ensure reliable notification delivery and improve on-call staff experience.
Optimising ID Allocation for Low-Memory Devices
Explore efficient ID allocation in Linux kernel, focusing on memory optimization, API design, and challenges in complex systems. Learn from real-world case studies and implementation details.
Desktop to Mobile - Developing for Multiple Platforms without Losing Your Mind
Strategies for developing cross-platform applications using Qt, QML, and Kirigami. Learn to share code between desktop and mobile while navigating challenges in Android and iOS support.
The AV1 Video Codec
Explore the AV1 video codec: its development, advantages over competitors, deployment status, and efforts to create an encoder in Rust. Gain insights into the future of open-source video compression.
The Robots Won't Take Away Our Jobs - Let's Reframe the Debate on Artificial Intelligence
Exploring the nature of intelligence and human uniqueness to reframe the AI debate. Empowers audience to shift perspective on robots and automation, addressing ethical challenges in the evolving technological landscape.
Firmware Security - Why It Matters and How You Can Have It
Explore firmware security's importance, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies. Learn about attack surfaces, System Management Mode, and ways to enhance protection in various computing environments.
Taking Technology to the Birds
Innovative open-source project using digital solutions like thermal cameras and machine learning to monitor and protect New Zealand's native birds from introduced predators.
What's New in Control Groups - Cgroups Version 2
Explore the redesign of control groups (cgroups) v2, addressing issues from v1 and introducing new features. Learn about its implementation, differences, and future developments.
FileSender - Sharing Large Files Across Research Facilities
Explore FileSender, a browser-based solution for securely sharing large files across organizations. Learn about its features, implementation, and future development prospects.
Using Open Hardware from My Shirt to OS Testing for Google's Fuchsia
Explore microcontroller programming, from LED control to OS testing. Learn practical applications in RC planes, wearable tech, and hardware debugging. Gain insights into low-level computing and open hardware.
SymbiFlow - The Next Generation FOSS FPGA Toolchain
Explore open-source FPGA development with SymbiFlow, the "GCC of FPGAs". Learn about its current status, supported FPGAs, and how hobbyists are revolutionizing hardware design.
Around the World in 80 Microamps - ESP32 and LoRa for Low-Power IoT
Explore ultra-low-power IoT sensor design using ESP32 and LoRa. Learn battery selection, power optimization, deep-sleep modes, and solar integration for long-lasting wireless environmental monitoring.
The Tragedy of systemd
Explore the history, controversy, and impact of systemd, delving into bootstrap processes, init systems, and the evolving landscape of Unix-like operating systems.
Clang Built Linux
Explore efforts to build the upstream Linux kernel using Clang, including patches to the build system, kernel code, and LLVM/Clang. Learn how to build a kernel with Clang and discover remaining challenges.
Democratising Higher Education with OERs and FOSS
Explore how open educational resources and free software democratize higher education, focusing on the Open Education Resource Foundation's innovative approach and technology stack.
Expanding the Soft Skills Toolkit - The Art and Science of Diagramming
Learn effective diagramming techniques to convey complex information clearly and persuasively. Master the art of creating visually impactful diagrams that enhance understanding and communication in project presentations.
A Case Study in Incrementing a Language's Major Version - PHP
Exploring PHP 7's major version upgrade: balancing innovation with backward compatibility, encouraging adoption, and comparing approaches with other programming languages.
Learn Complex Skills, From Anywhere - Combining Django, Ansible and OpenStack to Teach Any Tech Skill
Innovative platform combining Django, Ansible, and OpenStack to teach complex, distributed tech skills remotely. Enables hands-on learning of modern technologies through realistic, on-demand lab environments.
Gen-Z on Linux - Supporting a New System Interconnect in Free Software
Explore Gen-Z, a versatile system interconnect, and its integration into Linux. Learn about its capabilities, implementation challenges, and current development status using a freely available emulator.