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Encrypted Phone Calls. OStel is a public testbed of the Open Secure Telephony Network (OSTN) project, an effort with the goal of promoting the use of free, open protocols, standards and software, to power end-to-end secure voice communications on mobile devices, as well as with desktop computers.

Encrypted Phone Calls

Both are concepts from The Guardian Project. How do I set it up? Register for an account. Then download the app and enter the username and password of your ostel account to get started. The server name is "ostel.co". How do I test that everything is working? From the dial pad, dial 9196 then click the green receiver icon at the bottom.

How do I call my friends Your friends need an ostel account too. Does ostel work on my mobile device or desktop? Yes and yes! I didn't get a confirmation email. Check your spam box for an email from ostel@guardianproject.info. What kind of encryption do you use? Crowd Supply. A new open-hardware computing platform, flexible and powerful, designed for use as a desktop, laptop, or standalone board.

Crowd Supply

Novena is a 1.2GHz, Freescale quad-core ARM architecture computer closely coupled with a Xilinx FPGA. It’s designed for users who care about Free Software and open source, and/or want to modify and extend their hardware: all the documentation for the PCBs is open and free to download, the entire OS is buildable from source, and it comes with a variety of features that facilitate rapid prototyping. Premiums & Pledge Levels We are offering four variations. The prices listed below are 10% higher than they were during the crowdfunding campaign (April 2 - May 18): All configurations will come with Debian (GNU/Linux) pre-installed, but of course you can build and install whatever distro you prefer! This is not a machine for the faint of heart. WUF7 UN-Habitat. Qu'est-ce qu'une Scic ?

La Scic, créée par la loi 2001-624 du 17 juillet 2001, est : UNE SOCIÉTÉ Société de personnes qui prend la forme commerciale : société anonyme (SA), société par actions simplifiées (SAS) ou société à responsabilité limitée (SARL).

Qu'est-ce qu'une Scic ?

Inscrite au Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés et soumise aux impôts commerciaux. Fonctionne comme toute société soumise aux impératifs de bonne gestion et d’innovation. 1er séminaire autour de "tiers lieux et open source en 2014" C'est quoi ?

1er séminaire autour de "tiers lieux et open source en 2014"

La Quinzaine des tiers-lieux francophones open source ? Le site officiel de la 15aine L'idée en quelques mots : Des millions d'individus s'engagent quotidiennement à travers le monde dans une démarche de partage de savoir, de mutualisation de ressources et de création collective de biens communs afin de faire émerger des solutions de développement pour les territoires, les entreprises et les habitants.

Les Tiers-Lieux incarnent localement cette dynamique globale, source d'innovation dans une société en transformation. Inspiré des modèles contributifs comme peut l’être celui de Wikipédia, la Quinzaine des Tiers-Lieux est un événement inédit pour découvrir et expérimenter la dynamique des Tiers-Lieux francophones. Redefining Hackerspaces. Photo by :sfslim Disclaimer: These are opinions.

Redefining Hackerspaces.

You may not like them. These things happen when you express opinions. In 2007, at the 24th Chaos Computer Congress the first effort at drafting design patterns was attempted. At the CCC Camp that same year, hackers on a plane brought Americans to Europe en masse for the first time to experience a far more vibrant hacker culture than existed in the US, at that time. 5 years on, I find that a lot of the excitement that I was wrapped up in in 2007 has gone. At one of the earliest NYC Resistor meetings Bre said “This thing isn’t real until it’s been around for five years.” I think I have a message for Hackerspaces. When I left NYC in 2010, I was leaving behind friends, and family.

Now as I return, I feel that loss again. It hurts now, but it’s a good pain. A hackerspace isn’t a building. While I was in SF, Aaron Swartz committed suicide. Your hackerspace should be a place, where you can confide in your fellow members, that you aren’t perfect. Erreur de chargement de la page. Guide for Designers 'Be lazy like a fox'.

Erreur de chargement de la page

Rather than solving problems from scratch, adapt other people's solutions, and then give them credit. Linus Torvalds thought of this phrase. Design for materials and components which are reasonably cheap to buy, low-carbon and fully recyclable or biodegradable. Design is disruptive when it lowers the threshold. WikiHouses should be capable of being habitable throughout the year, and as efficient as possible in the use of energy and water. Design in such a way as to offer maximum provision for the safety, security and health (both mental and physical) of the users at all stages of the structure's life.

As a general rule, design for the climate, culture, economy and legal / planning framework in which you live, and you know best. Share your work as much and as openly as possible, it might come back better. "It is easier to ship recipes than cakes and biscuits" - John Maynard Keynes.