Open source software

https://opensource.com/business/16/7/open-source-offers-job-security?sc_cid=701600000011jJaAAI →

http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/07/12/sifive-introduces-freedom-u500-and-e500-open-source-risc-v-socs/ Will there be market demand for this? →

https://blogs.dropbox.com/tech/2016/07/lepton-image-compression-saving-22-losslessly-from-images-at-15mbs/ Make JPEG files smaller to save space and not loose image quality. Technology is open sourced. →

http://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-unveils-opencellular-its-open-source-wireless-access-platform/ With the aim of keeping the system low-maintenance, Facebook is using an existing open source, real-time operating system that can be remotely run and monitored. →

http://www.open-electronics.org/marty-the-3d-printed-open-source-robot-for-stem-education-launches-on-indiegogo/?utm_content=buffere4920&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer This looks as an interesting robotics project. →

http://www.open-electronics.org/axiom-beta-uhd-raw-workflow-explained-apertus-open-source-cinema/?utm_content=buffer3fe16&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Interesting article on open source 4K camera. →

Yesterday I posted about DMX-512 dimmer. DMX-512 is a lighting industry standard way of controlling lighting equipment.DMX-512 allows for one controller (like a lighting desk or computer) to control many lights from many manufacturers. DMX-512 fundamentally provides 512 channels of 8-bit resolution (0-255) level control(which constitue a DMX ‘universe’) using serial  RS-485 communications at 250 →

http://www.open-electronics.org/lets-transform-raspberry-pi-into-a-performing-and-inexpensive-media-center/?utm_content=bufferd650d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer I have successfully used Kodi/XBMC with Raspberry Pi to view online multimedia. This article also introduces interesting OSMC alternative that was new to me. →

http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/02/introducing-the-telecom-infra-project/ This looks a lot like Open Compute project for telecom infrastructure. →

Famously, “Software is eating the world”, and I would add: at a fast pace! In my opinion, there are two key reasons for that: a) Software development reached an unprecedented speed. b) Online marketing enables fast and scalable distribution of software. The increase in development speed is driven by the innovation of re-using existing blocks. →