Free, Libre Software and Standards

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 29, 2022

• 13 Free Open Source CCTV and Camera Surveillance Solutions [2022]

  Building a security surveillance system for home or business security, often cost a large sum of money, that include hardware, software, setup, and maintenance.

  Security surveillance software solutions like CCTV systems, IP camera monitoring programs, DVR apps and NVR apps, are regularly commercial programs. Which means they cost money for subscription or buying a version that you need to pay more to upgrade or renewing the license.

  As they vary in price and features, we put together open source and free alternatives to setup your security system without the need to worry about license or vendor lock-in.

  Here, in this list we offer you the best open-source and free solution that can help you use old USB cameras, even your old mobile phone camera to setup a strong surveillance system.

  If you know your way around Raspberry Pi and you prefer to do it yourself "DIY", we have another list ready for you: 16 Open-source Projects to Build a CCTV System With Raspberry Pi.

• Why I use Jellyfin for my home media library

  Today, I posted a new video, showing how I set up Jellyfin on my NAS, and explaining a bit more about transcoding, legal issues around breaking DRM, and acquiring DVDs and Blu-Rays on the cheap.

  But I wanted to explain a little more about why I chose Jellyfin.

  Many people never heard of it, and those who have often don't know why someone would choose Jellyfin over Plex, considering Plex's legacy.

• Urgent: Patch OpenSSL on November 1 to avoid “Critical” Security Vulnerability

  OpenSSL is developed by the OpenSSL project, who advised on Wednesday, October 26th, that it was releasing a patch for a critical vulnerability the following Tuesday, November 1st.

  Here’s how the OpenSSL Project defines a critical vulnerability: [...]

• Things I Forgot to Bring to KubeCon

  I'm attending KubeCon + CloudNativeCon this week, and while the conference itself has been excellent, I have discovered that I have completely forgotten how to be a competent packer. Silly me, I spent a ton of timing making sure I was packed appropriately for the weather, but forgot to consider some of my other needs. Turns out I didn't actually need to bring any t-shirts, socks, or water bottles anyway (the vendors in the showroom practically throw them at you... seriously, I'm actually coming home with more new clothes than old ones... thank the gods I have an expandable suitcase).

• Keen Sword to test ‘interoperability' between the Japanese and US militaries

  The exercise involving 26,000 troops, 20 ships and 250 aircraft from Japan; plus 10,000 troops, 10 ships and 120 aircraft from the U.S. side “will test the readiness and improve the interoperability” between the two militaries, the statement said.

• On-campus awareness of digital sustainability issues (notes on McLean et al. 2022)

  Drawing on interviews, survey data, and observations in Sydney University, Mclean’s team found that energy use and digital devices were rarely thought of as part of the university’s carbon footprint. For example, there was little awareness of the university’s reliance on wider digital infrastructures beyond the immediate campus (e.g. remote data centres and servers around the world) or the resource depletion and waste issues inherent in the mass production of digital hardware.

• General Perspective From HL7 Work Group