Berty is a secure peer-to-peer messaging app that works with or without internet access, cellular data or trust in the network – https://github.com/berty/berty

Berty · Berty Technologies – https://berty.tech/


#berty #messaging #im #p2p #Privacy #ResilientNetwork

Ventoy

https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. 

With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files to the USB drive and boot them directly.

You can copy many files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them (screenshot). 

x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI and MIPS64EL UEFI are supported in the same way. 

Most type of OS supported (Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/VMware/Xen...) 

#Ventoy #bootableUSBdrive #ISO #OpenSource

me_cleaner

Python noscript able to modify an Intel ME firmware image with the final purpose of reducing its ability to interact with the system.

https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner

Intel ME
Intel ME is a co-processor integrated in all post-2006 Intel boards, which is the base hardware for many Intel features like Intel AMT, Intel Boot Guard, Intel PAVP and many others. To provide such features, it requires full access to the system, including memory (through DMA) and network access (transparent to the user).

Unlike many other firmware components, the Intel ME firmware can't be neither disabled nor reimplemented, as it is tightly integrated in the boot process and it is signed.

This poses an issue both to the free firmware implementations like coreboot, which are forced to rely on a proprietary, obscure and always-on blob, and to the privacy-aware users, who are reasonably worried about such firmware, running on the lowest privilege ring on x86.

What can be done
Before Nehalem (ME version 6, 2008/2009) the ME firmware could be removed completely from the flash chip by setting a couple of bits inside the flash denoscriptor, effectively disabling it.

Starting from Nehalem the Intel ME firmware can't be removed anymore: without a valid firmware the PC shuts off forcefully after 30 minutes, probably as an attempt to enforce the Intel Anti-Theft policies.

However, while Intel ME can't be turned off completely, it is still possible to modify its firmware up to a point where Intel ME is active only during the boot process, effectively disabling it during the normal operation, which is what me_cleaner tries to accomplish.

#intel #me #mecleaner

— LibreCellular 21.04 documentation – https://librecellular.org/

The LibreCellular project aims to make it easier to create #4G cellular #networks with open source software and low cost software-defined radio (#SDR) hardware. Seeking to achieve this via validated hardware and software configurations that are subjected to rigorous testing, together with additional tooling and #documentation for repeatable deployment.

LibreCellular will build on the work of numerous existing open source software and hardware projects, related to both the #cellular platform itself and associated test #infrastructure. Where necessary additional components will be developed, with any software source code and #hardware designs published under #opensource licences. The focus is very much on integration, testing, packaging and documentation, reusing and building upon existing solutions..

#LibreCellular #CellulaireLibre

Bromite add-on from BiTGApps

It includes latest version of both Bromite WebView and Browser.
It installs in system, no ota survival

Download both files and install bromite zip

https://bitgapps.ga/addon/non-config/BiTGApps-addon-bromite-R15_signed.zip

https://bitgapps.ga/config/bitgapps-config.prop (place it anywhere)

Notes:

• With next update, bromite addon will be independent of config and ota survival will be added

• Nanodroid Bromite SystemWebView zip isn't updated from several months and only includes WebView not Browser

#bromite

BlackHole

Music Player made with Flutter

Features
Best Streaming Quality (320kbps)
Music Search
Trending Songs
Support 15+ music languages
Local and Global Top Spotify songs
Add Songs to Favorite
Playlists support
Import Playlists from Spotify
Sleep timer
Lyrics Support
Listening history record
Dark mode / accent color
Download for offline play (320kbps with ID3 tags)
Play Online as well as Offline Songs
Queue Management
Auto Update Check
Cache support
No Subnoscription
No Ads

More to come...

Download https://github.com/Sangwan5688/BlackHole/releases

Channel @blackhole_channel

Group https://news.1rj.ru/str/joinchat/fHDC1AWnOhw0ZmI9


#BlackHole #Music #Player

Changelog : v4.0.6 (37)
• Removed promotional apps
• Fixed background update/install issues
• Bug fixes & improvements
• Updated Translations

Now KDE Connect can hook up your Windows machine as well!

KDE Community @ https://www.twitter.com/kdecommunity/status/1409808049116700673/

The Windows version of KDE Connect gets official support and you can get the beta version right now from the Microsoft Store. Exclusive link-only access: https://microsoft.com/store/apps/9N93MRMSXBF0

https://kdeconnect.kde.org

https://f-droid.org/repo/org.kde.kdeconnect_tp


#kdeconnect #transfer #windows

Off the Grid Messenger

Off The Grid (OTG) Messenger is an easy way for people to communicate through text messages when in remote areas. With a theoretical transmission range of 10 miles (16kms), OTG messenger can be used by groups of people to stay connected when they are in areas not serviced by mobile connectivity.

For portability and low power purposes, the device was created by re-purposing an old Nokia e63 phone I had laying around. The enclosure, LCD, keypad, backlighting and speaker have been re-used however the motherboard was re-designed from the ground up with low power components, a modern STM32 H7 microcontroller, an ISM LoRA radio and expanded flash memory.

https://github.com/TrevorAttema/OTGMessenger

Comments
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27659105

#otg #offthegrid #grid #im #messenger #alternatives #cellphone #mobile #nokia

Changelog : v4.0.7 (38)
• Fixed Aurora Services install
• Updated Translations

PlantNet

Identify flowers and trees with this open source mobile app

Combines open source technology with crowdsourced knowledge to help you become an amateur botanist.

https://opensource.com/article/21/7/open-source-plantnet

https://plantnet.org

Android app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.plantnet

Web version https://identify.plantnet.org

https://github.com/plantnet


📡 @libreware 📡 @nogoolag
#plantnet #plants #fruit #trees

Fruit Radar

Find plants and share them online!
You have your phone with you all the time. When you find an edible plant, you like to share with others, you can record location, type and a photo. Later, when you have Internet, you can upload it to the map of free plants to eat: Mundraub.org

Features:
-Collect all plant data offline
-Integrated map to find plants
-Notifications when plants are nearby
-Plants and map in offline mode
-Plant sources: FruitMap.org, Mundraub.org, Na-Ovoce.cz
-Publish plants to Mundraub.org and Na-Ovoce.cz

https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.quelltext.mundraub/

https://github.com/niccokunzmann/mundraub-android


📡 @libreware 📡 @nogoolag
#fruitradar #plants #fruit #trees

iNaturalist

https://inaturalist.org

iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you. Get connected with a community of over a million scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! What’s more, by recording and sharing your observations, you’ll create research quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.inaturalist.android

https://github.com/inaturalist/iNaturalistAndroid


📡 @libreware 📡 @nogoolag
#inaturalist #plants #fruit #trees

The best free Audacity Alternatives

https://www.ghacks.net/2021/07/04/the-best-free-audacity-alternatives/


All alternatives listed below lack at least one of the main characteristics of Audacity. They are either only available for one operating system, e.g. Windows, not open source, don't offer the same set of core features, or lack in other departments.

Audacity Forks

Audacity is an open source project, and developers started to fork the application as soon as the announcement hit the Internet that the project team changed.

Forks match all main characteristics of Audacity, but there is no "main" fork yet that all disgruntled developers and users switched to.

Here is a link to a promising forks (because it is updated regularly)

https://github.com/cookiengineer/audacity

Another
https://github.com/SartoxOnlyGNU/audacium

📡 @nogoolag 📡 @libreware
#alternatives #audacity #audio #editor

SplinterNet

Android app designed to create an unblockable Twitter like network that uses no cellular or Internet communications. All messages are transmitted over Bluetooth between users, creating a true peer-to-peer messaging system. All messages are anonymous to prevent retaliation by government authorities.

SplinterNet is a true peer-to-peer network in that it requires physical proximity to other people to transmit messages. In the current version this happens over a close range Bluetooth connection. To illustrate how SplinterNet works, here is an example scenario:

You take a picture of a protest happening near your home.
Fearing a spread of the protest the government shuts down cellular and Internet access to most citizens.
You write a short message about the protest in SplinterNet and attach the picture.
When you next meet with your friends, you sync SplinterNet with them. They now have your photo and will spread it to their friends.
You also now have all their messages, which includes photos taken of protests happening in other parts of the country.
Any person who can reach a working Internet connection can post all of these photos to any sharing service or send directly to journalists to publicize.
If you fear capture, you can press a single button and all the messages in your copy of SplinterNet are deleted.

Features
Create a post with text and an optional single image.
Mark posts as important to increase their spread within the network. These posts will be sent first during syncing and will be highlighted for the people you sync with.
Delete posts to stop their spread. The contents of the network reflect what users of the network think is important and appropriate. You don't have to spread anything you don't want to.

Project Status
This is an experimental project still in development. All of the features listed here should work, they just haven't been tested in large networks. Please let us know how it works!

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/megamattron/SplinterNet/master/other/splinterNet-infosheet.png

https://github.com/megamattron/SplinterNet


📡 @nogoolag 📡 @libreware
#SplinterNet #im #messaging #p2p #bt #bluetooth

They did a cease & desist on us. We're done. Thank you for your continued support. See the letter.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Online Anonymity

💡 TLDR: This is an open-source non-profit detailed and maintained guide on online anonymity (in addition to Privacy/Security). I've been writing/updating it for the past months. It covers Windows/Linux/MacOS/Whonix/TAILS/Qubes OS and more. It's written with hope for activists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, whistle-blowers, and good people being oppressed/censored anywhere!

The whole guide is backed up by many external references (over 500 external references, many of them academic) and is not sponsored by any commercial entity.

The guide is presented in a "book format" (Online ,or PDF with Light and Dark themes) and is quite a long read with over 180 pages of information (not counting the many 500+ external references). But there are ways you can read some parts and not others depending on your interest (and this is also explained in the introduction).

* Project Website: https://anonymousplanet.org
* Mirror: https://mirror.anonymousplanet.org
* Mirror: https://anonymousplanet.github.io/thgtoa/guide.html
* Tor Mirror: http://thgtoa7imksbg7rit4grgijl2ef6kc7b56bp56pmtta4g354lydlzkqd.onion


💡 Online Guide:

* Online Version (Dark Theme): https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html
* Online Version Mirror (Dark Theme): https://mirror.anonymousplanet.org/guide.html
* Online Version Tor Mirror (Dark Theme): http://thgtoa7imksbg7rit4grgijl2ef6kc7b56bp56pmtta4g354lydlzkqd.onion/guide.html

💡 PDFs:

* PDF (Light Theme): https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.pdf
* PDF (Light Theme Mirror): https://mirror.anonymousplanet.org/guide.pdf
* PDF (Light Theme Tor Mirror): http://thgtoa7imksbg7rit4grgijl2ef6kc7b56bp56pmtta4g354lydlzkqd.onion/guide.pdf
* PDF (Dark Theme): https://anonymousplanet.org/guide-dark.pdf
* PDF (Dark Theme Mirror): https://mirror.anonymousplanet.org/guide-dark.pdf
* PDF (Dark Theme Tor Mirror): http://thgtoa7imksbg7rit4grgijl2ef6kc7b56bp56pmtta4g354lydlzkqd.onion/guide-dark.pdf

💡 Changelog:

* https://anonymousplanet.org/CHANGELOG.html
* https://mirror.anonymousplanet.org/CHANGELOG.html
* http://thgtoa7imksbg7rit4grgijl2ef6kc7b56bp56pmtta4g354lydlzkqd.onion/CHANGELOG.html

💡 Archives:

* Archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html
* Archive.today: https://archive.fo/anonymousplanet.org/guide.html
* Archive.today over Tor: http://archivecaslytosk.onion/anonymousplanet.org/guide.html
* Cryptpad.fr: https://cryptpad.fr/drive/#/2/drive/view/Ughm9CjQJCwB8BIppdtvj5zy4PyE-8Gxn11x9zaqJLI/

Feel free to share and contribute through the repository at https://github.com/AnonymousPlanet/thgtoa

👉🏼 Follow me on:
* Mastodon: https://mastodon.online/@anonypla

Any constructive opinion/idea/criticism is welcome if you spot any issue. Many changes have been done based based on suggestions from redditors. Don't be too harsh tho. Remember it's still a "work in progress" draft.


📡 @NoGoolag 📡 @Libreware
#guide #anonymity #privacy #anonymousplanet