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Open Source for You, September 2019

“The Open Source Chip Movement Has Just Begun”

In October 2018, India saw the launch of the first indigenously built chip that can change the Indian consumer and industrial electronics landscape. Baishakhi Dutta catches up with G.S. Madhusudan, senior project advisor at IIT-Madras, to talk about the design strategies for SHAKTI microprocessor and how it can serve the electronics community at large.

3 mins

Debugging In Emacs: The Grand Unified Debugger

This article briefly explores the features of the Grand Unified Debugger, a debugging tool for Emacs.

4 mins

Deep Learning Based Chatbots Are Smarter

Contemporary chatbots extensively use machine learning, natural language processing, artificial intelligence and deep learning. They are typically used in the customer service space for almost all domains. Chatbots based on deep learning are far better than traditional variants. Here’s why.

4 mins

Understanding Joins In Hadoop

Those who have just begun the study of Hadoop might have come across different types of joins. This article briefly discusses normal joins, map side joins and reduce side joins. The differences between map side joins and reduce side joins, as well as their pros and cons, are also discussed.

3 mins

All That You Can Do With Google Analytics, And More

We have all heard about or used Google Analytics (GA) — the most popular tool to track user activity such as, but not limited to, page visits. Its utility and popularity means that everybody wishes to use it. This article focuses on how to use it correctly in a world where single page Angular and React applications are becoming more popular by the day.

7 mins

Devicehive: The Scalable Open Source M2M Development Platform

DeviceHive provides powerful instruments for smart devices to communicate and manage services. It incorporates three critical technologies that affect mobile developers and users— the cloud, mobile and embedded systems. It consists of a communication layer, control software and multi-platform libraries and clients to bootstrap the development of remote sensing, remote control, monitoring and automation, smart energy, etc.

6 mins

Communication And Internet Technology: About Interconnecting Networks

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is the standard that defines how to establish and maintain a network conversation via which application programs can exchange data. TCP works with Internet Protocol (IP), which defines how computers send packets of data to each other. Together, TCP and IP are the basic rules that define the Internet.

10+ mins

How To Run Multiple Services Inside A Single Container Using Supervisord

Supervisord or Supervisor daemon is an open source process management system. It is a client/ server system that enables the user to control numerous services. If a process crashes for any reason, Supervisor simply restarts it. This article explains how to run multiple services inside a single container, and how to effectively use Docker Compose and persistent volume in a local development environment with Supervisord.

3 mins

The Best Android Apps For Protecting Privacy And Keeping Information Secure

Privacy violations and data theft occur every day, making it necessary for all of us to safeguard our data. We trust our smartphones way too much and tend to store personal data on them, ignoring the fact that these devices could easily be compromised. However, there are a few open-source apps that can ensure the data on your phone is not compromised. This article lists the best ones.

8 mins

The Five Most Popular Operating Systems For The Internet Of Things

Connecting every ‘thing’ that we see around us to the Internet is the fundamental idea of the Internet of Things (IoT). There are many operating systems to get the best out of the things that are connected to the Internet. This article explores four popular operating systems for IoT — Ubuntu Core, RIOT, Contiki and TinyOS.

5 mins

AI And The IoT: Leveraging Digital Disruption

This article discusses the combined applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, which are set to transform modern industry and lead to a bright and promising future.

8 mins

The Emergence Of Edge Analytics In The IoT Ecosystem

Edge analytics involves processing, collecting and analysing data near its source so that not all of it is sent to the cloud. This is crucial when massive volumes of data are generated by numerous devices. It saves a lot of time and reduces latency.

4 mins

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Open Source For You Magazine is a monthly magazine published by EFY Group in India. It is a leading open source magazine in Asia, covering a wide range of topics related to open source technologies and solutions, including:

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