ExifTool is both command-line tool and a Perl library to work with file metadata. It is free and open-source software (FOSS), under a license GPLv1+ or Artistic License. Installing ExifTool You can install ExifTool on macOS by typing: Getting Support…
This post is about data science and engineering, that can be considered one of the main fields of information technology. You can read this post about information Technology DIKW Pyramid DIKW ordered from top to bottom: Data Structures Data structure…
This post summarizes consoles that emulate the hardware of the (now retro) console ZX Spectrum. List of ZX Spectrum Retro Emulation Consoles ZX Spectrum retro emulation consoles: ZX Spectrum Vega ZX Spectrum Vega was developed by Retro Computers. Its successor,…
Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a standard of IP security extensions that comprises a collection of protocols and that is used as an add-on for IPv4 and integrated into IPv6. Each IPsec VPN uses two security associations, one for encrypted…
This post provides an overviews on free and open-source software (FOSS) projects. Assessing whether a Software Project should be FOSS The answer to whether a software project should be FOSS or not depends on cultural beliefs, interests, needs and environment.…
Document store database are NoSQL databases. List of Document Store Databases Document stores are specifically designed to handle JSON-like documents. Document store solutions: Apache CouchDB Apache CouchDB is a document store database. It is FOSS, under an Apache 2.0 license.…
In the context of software development, a contributor license agreement (CLA), sometimes called participation agreement, is a document that defines the terms under which intellectual property has been contributed to a project or organization. CLAs are typically used on FOSS…
A game framework is a collection of libraries and tools that simplify some aspects of game development, but leave more room for customization and flexibility. It does not offer a complete solution for creating games, but rather a foundation that…
This post features free and open-source (FOSS) 3D computer graphics tools. List of FOSS 3D Computer Graphics Tools FOSS 3D computer graphics tools featured on this post: Blender Blender is released under a GPLv2-or-later license. Official website
Node.js is a runtime environment for the programming language JavaScript. It allows to run code within an OS, without the need of a browser. It is asynchronous and event-driven. It is mandatory to use an application like Node.js for back-end…