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Information Architecture - Build It Better

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Explore practical tools for improving information architecture, including content inventory, card sorting, and user testing. Learn to enhance user experience and reduce support load.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Open-Source Chatbot That Accidentally Built a Community

Explore the journey of an open-source chatbot that unexpectedly fostered a global community, highlighting challenges, growth, and the power of collaborative development in times of uncertainty.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Add Depth - Stereoscopic Imagery for Everyone

Explore stereoscopic imagery techniques, from basic principles to creating 3D photos and videos using everyday devices. Learn freeviewing methods and simple processing tools for stunning depth effects.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Becoming a Tyrant - Implementing Secure Boot in Embedded Devices

Explore secure boot implementation in embedded devices, covering mechanisms, reasons, experiences, and considerations. Learn about chain of trust, adversaries, and implications for device modification and security.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Automation for Debian Packaging

Explore automated Debian package maintenance with the Debian Janitor project. Learn about its architecture, philosophy, and impact on streamlining package updates and fixes.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Compact C Type Format in the GNU Toolchain

Explore Compact C Type Format (CTF) in GNU Toolchain: its purpose, implementation, and future developments. Learn about CTF's advantages, toolchain support, and potential applications beyond C type information.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

How Open Source and Open Hardware Have Changed Retro Computing

Explore the impact of open source and hardware on retro computing, from CPU replacements to firmware reviving vintage systems, blending nostalgia with modern innovation.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Boldly Going, Running Linux in Space

Explore the challenges and adaptations of Linux for space applications, including radiation protection, temperature control, and communication constraints in satellite systems.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

GStreamer and ROS - A Tale of Two Messaging Frameworks

Exploring GStreamer and ROS: Comparing messaging frameworks for multimedia and robotics, their design patterns, and potential integration for flexible, high-performance systems.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Some Tentative First Steps Towards a Star Trek Universal Communicator

Exploring innovative approaches to universal translation software, focusing on preserving endangered languages through efficient data use and advanced linguistic analysis techniques.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Persistent Memory plus RDMA, New Age Remote Device

Explore Persistent Memory and RDMA for remote data access, addressing challenges and solutions for high-speed, non-volatile storage in distributed systems.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

What Was Too Slow - When sprintf Is A Performance Bottleneck

Explore performance optimization in data conversion, focusing on recent advances and considerations for improving efficiency in high-volume scenarios, with insights from PostgreSQL.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

20 Years of NSA Security Enhanced Linux, a Retrospective

Retrospective on 20 years of NSA Security Enhanced Linux, exploring its development, challenges, and lessons learned for aspiring Linux programmers and open-source contributors.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Developing, Testing and Deploying Open Infrastructure with Zuul for the OpenDev Collabatory

Explore OpenDev's open-source infrastructure, focusing on Zuul CI system. Learn how Git, Gerrit, and Ansible integrate to support collaborative development, continuous integration, and automated deployment for open-source projects.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Performance Testing of Prometheus Based Metric Platforms

Discover how Hootsuite evaluated Prometheus and Grafana metrics platforms using load testing, and learn about their Locust-based framework for assessing performance impacts of configuration changes.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk