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TideMail – keyboard-first terminal email client

November 13, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

TideMail is a keyboard-first terminal email client with a unified inbox, IMAP/SMTP synchronisation, local search and an undoable outbox.

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Cloud

12 Best Free and Open Source IDEs for Kubernetes

November 12, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Kubernetes is a powerful open-source platform designed to streamline the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.

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9 Best Free and Open Source IaaS Software

November 12, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a service model where an organization outsources the equipment used to support storage, hardware, servers and networking components.

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Web Content Management Systems

11 Best Free and Open Source Ruby-Based Web Content Management Systems

November 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Here’s our favorite Ruby-based web content management systems.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Console Based Network ‘top’ Tools

November 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, System Software

We recommend the best network ‘top’ tools.

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15 Best Free and Open Source File Systems for Big Data

November 10, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet, Roundup, Scientific

This feature highlights the finest open source file systems designed to cope with the demands imposed by Big Data.

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EarA – manage Nothing and CMF earbuds

November 9, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

EarA controls Nothing and CMF earbuds on Linux, with battery levels, noise cancellation, equaliser presets, gestures and audio profiles.

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20 Best Free and Open Source Linux Voice Over IP (VoIP) Software

November 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Voice over IP (VoIP) software enables telephone-like voice conversations across IP based networks.

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Chat

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Usenet Tools

November 6, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. We recommend the best free and open source Usenet tools.

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Network

EOS – distributed storage system

November 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

EOS is CERN’s distributed storage system for large datasets, offering XRootD access, FUSE mounting, quotas and configurable data protection.

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Network

DAOS – distributed storage platform for HPC and AI

November 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

DAOS provides distributed storage for HPC and AI with transactional object access, parallel filesystems, replication and erasure coding.

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Website

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Web Caches

November 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

Web caches have become a vital mechanism for optimizing the amount of data that is delivered in a given period of time. Good web caches also help to minimise latency, serving pages as quickly as possible.

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Email

Rail – terminal email client for Gmail and Microsoft 365

November 4, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Rail is a terminal email client for Gmail and Microsoft 365 with local search, threaded reading, account sync, and editor-based composing.

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Network

3FS – high-performance distributed file system

November 4, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

3FS is a distributed file system for AI workloads, combining RDMA networks, NVMe storage, strong consistency and parallel checkpointing.

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Cloud

Kubus – graphical Kubernetes cluster management

November 4, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Kubus is a Kubernetes desktop client for managing clusters, inspecting resources, streaming logs, editing YAML and operating Helm releases.

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Cloud

MicroCloud – automated private cloud infrastructure

November 3, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

MicroCloud creates small private clouds with LXD virtual machines, Ceph storage, OVN networking and automated cluster configuration.

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Big Data

4 Best Free and Open Source Native XML Databases for Big Data

November 3, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet, Roundup, Scientific

Big Data is an all-inclusive term that refers to data sets so large and complex that they need to be processed by specially designed hardware and software tools.

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Server

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Network Authentication Servers

November 2, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security, System Software

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol that offers centralized connection authentication, authorization, and accounting management for various types of network access.

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Email

21 Best Free and Open Source Email Servers

November 1, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Here’s our verdict on free and open source email servers. We recommend Exim, OpenSMTPD, mox, DBMail, WildDuck, and Stalwart.

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Utility

bmon – terminal-based bandwidth monitor and rate estimator

November 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

bmon monitors network bandwidth in a terminal with live traffic graphs, interface statistics, configurable filters and JSON output.

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