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LLRT – lightweight JavaScript runtime

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

LLRT (Low Latency Runtime) is a lightweight JavaScript runtime designed for fast, resource-efficient serverless applications.

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Enchantment OS – consumer-friendly Linux distribution

August 4, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Enchantment OS is a consumer-friendly Linux distribution designed for home and office use.

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Cloonix – network virtualisation platform

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms Software

Cloonix is a network virtualisation platform for creating and managing complex virtual network topologies on Linux.

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8 Best Free and Open Source JavaScript-Based Web Content Management Systems

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Here are our favorite JavaScript-based web content management systems. They are all free and open source software.

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pypdf – read, manipulate, and write PDF files

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

pypdf is a pure Python library for reading, manipulating, and writing PDF files.

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15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Blog Software

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms Blog, Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Weblog software (also known as blog software or blogware) enables users to maintain an ongoing chronicle of information on a website.

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FASTBuild – high performance build system

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

FASTBuild is a high performance build system for Linux, macOS and Windows. It supports distributed compilation and object caching

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12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Batch Renamers

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

A batch renamer lets you renames files and folders without having to click on every single file individually. Here’s some open source goodies.

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Blog Applications

FlatPress – lightweight blogging engine

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

FlatPress is a lightweight blogging engine that stores posts, comments and configuration data in ordinary files rather than a database.

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Piccolo – Python object-relational mapper

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Piccolo is a Python object-relational mapper (ORM) and query builder designed around clean, expressive syntax.

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Blog Applications

Typecho – PHP-powered blogging platform

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Typecho is a PHP-powered blogging platform for publishing and managing online content.

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workerd – JavaScript and WebAssembly server runtime

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

workerd is a JavaScript and WebAssembly server runtime based on the same code that powers Cloudflare Workers.

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CORE – network emulation platform

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

CORE (Common Open Research Emulator) is a network emulation platform for building and running realistic virtual networks.

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Web Content Management Systems

microfeed – lightweight content management system

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

microfeed is a lightweight content management system designed for self-hosting on Cloudflare.

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SQLModel – Python object-relational mapping library

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

SQLModel is a Python object-relational mapping library designed to simplify interaction with SQL databases.

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Linux Distributions

MinisCloud OS Review – customised Linux NAS operating system

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms Distro, Hardware, NAS, Reviews

MinisCloud OS is a customised Linux NAS operating system developed for Minisforum. I take a detailed look at the OS.

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Revision Control

HugeSCM – cloud-native version control system

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

HugeSCM is a cloud-native version control system designed for extremely large repositories.

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Blog Applications

Chyrp Lite – lightweight, self-hosted blogging platform

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Chyrp Lite is a lightweight, self-hosted blogging platform designed to be easy to install, maintain and customise.

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VoIP

7 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Matrix Clients

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

This roundup features the finest terminal-based Matrix clients. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

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PDF

PyMuPDF – high-performance Python PDF manipulation library

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

PyMuPDF is a Python library for extracting, analysing, converting, rendering, and manipulating PDF and other document formats.

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