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Welcome to mintarc forge

This a place that you can use to explore or learn more about Free and Opens Source Software (FOSS) as well as Opens Source Software (OSS)

What is FOSS and OSS

• Free and Open Source Software
• Open Source Software

Understanding how Licensing Works

• Explaining Licensese

The Importance of Privacy and Data Ownership

• Data Privacy and Data Ownership

FOSS vs Proprietary in Terms of Cost

• Cost Breakdown of FOSS vs. Proprietary Software

Categories of FOSS/OSS Operating Systems

Server Operating Systems Desktop Operating Systems Embedded Operating Systems

Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) Development-Focused Operating Systems Security-Focused Operating Systems

Office Tools

Libre Office Only Office Apache Open Office Collabora Online

Calligra Suite CryptPad EtherCalc EtherPad

Cloud Tools

ownCloud Nextcloud Seafile FileCloud

Syncthing SparkleShare Pydio Cells Cozy Cloud

Secure file Share

OnionShare Gokapi Sharry

Lufi ProjectSend

Virtualization platforms

Proxmox Apache CloudStack VirtualBox oVirt

KVM LXD OpenNebula XCP-ng