Welcome Friend!

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Hello Friend and welcome to The Friendly Manual. You know, as in RTFM – ‘Read The Friendly Manual.’ (That’s right, the ‘F’ stands for ‘Friendly.’ Trust me on this, I would never lie to you about something so important.)

This project aims to showcase and promote Free/Libre and Open Source Software. It began life as a forum thread on South Africa’s number one IT website, mybroadband.co.za with community members contributing hundreds of their favourite Free or Open Source applications to a ‘Useful List of Free/Libre/Open Source Software Projects.’

The list has been hosted as a Github Gist but now we have upgraded to a website so we can make the list even more useful and publish richer content such as tutorials and blog articles.

Please check out our Friendly Free Software Directory for a list of Free software that we hope you will find interesting and useful. You can find the original forum thread HERE and the original list HERE.

Thanks for stopping by. Please check back soon for more Free and Open Source software related content.

Gitea

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Gitea

Website

Source Code

License: MIT

Description:

Gitea is a lightweight, self-hosted Git service featuring repository management, CI/CD integrated with Gitea Actions, project tracking, package management, and extensive deployment options for diverse environments and databases.

OWASP Nettacker

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OWASP Nettacker

Website

Source Code

License: Apache-2.0 license

Description:

OWASP Nettacker is an open source automation tool in Python for information gathering, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing. It discovers open ports, services, bugs, vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, default credentials, subdomains, and more, with multiple modes including command-line, API, Web GUI, and Docker.

lstr

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lstr

Website

Source Code

License: MIT license

Description:

A fast, minimalist directory tree viewer, written in Rust. Inspired by the command line program tree, with a powerful interactive mode, theme-aware coloring, and optional git integration for a compact overview of project structures.

boardswarm

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boardswarm

Website

Source Code

License: Apache-2.0, MIT

Description:

Distributed devboard server that enables interaction with development boards. It is open source, licensed under Apache-2.0 and MIT, and supports a range of tools for managing and controlling hardware development boards.

Git

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Git

Website

Source Code

License: GPLv2

Description:

Git is a free, open source distributed version control system known for speed, efficiency, and ease of use. It supports small and large projects, with features like local branching, staging areas, and multiple workflows, making it a popular choice for code management.

11ty

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11ty

Website

Source Code

License: MIT

Description:

Eleventy (11ty) is a simple static site generator that allows developers to build fast, flexible websites using HTML, Markdown, JavaScript, and other templating languages. It is designed to be easy to configure, extend, and use, making it suitable for both beginners and advanced users.