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.

SparkyFitness

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Website

Source Code

License:

Description:

SparkyFitness is a fitness web application created by CodeWithCJ, providing workout plans and fitness management tools. The project is open source, hosted on GitHub, and designed to help users track their fitness progress with an emphasis on user-friendly interface and community involvement.

walker

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walker

Website

Source Code

License: GPL-3.0 license

Description:

A fast, customizable application launcher built with GTK4 and Rust for Linux desktops, offering features like launching apps, running commands, calculations, and more with a modern interface.

BlueOS Kernel

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BlueOS Kernel

Website

Source Code

License: Apache-2.0 license

Description:

BlueOS Kernel is written in Rust, focusing on security, lightweight design, and generality. It supports POSIX interfaces, Rust’s standard library, and multiple architectures, including ARM and RISCV. The project provides extensive documentation and is aimed at kernel development with a focus on security and efficiency.

OpenAPV

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OpenAPV

Website

Source Code

License: BSD-3-Clause license

Description:

OpenAPV is an open-source implementation of the APV video codec designed for professional-grade video recording with features like low complexity, multi-threading, and support for HDR metadata, suitable for professional video workflows.

lsfg-vk

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lsfg-vk

Website

Source Code

License: MIT license

Description:

Lossless Scaling Frame Generation (lsfg-vk) is a Vulkan layer that enables frame generation on Linux, bringing features similar to its Windows counterpart to Linux users for improved gaming performance.

copyparty

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copyparty

Website

Source Code

License: MIT license

Description:

copyparty is a portable, comprehensive file server supporting resumable uploads, deduplication, multiple protocols like WebDAV, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexing, and thumbnails, all in one self-contained package with minimal dependencies, ideal for versatile file sharing and management.