FOSS Archives - Olivia A. Gallucci

Enemies of Human Nature: How Copyright and Licenses Can Modulate Perceptions of Freedom

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 30 December 202125 January 2022

Copy right laws ignore the implications of how copyright and restrictive creative licenses affect Americans’ safety, especially with concerns to safety, effectiveness, and innovation.

CDM Gold Optis: Most Innovative and Socially Conscious Technologies at Black Hat

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 20 December 202125 January 2022

Cybersecurity, FOSSCyber Defense Magazine, Free and Open Source Software, hacking, Open Source, RITSEC

CDM Silver Optis: Innovative and Socially Conscious Technologies at Black Hat

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 15 December 202125 January 2022

Cybersecurity, FOSSCyber Defense Magazine, Free and Open Source Software, RITSEC

CDM Bronze Optis: Innovative Technologies at Black Hat

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 10 December 202125 January 2022

Cybersecurity, FOSSCyber Defense Magazine, hacking, Open Source, RITSEC

Judging Criteria for The Optis Series

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 5 December 202125 January 2022

Cybersecurity, FOSSCyber Defense Magazine, hacking, Open Source, RITSEC

I interviewed sixty industry leaders from over forty companies at Black Hat. Here are the 21 companies whose growth I recommend watching.

View of 30 Rock deck in New York City Deloitte

Open Source Open for Business

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 5 November 202125 January 2022

FOSSDeloitte, Free and Open Source Software, HFOSS, Open Source, Rochester Institute of Technology

This post is a literature review for Rochester Institute of Technology’s Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) Development class.

How to install TigerOSv28 on a Live USB

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 30 October 202125 January 2022

FOSSFree and Open Source Software, HFOSS, Linux, Rochester Institute of Technology, TigerOS

Table of Contents Obtain a USB Formatting a USB Download TigerOS Make the USB bootable Download an image writer program Write the ISO to the USB drive Etcher GNOME Disks Universal USB Installer Try live booting if possible What is live booting? Why live boot before installation? Finding missing drivers Downloading missing drivers Installing After…

Part III: Contributing to Open Source Communities at RIT

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 25 October 202125 January 2022

FOSSFree and Open Source Software, HFOSS, Open Source, Rochester Institute of Technology

This is the third part of a three part series. Read part II here. I continued working with TigerOS for my second large contribution, so I could complete my installation guide. In other words, my second contribution is a continuation of my first contribution, so I did not need to ask for a new project. …

Olivia Gallucci with friends at Hacknight

Part II: Contributing to Open Source Communities at RIT

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 20 October 202125 January 2022

FOSSFree and Open Source Software, HFOSS, Open Source, Rochester Institute of Technology

This is the second part of a three part series. Read part I here. I worked with TigerOS for my first large contribution. TigerOS is a small project, so there are many help requests. In other words, I had a lot of opportunities working with TigerOS. Tim Zabel—the current maintainer of TigerOS—sent me a help…

Part I: Contributing to Open Source Communities at RIT

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 1 October 202119 January 2022

FOSSFree and Open Source Software, HFOSS, Rochester Institute of Technology

The goal of this project was to contribute to an open source community by remediating a bug fix request. First, I looked for requests through Fedora and Ovio. I saw that TigerOS—a Linux distribution created by students at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)—had a few issues listed on Fedora’s easy-fix page. I liked the idea…