Theo de Raadt renamed the field title in the pfsync package header following a false vulnerability report generated by AI tools. The field "pfcksum[PF_MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH]" has been renamed to "spare[16]" as the AI model believed the name pfcksum indicated that it stored a hash or checksum of the packet's contents and, since the field was not checked, assumed there was […]
After two months of development, Linus Torvalds has introduced the release of Linux kernel 7.0. Among the most notable changes are: rules for applying AI assistants, inclusion of Rust as a core feature of the kernel, enhanced swap performance, default enabling of PREEMPT_LAZY mode, support for filters in io_uring operations, a new Nullfs file system, fserror infrastructure, XFS monitoring tools, support for remapping in Btrfs, and default enabling of NFS version 4.1. […]
The Deepin developers have released a new version of their distribution. Major changes include improvements to the built-in AI agent, overall performance enhancements, and the resolution of bugs and vulnerabilities. Key features of the release include a significant update to UOS AI. The text writing agent has been completely redesigned: it now supports the generation based on the "first plan" scheme and tracing of sources. A system mode called Claw Mode has been added, which allows for automatic computer management […]
After three years since the release of the previous branch, the fully free Linux distribution Trisquel 12.0 has been announced. It is based on the package base of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and is aimed at use in small enterprises, educational institutions, and by home users. Trisquel has been personally approved by Richard Stallman and is officially recognized by the Free Software Foundation as fully free software and is included in the foundation's recommended list […]
David Amiel, the Minister of Budget, Public Accounts, and Civil Administration of France, announced plans to migrate certain computers in government institutions from Windows to Linux. This migration is part of an initiative to ensure digital sovereignty and reduce dependence on non-European technology companies. Amiel emphasized that the French government can no longer tolerate relying on non-European technologies.
Video. The device is designed for easy assembly of printed circuit boards with solder paste at home. Since the first announcement of the project, many useful changes have occurred: The most significant is the completion of support for leaded pastes (using MCH heaters). The web application has been completely redesigned according to Material Design 3. The structure has been significantly improved (no need to glue anything, and the height of the case has been reduced). Import-export functionality has been added.
The composite server Cage 0.3 has been released, utilizing Wayland and designed for the isolated execution of individual applications in kiosk mode. Use cases for Cage include the creation of home automation systems, demonstration stands, electronic signs, and self-service terminals. The project's code is written in C and is released under the MIT license. The interface in Cage is limited to a single application, and the user cannot exit.
The programming language Solod (So) has been introduced, offering a subset of the Go language that is transcompiled into a C (C11) representation suitable for compilation with GCC, Clang, and zig cc. A key distinction of Solod from Go is the use of manual memory management, functioning without a garbage collector, automatic allocation, or reference counting. The transpiler for Solod is written in Go.
On March 29, 2026, the release of text editor Neovim version 0.12 took place, followed by a corrective release 0.12.1 on April 6. This is one of the largest releases in recent times: over 340 issues have been closed, a built-in plugin manager has been added, an HTTP client, a restart command, the built-in LSP client has been significantly expanded, and the messaging subsystem has been experimentally redesigned. Incompatible changes: deprecated API vim.diagnostic has been removed; Ctrl-R in […]
Red Hat has laid off several hundred employees from its Red Hat China division and is relocating part of its Chinese engineering team to the office in India. Various sources mention a reduction of between 300 to 500 workers, while the overall headcount will remain unchanged due to an increase in staff in the Asia-Pacific region. The reason given for the downsizing of the Chinese division is a new geostrategy that defines key […]
On April 10, 2026, a new version of PureBasic was released. The program is designed for creating cross-platform applications (Windows, Linux, macOS, Raspberry). The distribution includes an IDE (editor, debugger, tools, GUI form visual editor), compiler, and documentation in three languages (Russian is supported by users). In addition to desktop application development, PureBasic is positioned as a tool for creating 2D and 3D games on the OGRE engine. It supports databases […]
The release of Deepin 25.1 has been published, which develops its own Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) along with around 40 user applications, including the Deepin Music player, Deepin Movie video player, installer, and Deepin Store software center. The project is founded by a group of developers from China but has transformed into an international project and supports the Russian language. The distribution repository includes over 8000 […]