At the JavaOne 2026 conference, Oracle announced its Java Verified Portfolio initiative. This carefully curated set of Java tools, frameworks, and libraries, developed for seamless integration, active support, and proven compatibility with all versions of Oracle JDK, is backed by clear development plans, regular updates, and reliable resources confirmed to be of guaranteed origin from Oracle. The Java Verified Portfolio accelerates […]
The developers of the Artix Linux distribution have announced the default transition to XLibre, a fork of the X.Org Server. It is noted that the experimental builds released since June last year with XLibre have performed well, and now the project has switched the main weekly updated builds to XLibre. Packages with X.Org Server remain as an option, allowing users to revert in case of issues […]
A port of the Synaptics X.org driver compatible with Wayland-based environments has been created. The port represents an implementation of the minimum set of X.Org APIs necessary for compiling and running the original driver included in X.Org within a background process, as well as an emulation of the IBM ScrollPoint mouse via uinput. This model was chosen because libinput code supports it […]
Canonical has released the MicroCloud 3.1 cloud infrastructure management toolkit (the first release of the 3.x branch), which allows for rapid deployment of cloud systems and compute clusters with shared distributed data storage and a secure virtual network on your own hardware. MicroCloud is packaged as a snap, including components necessary for managing the operation of cluster nodes. The toolkit is written in Go and is distributed under the […]
The organization CZ.NIC, which is the registrar for the Czech top-level domain CZ and the developer of the open-source DNS server Knot, has introduced the Turris Omnia NG Wired router, built on the same platform as last year's wireless Turris Omnia NG router and is a more affordable variant of it. The new device is designed for use in server rooms, has a rack-mount form factor, and […]
As part of the GNOME-X11 project, the development of the GNOME 50 fork has begun, which restores the ability to run under the X server. The project is being developed by an independent enthusiast, not affiliated with the GNOME community. Currently, the project's repository contains branches of the components gnome-settings-daemon, mutter, gdm, gnome-control-center, gnome-shell, gnome-session, and libshew, where commits removing X11 support have been rolled back. Source: opennet.ru
Huawei has expanded its Mate 80 smartphone series with the new Mate 80 Pro Max Wind Edition. Unlike earlier models such as the Mate 80, Mate 80 Pro, Mate 80 Pro Max, and Mate 80 RS Master Edition, this new model features a built-in fan. Pre-orders for the smartphone are already being accepted in China, with sales expected to begin on March 23.
After over 5 years of development (visualization via Gource: YouTube, VK Video), the release of Cambalache 1.0 has taken place, a tool for creating UIs on GTK 3 and GTK 4. The project is written in Python and is distributed under the GNU LGPL 2.1 license. The 1.0 version indicates the project's readiness for widespread usage. It supports editing, visualization, and the creation of GTK styles.
The lightweight Live distribution AntiX 26 has been released, built on a Debian package base and aimed at installation on outdated hardware. The release is based on Debian 13 package base but comes without the system manager systemd and includes eudev instead of udev. By default, runit is used for initialization. The default user environment is formed with the IceWM window manager, but additional options are included.
On March 12 and 14, after a long pause, releases 1.10.0 and 1.10.1 of the cpp-peglib library, which implements PEG (Parsing Expression Grammar), were announced. The library supports the syntax detailed by Brian Ford on page 2 of the document "Parsing Expression Grammars: A Recognition-Based Syntactic Foundation," with many additional improvements. Unlike projects like PEGTL, Lexy, and many others, cpp-peglib allows for defining...
The release of Cambalache 1.0 has been announced, a tool for rapid interface development for GTK 3 and GTK 4, using visual design (WYSIWYG), the MVC paradigm, and the philosophy of primary importance of the data model. The version number 1.0 is presented as an achievement of the project's readiness for widespread use. The code is written in Python and is available under the LGPLv2.1 license. A package is available for installation in...
Intel is often criticized for its short-lived support of CPU sockets for desktop PCs. In a recent interview with Club386, Robert Hallock, Intel's Vice President of Client Computing, stated that he "sees a future where Intel sockets will support more generations of processors." He added that the company is paying close attention to feedback from enthusiasts. Intel has already officially confirmed its work on […]