Author: Yuri Gagarin

Zimbra Collaboration Suite and mobile device management with ABQ

The rapid development of portable electronics, particularly smartphones and tablets, has created numerous new challenges for corporate information security. Indeed, while previously all cybersecurity was built around creating a secure perimeter and subsequently protecting it, now, when almost every employee uses their own mobile devices for work tasks, controlling the security perimeter has become very difficult. Especially this […]

Backup, part 3: Overview and testing of duplicity, duplicati

This note covers backup tools that perform backups by creating archives on a backup server. Among those that meet the requirements are duplicity (which has a nice interface in the form of deja dup) and duplicati. Another noteworthy backup tool is dar, but because it has a very extensive list of options—the methodology […]

Release of the Qt Design Studio 1.2 Development Environment

The Qt project has released Qt Design Studio 1.2, an environment for designing user interfaces and developing graphical applications based on Qt. Qt Design Studio simplifies collaboration between designers and developers in creating working prototypes of complex and scalable interfaces. Designers can focus solely on the graphical layout, while developers can concentrate on […]

Release of the Decentralized Communication Platform Hubzilla 4.2

After about 3 months of development, the release of the decentralized social network platform Hubzilla 4.2 has been presented. The project provides a communication server that integrates with web publishing systems, equipped with a transparent identification system and access management tools in decentralized Fediverse networks. The project's code is written in PHP and Javascript and is distributed under the MIT license. Hubzilla supports a unified authentication system for operation in […]

How to Organize a Hackathon as a Student 101. Part One

Hello everyone, I've come across articles about hackathons several times: why people attend them, what works, what doesn’t. People might be interested to hear about hackathons from a different perspective: from the organizer's side. Please note this is regarding the UK; organizers from Russia may have a slightly different opinion on this matter. A brief background: I am a third-year student […]

Professional Immigration to the Netherlands: How It Went

Last summer, I initiated, and a few months ago successfully completed the job change process that led me to relocate to the Netherlands. Want to know how it went? Welcome under the cut. Caution — very long post. Part One — while we are still here Last spring, I started thinking about the need for a job change. To add some experiences into it, […]

The openSUSE community discusses the possibility of a rebranding to distance itself from SUSE.

Stasiek Michalski, an active member of the openSUSE Artwork Team, has brought up for discussion the feasibility of rebranding openSUSE. Currently, the shared logo is used by both SUSE and the open-source project openSUSE, which causes confusion and a distorted perception of the project among potential users. On the other hand, the SUSE and openSUSE projects are inextricably linked, especially after the transition […]

Release of the Decentralized Video Broadcasting Platform PeerTube 1.3

The release of PeerTube 1.3 has been published, a decentralized platform for organizing video hosting and broadcasting. PeerTube offers an independent alternative to YouTube, Dailymotion, and Vimeo, utilizing a content distribution network based on P2P communications and linking between visitor browsers. The project's developments are distributed under the AGPLv3 license. PeerTube is based on the use of the WebTorrent BitTorrent client, running in the browser and employing WebRTC technology for […]

The fundraising target for OpenBSD for 2019 has been exceeded.

The OpenBSD team announced on their Twitter account a donation of $400,000 from Smartisan Technology. This donation grants the status of 'iridium.' In total, $300,000 was planned to be raised in 2019. So far, more than $468,000 has been collected, and the current status can be checked on The OpenBSD Foundation page. Anyone can contribute on the page https://www.openbsdfoundation.org/donations.html Source: linux.org.ru

It is believed that the DANE technology for browsers has failed

We are discussing what the DANE technology is for authenticating domain names via DNS and why it has not gained widespread adoption in browsers. / Unsplash / Paulius Dragunas What is DANE Certification Authorities (CAs) are organizations that issue cryptographic SSL certificates. They place their electronic signature on them, confirming their authenticity. However, situations occasionally arise when […]

How to Choose a Proxy Network for Business: 3 Practical Tips

Image: Unsplash Masking an IP address using a proxy is not only for bypassing censorship on the internet and watching series. In recent years, proxies have increasingly been used for solving corporate tasks, from application load testing to competitive intelligence. Habr has a good overview of various proxy use cases in business. Today we will talk about […]

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