PowerShell is a Microsoft extensible automation tool with open-source code. This week, Microsoft announced the next version of PowerShell Core. Contrary to expectations, the next version will be PowerShell 7, not PowerShell Core 6.3. This signals significant changes in the project's development, as Microsoft takes another important step toward replacing the built-in PowerShell 5.1 in […]
Zhabogram — a transport (bridge, gateway) from the Jabber (XMPP) network to the Telegram network, written in Ruby, a successor to tg4xmpp. This release is dedicated to the Telegram team, which decided that third parties have the right to access the chat history stored on my devices. Dependencies: Ruby >= 1.9 ruby-sqlite3 >= 1.3 xmpp4r == 0.5.6 tdlib-ruby == 2.0 and compiled tdlib == 1.3 Features: […]
The second (0.2) version of the Jabber transport to the Telegram network has been released. What is this? — This transport allows you to communicate with Telegram users from the Jabber network. An existing Telegram account is required. — Jabber transports Why is this needed? — For example, if you want to use Telegram on any device where there is no official client (like the Symbian platform). What can the transport do? — Authenticate, in that […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 4.6 is available. Since the release of version 4.5, 50 bug reports have been closed and 384 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: Initial implementation of the WineD3D backend based on the Vulkan graphics API; The ability to load Mono libraries from shared directories has been added; Libwine.dll is no longer required when using Wine DLL […]
The NixOS 19.03 distribution has been released, based on the Nix package manager and providing a range of proprietary developments that simplify system configuration and maintenance. For example, NixOS uses a single system configuration file (configuration.nix), offers the ability to quickly roll back updates, supports switching between different system states, allows individual users to install packages separately (packages are installed in the home directory), and supports simultaneous installation […]
Researchers who discovered the plutoid 2007 OR10, which is the largest nameless dwarf planet in the Solar System, have decided to assign a name to the celestial body. The corresponding message was published on the Planetary Society's website. The researchers selected three options that meet the requirements of the International Astronomical Union, one of which will become the name of the plutoid. The celestial body in question was discovered in 2007 by planetary scientists Megan […]
Gaijin Entertainment and developers from StarGem studio have announced the release of update 1.6.2 "Evolution. Path to the Top" for their multiplayer space shooter Star Conflict. In honor of Cosmonautics Day, the information screens at the space stations have been temporarily updated, and satellites are flying in space instead of drones. Pilots can achieve a special accomplishment and use special holiday rockets. Additionally, a limited […]
Hugin is a suite of programs designed for stitching panoramas, transforming projections, and creating HDR images. It is built around the libpano library from the panotools project but significantly expands its functionality. It includes a graphical user interface, a batch processing manager, and a number of command line utilities. Key changes since version 2018.0.0: Added the ability to import original images from RAW files into TIFF using external […]
After six months of development, Cisco has released Snort 2.9.13.0, a free attack detection and prevention system that combines signature matching methods, tools for protocol inspection, and mechanisms for detecting anomalies. Key innovations include: Support for rule reloading after updates has been added; A script for adding a packet to the blacklist has been implemented, ensuring that the new session will be allowed; […]
New details have been published regarding the breach of the decentralized messaging platform Matrix's infrastructure, reported earlier this morning. The vulnerable link through which attackers infiltrated was the Jenkins continuous integration system, which was compromised back on March 13. Subsequently, an SSH session of one of the administrators was intercepted on the Jenkins server, allowing attackers access to other servers in the infrastructure on April 4. […]
Typically, monitoring and analyzing the performance of Nginx involves commercial products or established open-source alternatives like Prometheus + Grafana. This is a good option for monitoring or real-time analytics, but it's not the most convenient for historical analysis. On any popular resource, the volume of data from Nginx logs grows rapidly, and for analyzing large datasets, it makes sense to use something more […]
The construction of data centers is considered one of the most rapidly growing industries. Progress in this area is tremendous, but whether groundbreaking technological solutions will emerge in the near future remains a big question. Today, we will explore the main innovative trends in global data center construction to find an answer. The Shift Toward Hyperscale The development of information technology has necessitated building […]