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 […]
Facebook’s development aims at a more rapid and selective termination of processes consuming excessive memory before the Linux kernel’s OOM handler is triggered. The oomd code is written in C++ and is licensed under GPLv2. Oomd is already in use in Facebook's infrastructure and has proven effective under industrial loads (specifically, the project has nearly eliminated the occurrence of […]
Sisvel has announced the creation of a patent pool covering technologies that intersect with the open coding formats AV1 and VP9. Sisvel specializes in managing intellectual property, collecting royalties, and filing patent lawsuits (a patent troll, which led to the temporary suspension of OpenMoko builds). Although AV1 and VP9 formats do not require patent royalties, […]
The developers of the Matrix decentralized messaging platform announced an emergency shutdown of the Matrix.org and Riot.im (the main Matrix client) servers due to a hack of the project's infrastructure. The first shutdown occurred last night, after which the servers were restored, and the applications were recompiled from the reference source code. But just a few minutes ago, the servers were compromised for the second time. The attackers posted on the main […]