Author: ProHoster

XCP-ng, a free variant of Citrix XenServer, is part of the Xen project

The developers of XCP-ng, which is developing a free and free replacement for the proprietary cloud infrastructure management platform XenServer (Citrix Hypervisor), announced that they are joining the Xen project, which is being developed as part of the Linux Foundation. Moving under the wing of the Xen Project will allow XCP-ng to be considered as a standard distribution for deploying virtual machine infrastructure based on the Xen hypervisor and XAPI. Merging with Xen Project […]

Sway 1.4 (and wlroots 0.10.0) i3 compatible compositor for Wayland

A new version of the i3-compatible frame window manager Sway 1.4 has been released (for Wayland and XWayland). Updated wlroots 0.10.0 composer library (allowing you to develop other WM for Wayland). Version number 1.3 was skipped due to technical reasons. Main changes: VNC support via wayvnc (RDP support removed) Partial support for MATE panel xdg-shell v6 support removed Source: linux.org.ru

Mosaic is the parent of browsers. Now as a snap!

The younger generation does not know, but the older generation has long forgotten. But before Netscape Navigator began its triumphal march across the Internet, and later its confrontation with Internet Explorer, there was one browser whose basic principles and capabilities were embodied in all its contemporaries. It was called Mosaic. His life was short. Mosaic developed from 1993 to 1997. Then the company […]

New Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Models

Updated (2020) models of Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition laptops have been released. Over the past years, the design of the Dell XPS has remained virtually unchanged. But it's time for a change, and Dell is bringing a new look to its top-end laptops. The new Dell XPS 13 is thinner and lighter than previous models. Moreover, it is made from the same materials as its [...]

Chewing on logistic regression

In this article, we will analyze the theoretical calculations of transforming a linear regression function into an inverse logit transformation function (in other words, a logistic response function). Then, using the arsenal of the maximum likelihood method, in accordance with the logistic regression model, we will derive the Logistic Loss function, or in other words, we will define the function with which the parameters of the weight vector are selected in the logistic regression model […]

What laws in the field of digital law may appear this year

Last year, the State Duma considered and adopted quite a lot of bills related to IT. Among them are the law on sovereign RuNet, the law on pre-installation of Russian software, which will come into force this summer, and others. New legislative initiatives are on the way. Among them are both new, already sensational bills, and old, already forgotten ones. The focus of legislators is the creation of […]

How to teach to overcome difficulties, and at the same time write cycles

Despite the fact that we will talk about one of the basic topics, this article is written for experienced professionals. The goal is to show what misconceptions beginners have in programming. For practicing developers, these problems have long been solved, forgotten or not noticed at all. The article may come in handy if you suddenly need to help someone with this topic. The article conducts […]

Simulating network problems in Linux

Hello everyone, my name is Sasha, I lead backend testing at FunCorp. We, like many others, have implemented a service-oriented architecture. On the one hand, this simplifies the work, because... It is easier to test each service separately, but on the other hand, there is a need to test the interaction of services with each other, which often occurs over the network. In this article I will talk about [...]

Docker Tips: Clean your machine of junk

Hello, Habr! I present to your attention a translation of the article “Docker Tips: Clean Up Your Local Machine” by Luc Juggery. Today we will talk about how Docker uses the disk space of the host machine, and we will also figure out how to free this space from the scraps of unused images and containers. General consumption of Docker is a cool thing, probably few people in […]

Cyber ​​scammers hack mobile operators to get to subscribers' phone numbers

Remote desktops (RDP) are a convenient thing when you need to do something on your computer, but you don’t have the physical ability to sit in front of it. Or when you need to get good performance while working from an old or not very powerful device. Cloud provider Cloud4Y provides this service to many companies. And I couldn’t ignore the news about how scammers who trade […]

The creators of Bayonetta and NieR: Automata hinted at the release of The Wonderful 101 for Nintendo Switch

Japanese studio Platinum Games released the action-adventure game The Wonderful 101 in 2013, and since then it has remained a Wii U exclusive. However, today a photo of the game's development director, Hideki Kamiya, appeared on the official Twitter of the studio, hinting at the release of its version for Nintendo Switch. On one of the monitors behind Kamiya you can see the Platinum logo […]

Major gaming expo in Taipei postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

Organizers of the major gaming exhibition Taipei Game Show have postponed the event due to the coronavirus epidemic in China. VG24/7 writes about this. Instead of January, it will be held in the summer of 2020. Initially, the organizers planned to hold the exhibition, despite the threat of the virus. They warned visitors about the danger of infection and informed them of the need to use masks for personal safety. The cancellation was announced after [...]