No one expected that on December 31, Eduard Shishkin (developer and maintainer of ReiserFS 4) would announce a new version of one of the fastest file systems for Linux - RaiserFS 5. The fifth version brings a new method for combining block devices into logical volumes. I believe that this is a qualitatively new level in the development of file systems (and operating systems) - local volumes […]
Supertuxkart 1.1 is now available, a free racing game with more karts, tracks and features. The game code is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Binary builds are available for Linux, Android, Windows and macOS. The process of relicensing the SuperTuxKart code base for a dual license GPLv3 + MPLv2 has begun, and therefore requests have been sent to participants who took part in the development to obtain consent […]
The release of the free library OpenCV 4.2 (Open Source Computer Vision Library), which provides tools for processing and analyzing image content, has taken place. OpenCV provides more than 2500 algorithms, both classical and reflecting the latest advances in computer vision and machine learning systems. The library code is written in C++ and distributed under the BSD license. Bindings prepared for various languages […]
Arch Linux developers have announced the transfer of the package packaging scheme from the xz algorithm (.pkg.tar.xz) to zstd (.pkg.tar.zst). Reassembling packages into the zstd format led to a total increase in package size by 0.8%, but provided a 1300% acceleration in unpacking. As a result, switching to zstd will lead to a noticeable increase in the speed of package installation. Currently in the repository using the algorithm […]
Bruce Perens announced his resignation from the Open Source Initiative (OSI), an organization that reviews licenses for compliance with Open Source criteria. Bruce is a co-founder of OSI, one of the authors of the Open Source definition, the creator of the BusyBox package, and the second leader of the Debian project (in 1996 he succeeded Ian Murdoch). The reason given for leaving is a reluctance to have [...]
According to online sources, Google's proprietary messenger is identified as a malicious application on some Android devices, including Google Pixel smartphones. Even though the Google Allo app was discontinued in 2018, it still works on devices that were pre-installed by developers or downloaded by users before it was discontinued. […]
It has become known that the news aggregator Google News will stop offering users paid subscriptions to printed versions of magazines in electronic form. A letter to this effect has been sent to customers using this service. A Google representative confirmed this information, adding that by the time the decision was made, 200 publishers had collaborated with the service. Although subscribers will not be able to purchase new versions [...]
F-Stop (or Aperture Camera), the long-rumored and unreleased Portal prequel that Valve was working on, has finally become public, and with the permission of the “vents”. This video from LunchHouse Software demonstrates the gameplay and concept behind F-Stop—basically, the mechanic involves taking photos of objects to duplicate and place to solve puzzles in a XNUMXD environment. […]
Microsoft strives to maintain a consistent style and design of its applications across all platforms. This time, the software giant has unveiled a new logo for the beta version of the Edge browser on Android. Visually, it repeats the logo of the desktop version based on the Chromium engine, presented back in November last year. Then the developers promised that they would gradually add a new visual look to all platforms. […]
Japanese game designer, illustrator and art director Masahiro Ito, best known for his work as Silent Hill's monster designer, is now working on a new project as a core member of the team. He announced this on his Twitter. “I’m working on the game as a main contributor,” he noted. “I hope the project will not be cancelled.” Subsequently […]
During a recent interview published in EDGE magazine (February 2020 issue 341), Daedalic Entertainment finally revealed some information about the upcoming game The Lord of the Rings - Gollum, which tells the story of Gollum from the novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit , or There and Back Again” by JRR Tolkien. Interestingly, Gollum will not be in the game [...]
At the beginning of this year, our test laboratory visited the four-disk NAS ASUSTOR AS4004T, which, like its two-disk brother ASUSTOR AS4002T, was equipped with a 10 Gbps network interface. Moreover, these devices are not intended for business, but for a wide range of home users. Despite their capabilities, these models are offered to the user at a price […]
