Marc Brooker, an engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS), addressed misconceptions regarding the efficiency of message transmission using the Nagle algorithm, which is enabled by default in the TCP/IP stack. The recommendations suggest disabling the Nagle algorithm by default, which can be achieved in the context of specific applications by setting the TCP_NODELAY option for network sockets using the […]
The release of Daphile 24.05 has taken place, based on Gentoo Linux and designed to create a system for storing and playing music collections, which can be operated on a computer without a display. Playback and collection management are conducted through a specially designed web interface. Available for download are a build with a standard Linux kernel (329 MB) and a version with components for real-time operation (319 […]
The Nebula 1.9 project release has been published, offering a toolkit for building secure overlay networks that allow geographically separated hosts to be combined into a separate isolated network operating over the global network. The project is intended for creating custom overlay networks for various needs, such as linking corporate computers across different offices, servers in distinct data centers, or virtual environments with various cloud providers. […]
The ISRG (Internet Security Research Group), which is the founder of the Let’s Encrypt project and aids in developing technologies for improving internet security, announced the release of the rustls-openssl-compat layer, which allows the Rustls library to be used as a transparent replacement for OpenSSL. Currently, the project provides the rustls-libssl implementation that ensures compatibility with libssl, while the libcrypto implementation is under development. The functionality present in the layer […]
A new version of the Ondsel Engineering Suite (ES) has been released — a three-dimensional CAD based on FreeCAD. The build is created on the current unstable branch of FreeCAD development. Some of the changes listed below have already been forwarded to upstream, while others are under consideration. What's new: Assembly workbench: new basic tool for model disassembly (exploded view), new experimental types of connections (rack and pinion, screw, gears, belt), […]
Red Hat has introduced the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) distribution, specifically designed for machine learning tasks and aimed at simplifying the creation of server solutions using large dialogue models. It includes a collection of machine learning tools and frameworks, as well as drivers for utilizing various hardware accelerators from AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA, along with components for […]
On May 6 and 7, the releases of versions 5.1 and 5.1.1 of the C++ library, and the console and GUI calculators Qalculate!, written in C++ and distributed under the GPL 2.0 license, took place. Changes in the library and console calculator include: support for solving equations containing the if() function; support for solving root(a, x)=b (requires a rational value for ln(a)/ln(b)); new functions: powertower() and multiples(); new units of measurement for solar […]
A new release of the operating system 9front has been introduced, published under the codename "DO NOT INSTALL" (named after a song released with it). Since 2011, the 9front project has been independently evolving as a fork of the distributed operating system Plan 9, separate from Bell Labs. Ready-made installation builds are available for i386, x86_64 architectures, and Raspberry Pi 1-4 platforms. The project's code is distributed under […]
The Fedora Asahi Remix 40 distribution has been introduced, designed for installation on Macs equipped with ARM chips developed by Apple. Fedora Asahi Remix 40 is based on the package base of Fedora Linux 40 and comes with the Calamares installer. This is the second release published following the project's transition from Arch to Fedora, which helped the Asahi Linux team focus on reverse engineering the hardware, […]
Developers of the Raspberry Pi project have introduced the Raspberry Pi Connect service, designed for remote desktop connection to the Raspberry Pi OS distribution via a web browser. The service can be used in Raspberry Pi OS environments for Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi 400, and Raspberry Pi 5 boards built on Debian 12 and transitioned to a graphical stack based on Wayland. […]
The GNOME Foundation has published its financial report for the 2023 fiscal year, covering the period from October 2022 to September 2023. The report also mentions key events during this period (releases of GNOME 44 and 45, appointment of a new director) and conferences held (GUADEC 2023 in Riga, GNOME Asia 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Linux App Summit in Brno). […]
Starting with version Windows 11 24H2, the BitLocker encryption feature will be enabled by default during a fresh installation or reinstallation of the operating system, even in the Windows 11 Home edition. This was reported by the German site Deskmodder. This fact may create some challenges for users, although they can be circumvented. Image source: MicrosoftSource: 3dnews.ru