Author: Yuri Gagarin

An initiative to free the Servo browser engine from its dependency on Mozilla's SpiderMonkey

The developers behind the Servo browser engine have introduced an initiative to enhance modularity and move away from using the low-level APIs of the JavaScript engine SpiderMonkey, developed by Mozilla and utilized in Servo to support JavaScript and WebAssembly. In the future, Servo plans to transition to a higher-level API and abstraction layer for interacting with JavaScript engines, allowing them to eliminate unsafe direct calls to […]

GitLab blocked BPC, a browser extension for bypassing Paywalls

GitLab has blocked the repository of the BPC (Bypass Paywalls Clean) project, which is developing a browser extension for accessing materials distributed through paid subscriptions (Paywall). The deletion was prompted by a complaint to GitLab regarding the extension's violation of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Currently, the developers of the extension are considering migrating the project to another Git hosting platform. […]

The Redka project is developing the implementation of the Redis protocol and API over SQLite

The first releases of the Redka project have been published, aimed at providing the RESP protocol and API compatible with the Redis DBMS, but implemented on top of the SQLite library. Utilizing SQLite additionally allows for data access using SQL language, for instance, for generating reports or data analysis. Support for ACID transactions is included. Redka can be launched as a server accepting requests over the network or used as […]

The energy consumption of AI and data centers has forced U.S. energy companies to reconsider their development plans in the coming years.

U.S. energy companies are predicting an increase in electricity demand driven by the explosive growth of data center and generative AI markets. According to Datacenter Dynamics, many energy providers in the country are currently revising their capital expenditures in light of the rising demand from data centers. Analysts from Reuters reported that nine out of ten energy suppliers in the U.S. link the growth of their customer base and electricity demand to […]

Muen SK 1.1.0

The release of the Muen separation kernel, developed by the Swiss company Codelabs, has been announced. Muen supports only Intel x86_64 platforms and ensures that the operating system kernels and applications running within it cannot access resources beyond their allocated quota. This includes, among other things, memory, CPU time, and I/O device access. As for […]

Frrouting 10

The release of the dynamic routing software frrouting 10.0 has occurred. Here are the main updates: The ability to announce IP addresses added via redistribute local; the minimum version of libyang has been raised to 2.1.128; support for VRF for rpki; support for eBGP-OAD; much more. Source: linux.org.ru

Ardour 8.6

Version 8.6 of the free digital audio workstation (DAW) Ardour has been released. This release does not include any major changes, primarily because the developers are still busy working on upcoming major releases. The new version, among other things, fixes a bug from version 8.4 that caused crashes when opening the file selection dialog on Linux under certain circumstances. A brief list of changes: […]

Release of Lighttpd 1.4.76 and Apache httpd 2.4.59

The release of the lightweight HTTP server lighttpd 1.4.76 has been published, aimed at combining high performance, security, standards compliance, and configuration flexibility. Lighttpd is suitable for use in high-load systems and is focused on low memory and CPU resource consumption. The project's code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD license. The new version includes detection of "Continuation flood" attacks carried out through […]

Release of the Lutris 0.5.17 platform to simplify access to games from Linux.

The release of the gaming platform Lutris 0.5.17 has been announced, providing tools to simplify the installation, configuration, and management of games on Linux. The project's code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Ready builds are available in flatpak format. The project supports a catalog for quick searching and installing gaming applications, allowing users to launch games on Linux with a single click through a unified interface […]

Lakka 5.0 is available, a distribution for creating gaming consoles.

The release of the Lakka 5.0 distribution has been introduced, allowing computers, set-top boxes, or single-board computers to be transformed into full-fledged game consoles for running retro games. The project is a modification of the LibreELEC distribution, originally designed for creating home theaters. Lakka builds are created for i386, x86_64 platforms (Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD GPUs), Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, Hummingboard, Cubox-i, Odroid C1/C1+/XU3/XU4, etc. For […]

Release of Chrome OS 123

The release of Chrome OS 123, based on the Linux kernel, upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build toolchain, open components, and web browser Chrome 123, is now available. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are used. Nevertheless, Chrome OS includes a fully multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. Output to the screen is achieved […]

Release of Cambalache 0.90, a tool for GTK interface development.

The release of the Cambalache 0.90 project has been announced, which develops a rapid interface development tool for GTK 3 and GTK 4, using the MVC paradigm and the philosophy of prioritizing the data model. Unlike Glade, Cambalache supports maintaining multiple user interfaces within a single project. The code is written in Python and is provided under the LGPLv2.1 license. An installation package is available in […]

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