Author: ProHoster

Ubuntu is 15 years old

Fifteen years ago, on October 20, 2004, the first version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution was released - 4.10 “Warty Warthog”. The project was founded by Mark Shuttleworth, a South African millionaire who helped develop Debian Linux and was inspired by the idea of ​​creating a desktop distribution accessible to end users with a predictable, fixed development cycle. Several developers from the project […]

8 study projects

“A master makes more mistakes than a beginner makes attempts.” We offer 8 project options that can be done “for fun” in order to gain real development experience. Project 1. Trello clone Trello clone from Indrek Lasn. What you will learn: Organizing request processing routes (Routing). Drag and drop. How to create new objects (boards, lists, cards). Processing and checking input data. With […]

Making MacBook Pro 2018 T2 work with ArchLinux (dualboot)

There has been quite a bit of hype about the fact that the new T2 chip will make it impossible to install Linux on the new 2018 MacBooks with a touchbar. Time passed, and at the end of 2019, third-party developers implemented a number of drivers and kernel patches for interaction with the T2 chip. The main driver for MacBook models 2018 and newer implements VHCI (work […]

Documentation collector PzdcDoc 1.7 is available

A new release of the documentation collector PzdcDoc 1.7 has been published, which comes as a Java Maven library and allows you to easily integrate the generation of HTML5 documentation from a hierarchy of files in the AsciiDoc format into the development process. The project is a fork of the AsciiDoctorJ toolkit, written in Java and distributed under the MIT license. Compared to the original AsciiDoctor, the following changes are noted: All necessary files […]

Entertaining practice for the developer

A person remains a beginner for 1000 days. He finds the truth after 10000 days of practice. This is a quote from Oyama Masutatsu that sums up the point of the article quite well. If you want to be a great developer, put in the effort. This is the whole secret. Spend many hours at the keyboard and don't be afraid to practice. Then you will grow as a developer. Here are 7 projects that […]

Vulnerability in the Nostromo http server leading to remote code execution

A vulnerability (CVE-2019-16278) has been identified in the Nostromo http server (nhttpd), which allows an attacker to remotely execute their code on the server by sending a specially crafted HTTP request. The issue will be fixed in release 1.9.7 (not yet published). Judging by information from the Shodan search engine, the Nostromo http server is used on approximately 2000 publicly accessible hosts. The vulnerability is caused by an error in the http_verify function, which allows access to […]

21 years old Linux.org.ru

21 years ago, in October 1998, the Linux.org.ru domain was registered. As is tradition, please write in the comments what you would like to change on the site, what is missing and what functions should be further developed. Ideas for development are also interesting, as are little things that I would like to change, for example, interfering usability problems and bugs. Source: linux.org.ru

“Learning process in IT and not only”: technological competitions and events of ITMO University

We are talking about the events that will take place in our country in the next two months. At the same time, we are sharing competitions for those who are undergoing training in technical and other specialties. Photo: Nicole Honeywill / Unsplash.com Competitions Student Olympiad “I’m a Professional” When: October 2 – December 8 Where: online The goal of the “I’m a Professional” Olympiad is to test not only [...]

Fortnite Chapter 2 Launch Boosts iOS Sales

On October 15, the Fortnite shooter received a major update due to the launch of the second chapter. For the first time in the history of the game, the battle royale location was completely replaced. The hype around Chapter 2 had a particularly strong impact on sales in the mobile version of the project. The analytical company Sensor Tower spoke about this. On October 12, before the launch of Chapter 2, Fortnite generated approximately $770 in App […]

Samsung cancels Linux on DeX project

Samsung has announced that it is winding down its program for testing the Linux on DeX environment. Support for this environment will not be provided for devices with firmware based on Android 10. Let us remind you that the Linux on DeX environment was based on Ubuntu and made it possible to create a full-fledged desktop by connecting a smartphone to a desktop monitor, keyboard and mouse using a DeX adapter […]

Modernization of the informatics class in a Russian school on Malinka: cheap and cheerful

There is no sadder story in the world than Russian IT education in the average school. Introduction The educational system in Russia has many different problems, but today I will look at a topic that is not discussed very often: IT education in school. In this case, I will not touch on the topic of personnel, but will just conduct a “thought experiment” and try to solve the problem of equipping a classroom […]