After six months of development, the release of OpenSSH 8.1, an open implementation of a client and server for working over the SSH 2.0 and SFTP protocols, is presented. Special attention in the new release is the elimination of a vulnerability affecting ssh, sshd, ssh-add and ssh-keygen. The problem is present in the code for parsing private keys with the XMSS type and allows an attacker to trigger an integer overflow. The vulnerability is marked as exploitable, [...]
For top managers of the largest American supermarket chain, the introduction of the Auto-C automatic floor cleaner was seen as a logical development in retail sales. Two years ago they allocated several hundred million for it. Of course: such an assistant can eliminate human error, reduce costs, increase the speed/quality of cleaning and, in the future, lead a mini-revolution in American super stores. But among the workers at Walmart No. 937 in […]
The release of the Meson 0.52 build system has been published, which is used to build projects such as X.Org Server, Mesa, Lighttpd, systemd, GStreamer, Wayland, GNOME and GTK+. Meson's code is written in Python and is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. The key goal of Meson development is to provide high speed of the assembly process combined with convenience and ease of use. Instead of the make utility [...]
RunaWFE Free is a free Russian system for managing business processes and administrative regulations. Written in Java, distributed under the LGPL open license. RunaWFE Free uses both its own solutions and some ideas from the JBoss jBPM and Activiti projects, and contains a large number of components whose task is to provide a convenient experience for the end user. Changes after version 4.3.0: Added global roles. Data sources have been added. […]
DrakonHub, an online editor of diagrams, mind maps and flowcharts in the DRAGON language, is open source. The code is open as public domain (Public Domain). The application is written in the DRAGON-JavaScript and DRAGON-Lua languages in the DRAKON Editor environment (most JavaScript and Lua files are generated from scripts in the DRAGON language). Let us recall that DRAGON is a simple visual language for describing algorithms and processes, optimized for […]
On June 3, in the openSUSE mailing list, a certain Stasiek Michalski began discussing the possibility of changing the logo and name of the project. Among the reasons he cited were: Logo: Similarity to the old version of the SUSE logo, which can be confusing. Also mentioned is the need to enter into an agreement between the future openSUSE Foundation and SUSE for the right to use the logo. The colors of the current logo are too bright and light […]
Microsoft and Xbox corporate vice president Mike Ybarra announced that the latter is leaving the corporation after 20 years of service. "After 20 years at Microsoft, it's time for my next adventure," Ibarra tweeted. “It's been a great ride with Xbox and the future is bright.” Thank you to everyone on the Xbox team, I'm incredibly proud to […]
Tuukka Turunen, Qt Development Director, announced that the license of some Qt modules has changed from LGPLv3/Commercial to GPLv3/Commercial. By the time Qt 5.14 is released, the license will change for the Qt Wayland Compositor, Qt Application Manager and Qt PDF modules. This means that to circumvent the GPL restrictions you will need to purchase a commercial license. Since January 2016, most additional […]
MSI, in addition to the X299 Pro 10G and X299 Pro motherboards, also presented a flagship model on the X299 chipset, which was called Creator X299. This new product is positioned as a solution for the most advanced work systems on Intel Core-X processors, and, in particular, the recently introduced Cascade Lake-X. The Creator X299 motherboard received an enhanced power subsystem with […]
Microsoft is expected to release Windows 10 update number 1909 soon. But it looks like we'll have to be patient. Windows 10 Build 19H2 or 1909 was expected to release in October, but that appears to have changed. Observer Zac Bowden claims that the finished version will be built and tested this month, and the release update will begin […]
After calling for a reorganization of the GNU Project by a number of maintainers, Richard Stallman stated that as the director of the GNU Project, he would like to assure the community that there would be no radical changes to the goals, principles, and rules of the GNU Project. At the same time, Stallman intends to progressively make changes to the processes of making some decisions, since it does not last forever and it is necessary to prepare the ground […]
iFixit specialists have dissected the flexible Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone for the second time, the actual sales of which began on the global market last month. Let us remember that iFixit craftsmen first studied the anatomy of the Galaxy Fold back in April. However, then the description of disassembling the device was removed from public access at the request of Samsung. It turns out that a Galaxy Fold sample was provided to iFixit […]
