Quietly and almost unnoticed, on December 15, 2023 (almost a month ago!), the Shotcut development team released version 23.12.15. This version includes a small collection of fixes and updates, such as: fixing crashes when launching Wayland on Ubuntu 22.04 and 23.10 – qt6-wayland may need to be installed (a bug appeared in version 23.11). This causes issues with Wayland support in Ubuntu […]
The Meshtastic project develops an open communication platform for building a self-sufficient decentralized messaging network, where each point of the network connects through neighboring points, without using centralized routers. To transmit signals, transceivers based on the LoRa protocol are used, allowing data to be sent in an unlicensed frequency range at speeds of several kilobits per second over distances of dozens or even hundreds […]
On January 10, Intel engineers released the quarterly update for FFmpeg Cartwheel 2023Q4 of the FFmpeg multimedia library. The new release provides support for the Meteor Lake platform for new laptops entering the market. This Meteor Lake support works in conjunction with all other Intel open-source graphical drivers included in the Linux 6.7 kernel (which are stable and included by default). Also […]
On January 10, support for Linux kernel 4.14 LTS was officially concluded, as announced by Greg Kroah-Hartman, the maintainer of the stable Linux kernel branch: "I announce the release of kernel 4.14.336. This is the LAST released kernel of the 4.14.y series. Its official support has now ended. PLEASE do not use this kernel version anymore; switch to a newer version as indicated […]"
Greg Kroah-Hartman, responsible for maintaining the stable Linux kernel branch, announced the publication of the final release of Linux kernel 4.14.336, which will be the last in this series. The 4.14 branch was released in November 2017 and has been maintained for six years. Products shipped with kernel 4.14 are advised to upgrade to more current LTS releases. Kernel developers continue to support the following long-term branches: 6.6 […]
The first release of the GodotOS project has been published, which develops a prototype graphical interface created using the Godot game engine. GodotOS is presented as an experiment in using a game engine to design a minimalist, user-friendly, and aesthetically pleasing desktop interface. The project code is written in GDScript and is distributed under the AGPLv3 license. Builds are available for Linux and Windows, and a demo is prepared for download through […]
The repository of the open project OpenXRay, which reproduces the game engine for the early parts of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game, has been blocked on GitHub. The project was founded after the source code of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. engine was leaked and aims to fix all original flaws while introducing new features such as support for 64-bit platforms, Linux, and OpenGL. The licensing aspect of OpenXRay development has always been in question, but […]
The developers of the anonymous Tor network have released version 1.1.12 of the Arti project, which develops a Tor client written in Rust. The 1.x branch is marked as suitable for regular users and provides the same level of privacy, usability, and stability as the main implementation in C. The code is released under the Apache 2.0 and MIT licenses. Unlike the implementation in C, which […]
The corrective releases of the Redis database management system 7.0.15 and 7.2.4 have addressed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-41056) that could potentially lead to remote code execution due to writing data beyond the allocated buffer. The issue manifests starting from Redis version 7.0.9 and is caused by incorrect buffer parameter calculations in the sdsResize function during a resize request. Source: opennet.ru
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the project, the developers of the OpenWrt distribution have put forward an initiative to create a community-developed wireless router, OpenWrt One (AP-24.X). The foundation of OpenWrt One is proposed to use hardware similar to that of Banana Pi boards (BPi-R4), which come with open firmware (except for the wireless chip firmware), are supplied with U-Boot, and are supported in the Linux kernel. Schematics for assembling the device will be […]
On January 8, the latest release of the Solus Linux 4.5 distribution took place. Solus is an independent Linux distribution designed for modern PCs, utilizing Budgie as its desktop environment and eopkg for package management. New features: Installer. This release includes a new version of the Calamares installer. It simplifies installation using file systems like Btrfs, allowing for custom partition layouts, which is […]
The first alpha version of the open engine Medal of Honor — OpenMoHAA was released in 2024. The project's goal is to create a cross-platform open-source engine fully compatible with the original Medal of Honor. Game module: engine crashes have been fixed; callvote with invalid strings has been corrected; incorrect weapon assignment (bad weapon attachments) has been addressed; grenade crashes have been fixed; mines are now fully operational; […]