On November 1, the release of Fossil SCM version 2.23 took place, a simple and highly reliable distributed configuration management system written in C and using SQLite database as storage. Change list: the ability to close forum threads for unprivileged users has been added. By default, only administrators can close threads or respond to them, but this capability can be granted to moderators using […]
The FreeBSD project development report for July to September 2023 introduces a new driver implementing the SquashFS filesystem, which can be used to enhance the efficiency of boot images, Live builds, and firmware based on FreeBSD. SquashFS operates in read-only mode and provides a very compact representation of metadata and stores data in a compressed format. The driver […]
GNOME 45.1 has been released, a stable bug-fix release. This version includes a critical stability update and a minor security update affecting Electron applications that use Portal notifications (for example, via Flatpak). All users of libnotify 0.8.x are strongly advised to upgrade to this release. Source: linux.org.ru
The release of SQLite 3.44 has been published, a lightweight database system presented as a shared library. SQLite code is released into the public domain, meaning it can be used without restrictions and free of charge for any purpose. Financial support for SQLite developers is provided by a specially created consortium, which includes companies such as Bentley, Bloomberg, Expensify, and Navigation Data Standard. Key changes: In aggregate functions […]
The release of the Pale Moon 32.5 web browser has been published, which diverged from the Firefox codebase to ensure higher efficiency, maintain a classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and provide additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are available for Windows and Linux (x86_64). The project's code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to a classic interface organization, without transitioning to […]
After more than two years of development, the release of the reference implementation of the Yggdrasil protocol 0.5 has been published, allowing the deployment of a separate decentralized private IPv6 network over the conventional global network, ensuring privacy with end-to-end encryption. Any existing applications that support IPv6 can be used in the Yggdrasil network. The implementation is written in Go and is distributed under the LGPLv3 license. Supported platforms include Linux, OpenWRT, Windows, […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 5.19 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed for anonymous web access, has been announced. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is encrypted for storage in save mode between sessions. […]
At the recent October annual conference "Constellation CAD 2023," developers from "Top Systems" showcased their flagship engineering design product, T-FLEX CAD, compiled for the Linux operating system. During a live demonstration, the process of opening large assembly models and key navigation features in the 3D window were displayed. Event participants noted the system's high performance […]
After three years of negotiations, Linus Torvalds accepted the bcachefs file system into Linux 6.7. Development has been led by Kent Overstreet for the past decade. Functionally, bcachefs is similar to ZFS and btrfs, but the author claims that the design of the file system allows for achieving a higher level of performance. For example, unlike btrfs, snapshots do not use COW technology, which allows […]
Astian, which acquired the Midori project in 2019, has introduced a new branch of the Midori 11 web browser, now using the Mozilla Gecko engine used in Firefox. The main goals of developing Midori include user privacy and lightweight performance—the developers aimed to create a browser that is the most resource-efficient among Firefox engine products and suitable for working […]
The release of the lightweight HTTP server lighttpd 1.4.73 has been announced, aiming to combine high performance, security, compliance with standards, and configurability. Lighttpd is suitable for use in high-load systems and is designed for 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 and logging of "Rapid" class DoS attacks […]
The second release of the Incus project has been presented, in which the Linux Containers community is developing a fork of the LXD container management system, created by the original team of developers that once established LXD. The Incus code is written in Go and distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. It is worth noting that the Linux Containers community oversaw the development of LXD before Canonical decided to develop LXD separately as an enterprise […]