The release of the Firefox 110 web browser has taken place. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch — 102.8.0 — has been formed. The Firefox 111 branch will soon enter beta testing, with its release scheduled for March 14. Key features in Firefox 110 include the ability to import bookmarks, browsing history, and passwords from the Opera, Opera GX, and Vivaldi browsers (previously similar […]
The release of the Wolvic 1.3 web browser, designed for use in augmented and virtual reality systems, has been published. The project continues the development of the Firefox Reality browser, which was previously developed by Mozilla. After the stagnation of the Firefox Reality codebase, the Wolvic project was continued by Igalia, known for its contributions to free projects such as GNOME, GTK, WebKitGTK, Epiphany, GStreamer, Wine, Mesa […]
After a year of development, the release of the communication client Dino 0.4 has been published, supporting chat, audio calls, video calls, video conferencing, and text messaging using the Jabber/XMPP protocol. The program is compatible with various XMPP clients and servers, focuses on ensuring the confidentiality of discussions, and supports end-to-end encryption. The project code is written in Vala using the GTK toolkit and is distributed under the GPLv3+ license. For […]
Microsoft has announced the implementation of hardware acceleration for video encoding and decoding in WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), the layer for running Linux applications on Windows. This implementation allows for the use of hardware acceleration for processing, encoding, and decoding video in any applications that support VAAPI. Acceleration is supported for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA graphics cards. GPU video acceleration in applications run via WSL […]
Mozilla has removed the Bypass Paywalls Clean extension from addons.mozilla.org (AMO) without prior notice and without disclosing the reasons, which had 145,000 users. According to the extension's author, the reason for removal was a complaint of violation of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The extension can no longer be restored in the Mozilla catalog, so […]
After a year of development, the release of the free automated circuit board design system KiCad 7.0.0 is published. This is the first significant release formed after the project's transition under the wing of the Linux Foundation. Builds are prepared for various Linux distributions, Windows, and macOS. The code is written in C++ using the wxWidgets library and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. KiCad provides tools for editing electrical schematics […]
Google intends to add telemetry collection to the Go language toolchain and include the sending of collected data by default. The telemetry will cover command-line utilities developed by the Go language team, such as the 'go' utility, compiler, gopls applications, and govulncheck. The information collection will be limited to accumulating information about the utilities' performance features, i.e., telemetry will not be added to user […]
A stable release of the interface for simplifying network configuration settings is available — NetworkManager 1.42.0. Plugins for VPN support (Libreswan, OpenConnect, Openswan, SSTP, etc.) are developed within their own development cycles. The main innovations in NetworkManager 1.42 include: CLI interface nmcli now supports configuring the authentication method based on the IEEE 802.1X standard, widely used for securing corporate wireless networks and organization […]
Google has introduced the first beta version of the open mobile platform Android 14. The Android 14 release is expected in the third quarter of 2023. A beta testing program has been proposed for evaluating the platform's new capabilities. Firmware builds are prepared for Pixel 7/7 Pro, Pixel 6/6a/6 Pro, Pixel 5/5a 5G, and Pixel 4a (5G) devices. Key innovations in Android 14 include: Continued work on improving […]
The developers of the GTK library plan to form an experimental branch 4.90 by the end of the year, which will focus on functionality for the future GTK5 release. Before starting work on GTK5, in addition to the spring release of GTK 4.10, a GTK 4.12 release is scheduled for autumn, which will include advancements related to color management. The GTK5 branch will include changes that break API compatibility, […]
The release of Electron 23.0.0 has been prepared, providing a standalone framework for developing cross-platform user applications, utilizing components from Chromium, V8, and Node.js as its foundation. The significant version change is due to the update to the Chromium 110 codebase, Node.js 18.12.1 platform, and V8 11 JavaScript engine. Among the changes in this new release: Added support for the WebUSB API, allowing direct interaction with […]
The developers of the Thunderbird email client have published a development plan for the next three years. During this time, the project aims to achieve three main objectives: A complete overhaul of the user interface to create a system suitable for different user categories (both beginners and experienced users), easily customizable to personal preferences, and a cohesive design system. Improving the reliability and compactness of the codebase, rewriting outdated code and […]