Author: Yuri Gagarin

ByteDance has introduced its solution for running multiple Linux kernels.

The Chinese company ByteDance, which operates the TikTok service, has published patches with the implementation of the Parker system (PARtitioned KERnel) in the Linux kernel developer mailing list. This system allows multiple Linux kernels to run simultaneously on one computer without using traditional virtualization. In terms of its objectives, Parker resembles the Multikernel project introduced a few days ago but differs in architecture and implementation. Parker utilizes partitioning […]

NPM is moving away from using TOTP 2FA and conventional tokens to enhance security.

After a new wave of phishing attacks on maintainers, incidents involving the compromise of popular packages, and the emergence of worms affecting dependencies, NPM has decided to implement additional security measures: Two-factor authentication will be mandatory for local package publication. The use of one-time passwords (TOTP) for two-factor authentication will be deprecated. Users will transition to the FIDO U2F protocol. The shift to granular tokens, lifespan […]

The code for the distributed file system TernFS has been opened.

XTX Markets has released the source code for the TernFS file system, designed to create a distributed storage system spanning multiple geographically separated data centers and capable of storing up to tens of exabytes of data, trillions of files, and hundreds of billions of directories, which can be accessed simultaneously by millions of clients. The project's code is written in C++ and Go and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. Protocol specifications and […]

Release of package manager RPM 6.0.

The release of package manager RPM 6.0 has been published, which will be used in the release of Fedora Linux 43. The project is developed by Red Hat and is used in distributions such as RHEL, Fedora, SUSE, openSUSE, ALT Linux, Rosa Linux, OpenMandriva, Mageia, PCLinuxOS, and Tizen. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 and LGPLv2 licenses. Version 5 of RPM has been skipped to avoid overlaps with […]

Release of Varnish-Cache 8.0. Project name change due to trademark issues.

Poul-Henning Kamp, one of the well-known developers of FreeBSD, who participated in the creation of systems such as MD5crypt, GEOM, GBDE, and FreeBSD Jail, has released Varnish-Cache 8.0, a high-performance caching proxy designed to function as an HTTP accelerator. The project is distributed under the BSD license and has been used in projects by Facebook, Wikimedia, Twitter, Vimeo, Tumblr, New York Times, and […]

The release of the DuckDB 1.4.0 database management system with database encryption support

The release of DuckDB 1.4.0 has been published, aimed at executing analytical queries and conceptually similar to SQLite. DuckDB combines properties of SQLite, such as compactness, embedability via a library, database storage in a single file, and a CLI interface, with capabilities and optimizations for executing analytical queries that cover a significant portion of stored data, such as aggregating all the content of tables or merging multiple […]

The Fedora Forge collaborative development service has launched. Beta testing of Fedora Linux 43

The Fedora project has announced the launch of Fedora Forge, a collaborative development service built using the Forgejo project. The service is being developed to replace the Pagure platform used in Fedora for collaborative work on code and package metadata. The replacement is necessary as the Pagure platform requires significant resources for maintenance, is in a state of stagnation, and has not gained widespread adoption outside of Fedora. […]

The FLX1s smartphone, shipped with Debian and a GNOME-based interface

The Furi Labs project has announced the start of production of the FLX1s smartphone, shipped with the FuriOS distribution. The distribution is based on Debian 13 package base and equipped with a custom Phosh interface, based on GNOME technologies and the GTK library. The device is available for pre-order at a price of $550. The first batch will be released on October 25, after which shipping to customers will begin. To ensure privacy […]

In Git 3.0, it is proposed to make Rust a mandatory part of the build infrastructure

In the mailing list of developers of the Git source code management system, a change is being discussed that proposes to include components written in Rust in the core of Git and to add Rust to the list of mandatory dependencies required for building Git. The integration of the ability to use Rust in Git development is suggested to be carried out by analogy with the previously implemented transition to the possibility of using the C99 specification in the code […]

Multikernel has been introduced, a mechanism for simultaneously running multiple Linux kernels.

A series of patches developed by the Multikernel project, which was recently transitioned to open-source software and will now be developed in collaboration with the community, has been proposed for discussion by Linux kernel developers. Multikernel allows multiple independent instances of the Linux kernel to run on a single physical computer, providing direct access to hardware resources and enabling the running of several isolated system environments. […]

Google has unveiled AI capabilities for Chrome.

Google announced the integration of ten new features related to the use of AI models in Chrome. The first feature is the embedded chatbot Gemini, which can explain the content of the viewed page and answer questions related to the page without switching from the current tab. A button has been added to the upper right corner of the screen to invoke Gemini, which displays […]

Beta release of Ubuntu 25.10

The beta release of the Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" distribution has been presented, after which a complete freeze of the package base was implemented, and developers transitioned to final testing and bug fixing. The release is scheduled for October 9 and is classified as an interim release, with updates being generated over a period of 9 months. Ready test images have been created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu […]

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