A new release of the GNU project's implementation of the AWK programming language, Gawk 5.2.0, has been introduced. AWK was developed in the 70s of the last century and has not undergone significant changes since the mid-80s, in which the main backbone of the language was defined, which made it possible to maintain the original stability and simplicity of the language over the past decades. Despite its advanced age, AWK until […]
Members of the technical committee that manages the development of Ubuntu have approved a plan to make the Ubuntu Unity distribution one of the official editions of Ubuntu. At the first stage, daily test builds of Ubuntu Unity will be generated, which will be offered along with the rest of the official editions of the distribution (Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu and Ubuntu Kylin). Barring major issues, Ubuntu Unity […]
As promised earlier, Streetwriters has moved its note-taking platform, Notesnook, to an open source project. Notesnook is touted as a completely open, privacy-focused alternative to Evernote, with end-to-end encryption to prevent server-side analysis of information. The code is written in JavaScript/Typescript languages and is open under the GPLv3 license. Currently published […]
The release of the GitBucket 4.38 project, which develops a system for collaborating with Git repositories with a GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket-style interface, has been released. The system is easy to install, expandable via plugins, and compatible with the GitHub API. The code is written in Scala and is available under the Apache 2.0 license. MySQL and PostgreSQL can be used as a DBMS. Main features […]
Peter Eckersley, one of the founders of Let's Encrypt, a non-profit, community-controlled CA that provides free certificates to anyone, has passed away. Peter served on the board of directors of the non-profit organization ISRG (Internet Security Research Group), which is the founder of the Let's Encrypt project, and worked for the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) human rights organization for a long time. The idea promoted by Peter to provide […]
Google has introduced a new OSS VRP (Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program) initiative to pay cash rewards for identifying security issues in open source projects Bazel, Angular, Go, Protocol buffers and Fuchsia, as well as projects developed in Google repositories on GitHub ( Google, GoogleAPIs, GoogleCloudPlatform, etc.) and their dependencies. The presented initiative complements […]
The developers of the Tor anonymous network have formed the first stable release (1.0.0) of the Arti project, which develops a Tor client written in Rust. Release 1.0 is marked as usable by general users and provides the same level of privacy, usability, and stability as the mainstream C implementation. The API offered for using Arti functionality in other applications has also been stabilized. The code is distributed […]
Google has released Chrome update 105.0.5195.102 for Windows, Mac and Linux, which fixes a serious vulnerability (CVE-2022-3075) already used by attackers to carry out attacks (0-day). The issue is also fixed in release 104.0.5112.114 of the separately maintained Extended Stable branch. Details have not yet been disclosed, it is only reported that the 0-day vulnerability is caused by incorrect data validation in the Mojo IPC library. Judging by the code added […]
A new release of Brook's engineered keyboard layout has been released and is being distributed as the public domain. The layout allows you to enter special characters, such as "{}[]{>", without switching to the Latin alphabet, using the right Alt key. The arrangement of special characters is the same for Cyrillic and Latin, which simplifies the typing of technical texts using Markdown, Yaml and Wiki markup, as well as program code in Russian. Cyrillic: Latin: Stream […]
The release of the open platform webOS Open Source Edition 2.18 has been published, which can be used on various portable devices, boards and car infotainment systems. Raspberry Pi 4 boards are considered as the reference hardware platform. The platform is developed in a public repository under the Apache 2.0 license, and development is curated by the community, adhering to a collaborative development management model. The webOS platform was originally developed by […]
The release of the Nitrux 2.4.0 distribution has been published, as well as a new release of the associated MauiKit 2.2.0 library with components for building user interfaces. The distribution is built on the Debian package base, KDE technologies and the OpenRC init system. The project offers its own NX Desktop, which is an add-on to the KDE Plasma user environment. Based on the Maui library, a set of […]
The release of Nmap 7.93 network security scanner is available, designed to conduct a network audit and identify active network services. The issue was formed on the day of the 25th anniversary of the project. It is noted that over the years the project has evolved from a conceptual port scanner, published in 1997 in Phrack magazine, into a full-featured application for analyzing network security and determining the server applications used. Release in […]
