The release of the Xpdf 4.04 package has taken place, which includes the PDF document viewer program (XpdfReader) and a set of utilities for converting PDF to other formats. On the project's download page, builds for Linux and Windows are available, as well as an archive with the source text. The code is distributed under GPLv2 and GPLv3 licenses. Release 4.04 focuses on fixing […]
Alexandre Julliard, the creator and head of the Wine project, has announced the launch of an experimental collaborative server gitlab.winehq.org, based on the GitLab platform. Currently, all projects from the main Wine tree, as well as utilities and the content of the WineHQ site, are hosted on the server. The ability to submit merge requests through the new service has been implemented. Additionally, a gateway has been launched, broadcasting to the mailing […]
The release of the SDL 2.0.22 library (Simple DirectMedia Layer) has taken place, aimed at simplifying the writing of games and multimedia applications. The SDL library provides features such as hardware-accelerated output of 2D and 3D graphics, input processing, sound playback, outputting 3D through OpenGL/OpenGL ES/Vulkan, and many other associated operations. The library is written in C and is distributed under the Zlib license. To utilize the capabilities of SDL […]
Drew DeVault, the author of the Sway window manager, Aerc mail client, and SourceHut collaborative development platform, has introduced the Hare programming language, which he and his team have been working on for the past two and a half years. Hare is presented as a systems programming language, close to C, but simpler than C. Among the key design principles of Hare is an emphasis on […]
The developers of the GNUnet framework, designed for building secure decentralized P2P networks without a single point of failure and capable of guaranteeing users' privacy, have released the first version of the libgnunetchat library, version 0.1.0. This library simplifies the use of GNUnet technologies and the GNUnet Messenger service for creating secure chat applications. Libgnunetchat provides a separate level of abstraction over GNUnet Messenger, including standard functionality applied […]
The Warsmash project is developing an alternative open game engine for Warcraft III, capable of recreating gameplay provided the original game is installed on the system (game resource files from the original Warcraft III release are required). The project is in the alpha development stage but already supports both single-player modes and participation in online multiplayer battles. The primary purpose of the development […]
The libmdbx library version 0.11.7 (MDBX) has been released, featuring a high-performance compact embedded key-value database. The libmdbx code is distributed under the OpenLDAP Public License. It supports all modern operating systems and architectures, including the Russian Elbrus 2000. This release is notable for migrating the project to the GitFlic service after the GitHub administration unexpectedly […]
Intel has opened the source code for the firmware of the PSE (Programmable Services Engine) block, which is being shipped in Elkhart Lake family processors, such as the Atom x6000E, optimized for use in Internet of Things devices. The code is released under the Apache 2.0 license. The PSE is an additional ARM Cortex-M7 processor core that operates in a low-power mode. The PSE can be used to carry out […]
The VeriGPU project aims to create an open GPU developed in the hardware description and modeling language Verilog. Initially, the project is being developed using the Verilog simulator, but once ready, it will be used for the production of real chips. The project's developments are distributed under the MIT license. VeriGPU is positioned as a specialized processor (ASIC) optimized for accelerating computations related to machine learning systems. […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 7.7 has occurred. Since the release of version 7.6, 11 bug reports have been closed and 374 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: work to translate X11 and OSS (Open Sound System) drivers to use the PE (Portable Executable) file format instead of ELF. UTF-8 support has been enabled as the ANSI encoding […]
A new public release of the Silero Text-to-Speech neural network speech synthesis system is now available. This project primarily aims to create a modern, high-quality speech synthesis system that rivals commercial solutions from corporations and is accessible to anyone without the need for expensive server equipment. The models are distributed under the GNU AGPL license, but the developing company does not disclose the mechanism for training the models. To launch […]
GitHub has blocked the repository containing the official documentation for the SymPy project and the website docs.sympy.org hosted on GitHub after receiving a complaint about copyright infringement from HackerRank, a company that specializes in conducting contests for developers and hiring programmers. The blocking was carried out under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). After community outrage, HackerRank withdrew their complaint […]