The release of Chrome OS 99, based on the Linux kernel, system manager upstart, build tools ebuild/portage, open components, and web browser Chrome 99, is now available. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to a web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are used. However, Chrome OS includes a fully-featured multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The build of Chrome OS 99 […]
The release of DXVK 1.10 layer, providing implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, functioning through call translation to the Vulkan API, is now available. To use DXVK, drivers supporting Vulkan API 1.1 are required, such as Mesa RADV 20.2, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]
The corrective release of Firefox 97.0.2 and 91.6.1 has been made available, addressing two vulnerabilities categorized as critical issues. The vulnerabilities allow bypassing sandbox isolation, achieving code execution with browser privileges when processing specially crafted content. It is reported that active exploits for both issues have been identified and are currently being used for attacks. Details remain undisclosed, but it is known that […]
The first release of the sdl12-compat compatibility layer has been published, providing an API compatible with both binary and source code of SDL 1.2, while operating on top of SDL 2. The project can serve as a complete replacement for SDL 1.2 and is suitable for running legacy programs written for SDL 1.2, utilizing the modern capabilities of the current SDL 2 branch. In particular, sdl12-compat allows running applications […]
The OpenSSL project has announced long-term support for the OpenSSL 3.0 cryptographic library branch, with updates to be released for five years from the date of release, i.e., until September 7, 2026. The previous LTS branch 1.1.1 will be supported until September 11, 2023. Additionally, the OpenBSD project has released a portable version of the LibreSSL 3.5.0 package.
Oracle has introduced Solaris 11.4 CBE (Common Build Environment), a new free version of the Solaris 11.4 operating system aimed at open source developers and personal use. Unlike the previously offered core builds of Solaris 11.4, the license for which allows free use for testing, development, and personal projects, the new edition features continuous integration.
The formation of the UCIe (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express) consortium has been announced, aimed at developing open specifications and creating an ecosystem for chiplet technology. Chiplets allow the creation of combined hybrid integrated circuits (multi-chip modules) made up of independent semiconductor blocks that are not tied to a single manufacturer and interact with each other using the standard high-speed UCIe interface. Specialized solutions, for instance, are being developed.
After one and a half years of development, the Wine project has published the vkd3d 1.3 release, featuring Direct3D 12, which operates through call translation to the Vulkan graphics API. The package includes the libvkd3d libraries implementing Direct3D 12, libvkd3d-shader with a translator for shader models 4 and 5, and libvkd3d-utils with functions to simplify porting of Direct3D 12 applications, along with a set of demonstration examples.
The development of the openSUSE Leap 15.4 distribution has entered the beta testing stage. The release is based on a core set of packages common with the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP 4 distribution and also includes some user applications from the openSUSE Tumbleweed repository. A universal DVD installation image, sized 3.9 GB (x86_64, aarch64, ppc64les, 390x), is available for download. The openSUSE Leap 15.4 release is expected on June 8, 2022.
Google has released version 99 of the Chrome web browser. At the same time, the stable version of the free project Chromium, which serves as the foundation for Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser is distinguished by the use of Google logos, a crash notification system, modules for playing copy-protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, and the transmission of RLZ parameters during searches. The next release of Chrome 100 is scheduled for March 29. […]
The developers of the Tor anonymous network have introduced the first beta release (0.1.0) of the Arti project, which is developing a Tor client written in Rust. The project is in experimental development status and lags behind the functionality of the main Tor client written in C, and is currently not ready to fully replace it. A 1.0 release is planned for September, which will stabilize the API, CLI, and settings, making it suitable for initial […]
The release of the optical character recognition system Tesseract 5.1 has been published, supporting UTF-8 character recognition and texts in over 100 languages, including Russian, Kazakh, Belarusian, and Ukrainian. The results can be saved as plain text or in HTML (hOCR), ALTO (XML), PDF, and TSV formats. The system was originally developed between 1985 and 1995 in a laboratory at Hewlett Packard, in […]