Author: ProHoster

Release of Libredirect 1.3, additions for alternative representation of popular sites

The libredirect 1.3 Firefox add-on is now available, which automatically redirects to alternative versions of popular sites, provides privacy, allows you to view content without registering, and can work without JavaScript. For example, to view Instagram in anonymous mode without registration, it is forwarded to the Bibliogram frontend, and to view Wikipedia without JavaScript, Wikiless is used. The project code is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Applicable replacements: […]

Published qxkb5, a language switcher based on xcb and Qt5

qxkb5 has been published, an interface for switching keyboard layouts, allowing you to choose different behavior for different windows. For example, for windows with instant messengers, you can only fix the Russian layout. The program also allows you to use both built-in graphic and text language tags. The code is written in C++ and distributed under the GPLv3 license. Supported operating modes: Normal mode - the active window remembers the last […]

Assessing the efficiency of fixing vulnerabilities found by Google Project Zero

Researchers from the Google Project Zero team have summarized data on manufacturers' response times to discover new vulnerabilities in their products. In accordance with Google's policy, vulnerabilities identified by researchers from Google Project Zero are given 90 days to resolve, plus an additional 14 days for public disclosure may be delayed upon request. After 104 days, information about [...]

OBS Studio 27.2 Live Streaming Release

OBS Studio 27.2 is now available for streaming, compositing and video recording. The code is written in C/C++ and distributed under the GPLv2 license. Assemblies are generated for Linux, Windows and macOS. The goal of developing OBS Studio was to create a portable version of the Open Broadcaster Software (OBS Classic) application that is not tied to the Windows platform, supports OpenGL and is extensible through plugins. […]

Fifth edition of patches for the Linux kernel with support for the Rust language

Miguel Ojeda, author of the Rust-for-Linux project, has proposed a fifth version of components for developing device drivers in the Rust language for consideration by Linux kernel developers. Rust support is considered experimental, but is already included in the linux-next branch and is sufficiently developed to begin work on creating abstraction layers over kernel subsystems, as well as writing drivers and modules. Development […]

Dino 0.3 communication client release

After more than a year of development, the Dino 0.3 communication client has been released, supporting chat participation and messaging using the Jabber/XMPP protocol. The program is compatible with various XMPP clients and servers, is focused on ensuring the confidentiality of conversations and supports end-to-end encryption using the XMPP extension OMEMO based on the Signal protocol or encryption using OpenPGP. The project code is written in [...]

Rakudo compiler release 2022.02 for the Raku programming language (former Perl 6)

Rakudo 2022.02, a compiler for the Raku programming language (formerly Perl 6), has been released. The project was renamed from Perl 6 because it did not become a continuation of Perl 5, as originally expected, but became a separate programming language, not compatible with Perl 5 at the source level and developed by a separate community of developers. Simultaneously, the MoarVM 2022.02 virtual machine release is available, […]

Android 13 Preview. Android 12 Remote Vulnerability

Google presented the first test version of the open mobile platform Android 13. The release of Android 13 is expected in the third quarter of 2022. To evaluate the new capabilities of the platform, a preliminary testing program is proposed. Firmware builds have been prepared for Pixel 6/6 Pro, Pixel 5/5a, Pixel 4 / 4 XL / 4a / 4a (5G) devices. Key innovations of Android 13: System […]

Release of uChmViewer, a viewer for chm and epub files

The release of uChmViewer 8.2, a fork of KchmViewer, a program for viewing files in chm (MS HTML help) and epub formats, is available. The release adds support for KDE Framework 5 instead of KDE4 and initial support for Qt6 instead of Qt4. The fork is distinguished by the inclusion of some improvements that did not and most likely will not make it into the main KchmViewer. The code is written in C++ and supplied […]

Release of the library for creating graphical interfaces Slint 0.2

With the release of version 0.2, the toolkit for creating graphical interfaces SixtyFPS was renamed to Slint. The reason for the renaming was user criticism of the name SixtyFPS, which led to confusion and ambiguity when sending queries to search engines, and also did not reflect the purpose of the project. The new name was chosen through a community discussion on GitHub, in which users suggested new names. […]

Valve releases Steam Deck CAD files

Valve has published drawings, models and design data for the Steam Deck gaming console case. The data is offered in STP, STL and DWG formats, and is distributed under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0) license, which permits copying, distribution, use in your own projects and creation of derivative works, provided that you provide appropriate credit. attribution, license retention and non-commercial use only […]

Wine 7.2 release

An experimental release of an open implementation of WinAPI - Wine 7.2 - took place. Since the release of version 7.1, 23 bug reports have been closed and 643 changes have been made. The most important changes: A major cleanup of the MSVCRT library code was carried out and support for the 'long' type was provided (more than 200 changes out of 643). The Wine Mono engine with the implementation of the .NET platform has been updated to release 7.1.1. Improved […]