Author: Yuri Gagarin

Release of the decentralized communication platform Hubzilla 5.4

A new release of the platform for building decentralized social networks, Hubzilla 5.2, has been launched. The project provides a communication server that integrates with web publishing systems, equipped with a transparent identification system and access control in decentralized Fediverse networks. The project code is written in PHP and JavaScript and is distributed under the MIT license. Hubzilla has a unified authentication system to operate as a social network, […]

Dolt DB, allowing data manipulation in Git style

The Dolt project develops a DBMS that combines SQL support with versioning data in a Git-like fashion. Dolt allows cloning tables, creating forks, and performing table merges, as well as push and pull operations similar to those in a git repository. The DBMS supports SQL queries and is compatible with MySQL at the client interface level. The project code is written in […]

First Release of labwc, a Composite Server for Wayland

The first release of the labwc project, which develops a composite server for Wayland with features reminiscent of the Openbox window manager (the project is presented as an attempt to create an alternative to Openbox for Wayland), has been released. Features of labwc include minimalism, compact implementation, extensive customization options, and high performance. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The wlroots library is used as a base, […]

Release of SystemRescue 8.0.0 Distribution

The release of SystemRescue 8.0.0 is available, a specialized Live distribution based on Arch Linux, designed for system recovery after a crash. The graphical environment used is Xfce. The size of the ISO image is 708 MB (amd64, i686). Functional changes in the new version include an upgrade of the Xfce desktop to version 4.16, the provision of Linux kernel 5.10, and the inclusion of the paperkey package, intended for […]

The mruby 3.0 interpreter is available.

The release of mruby 3.0 has occurred, an embedded interpreter of the dynamic object-oriented programming language Ruby. Mruby ensures syntax compatibility at the level of Ruby 1.9, but also supports some features from newer versions. The interpreter is characterized by low memory consumption and the ability to be embedded within other applications. Additionally, it supports compiling Ruby programs to bytecode using the ongoing project’s compiler 'mrbc'. The mruby code is distributed […]

EFF believes that replacing tracking cookies with FLoC could lead to new problems.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has criticized the FLoC API, promoted by Google as part of the Privacy Sandbox initiative. Recall that in Chrome 89, an experimental implementation of a series of APIs began, which could replace third-party cookies used for tracking movements. In the future, Google plans to completely abandon the use of cookies for tracking and discontinue support for third-party […]

Proton is nearing full support for 7000 Windows games

The Proton project, which Valve is developing as a layer over Wine to run Linux gaming applications designed for Windows and available in the Steam catalog, has almost reached the milestone of 7,000 confirmed games with platinum support level. In comparison, a year ago, this support level covered about 5,000 games. Platinum level implies that the game is fully […]

Release of the program for working with maps and satellite imagery SAS.Planeta 201212

A stable release of SAS.Planet has been published — a program for working with maps and satellite imagery that supports viewing, downloading, stitching, and exporting in various formats. It supports working with materials provided by services like Google Earth, Google Maps, Bing Maps, DigitalGlobe, 'Space Images', Yandex.Maps, Yahoo! Maps, VirtualEarth, Gurtam, OpenStreetMap, eAtlas, iPhone maps, General Staff maps, and more. All uploaded maps remain in […]

Update of Qubes OS 4.0.4, utilizing virtualization for application isolation

An update for the Qubes operating system 4.0.4 has been formed, implementing the idea of using a hypervisor for strict isolation of applications and OS components (each class of applications and system services operates in separate virtual machines). A preparation installation image size of 4.9 GB is available for download. A system with 4 GB of RAM and a 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU with VT-x technology support is required for operation […]

Release of Electron 12.0.0, the application development platform based on the Chromium engine

The release of the Electron platform 12.0.0 has been prepared, providing a self-sufficient framework for developing cross-platform user applications, based on Chromium, V8, and Node.js components. The significant version number change is related to the update to the Chromium 89 codebase, Node.js 14.16 platform, and V8 JavaScript engine 8.9. In this new release: Transition to the new LTS branch of Node.js 14 has been made (previously […]

Red Hat has doubled the minimum subscription price for RHEL for virtual machines

Companies using the 'Self-support' tariff plan have noticed a significant increase in subscription costs when using Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server on virtual machines. Red Hat has abolished the old self-support subscription option RH0197181 in favor of the new RH00005. According to Red Hat representatives, the sale of new subscriptions under the RH0197181 plan was discontinued back in 2015 […]

Google introduced the Flutter 2 framework and the Dart 2.12 language.

Google has introduced the Flutter 2 user interface framework, marking the project's transformation from a mobile app development framework to a universal framework for creating all types of software, including desktop applications and web apps. Flutter is seen as an alternative to React Native and enables the release of applications for different platforms using a single codebase, including iOS, Android, […]

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