The release of the NPM 7.0 package manager, included with Node.js and used for distributing JavaScript modules, has been announced. The NPM repository serves over 1.3 million packages, utilized by approximately 12 million developers, with about 75 billion downloads recorded monthly. NPM 7.0 marks the first significant release formed after the acquisition of NPM Inc. by GitHub. The new version will be included in […]
Jolla has announced the release of the Sailfish OS 3.4. Builds are prepared for Jolla 1, Jolla C, Jolla Tablet, Sony Xperia X, Xperia XA2, and Sony Xperia 10, and are already available as OTA updates. Sailfish utilizes a graphical stack based on Wayland and Qt5 libraries, with its system environment built on Mer, which has been evolving since April as part of […]
The graphic editor has been released with a number of new fill layer types, including a truly versatile SeExpr script-based fill layer, new options for Krita brushes such as gradient map mode for brushes, brightness and gradient modes for brush textures, dynamic color usage in gradients, webm animation export, new scripting features — and, of course […]
When developing services for a fully managed container platform like Cloud Run, you're likely to quickly tire of constantly switching between the code editor, terminal, and Google Cloud Console. Moreover, you'll have to repeatedly execute the same commands with every deployment. Cloud Code is a set of tools that includes everything you need for writing, debugging, and deployment […]
Welcome to the third lesson of the FortiAnalyzer Getting Started course. In the last lesson, we deployed the layout necessary for performing lab exercises. In this lesson, we will discuss the key principles of working with logs on FortiAnalyzer, get familiar with event handlers, and explore mechanisms for log protection. The theoretical part and the full recording of the lesson are under the cut. To access […]
The Open Invention Network (OIN), aimed at protecting the Linux ecosystem from patent claims, has announced an expansion of the list of packages covered by the patent non-assertion agreement and the provision for the free use of certain patented technologies. The list of components in distributions that fall under the definition of a Linux system (“Linux System”), covered by the agreement among OIN participants, has been expanded to include […]
The corrective release of Firefox 81.0.2 has been published, fixing the incompatibility with Twitter that was already reported last week. The issue manifests as a network protocol failure error when attempting to open Twitter, which can be resolved by removing the site-related handler on the “about:serviceworkers” page without modifying the browser’s code. Additionally, it is worth noting the appearance in nightly builds of Firefox […]
The release of a set of GCC-compatible LLVM development tools has occurred. In particular, as part of the experiment, Flang — a frontend for the Fortran language — has been included. Notably, the migration of the build system towards the use of Python 3 has begun. However, version 2 of the language is still supported as a fallback option. Support for AST recovery has been added, which simplifies error tracing in the code, […]
High performance is one of the key requirements when working with big data. At Sber, we manage the data loading process of almost all transactions into our Data Cloud based on Hadoop, and thus deal with truly large streams of information. Naturally, we are constantly seeking ways to enhance performance, and now we want to share how we were able to […]
Flying Fortress by Nele-Diel The Mail.ru Cloud Storage team has translated an article about the important criteria for choosing an object storage solution. Next is the text from the author's perspective. When it comes to object storage, people usually think about just one characteristic — price per TB/GB. Of course, this metric is important, but it renders the approach one-sided and equates […]
When implementing ready-made ERP systems, 53% of companies experience significant challenges that require changes to business processes and organizational approaches, and 44% face substantial technical problems. In this series of articles, we will break down what an ERP system is, its benefits, how to determine the necessity of its implementation, what to know when choosing a platform provider, and how to implement it. The concept […]
A release of the Porteus Kiosk 5.1.0 distribution has been prepared, based on Gentoo and designed for equipping standalone internet kiosks, demonstration stands, and self-service terminals. The bootable image of the distribution takes up 110 MB. The base build includes only the minimal set of components necessary to run a web browser (both Firefox and Chrome are supported), which has been stripped down to prevent undesirable activity in the system (for example, […]