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Regolith 1.6 desktop release

The release of the desktop Regolith 1.6, developed by the developers of the Linux distribution of the same name, is available. Regolith is based on GNOME session management technologies and the i3 window manager. The developments of the project are distributed under the GPLv3 license. PPA repositories for Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 and 21.04 have been prepared for download. The project is positioned as a modern desktop environment, developed for faster execution of typical actions due to […]

Release of GNU Poke Binary Data Editor 1.3

The release of GNU Poke 1.3, a toolkit for working with binary data structures, has been published. GNU Poke consists of an interactive environment and a language for describing and parsing data structures, making it possible to automatically encode and decode data in various formats. The program can be useful for debugging and testing projects such as linkers, assemblers and compression utilities […]

Release of Wine version 6.9

In this version: The WPCAP library has been converted to PE (Portable Executable) format Support for sheet forms in the print spooler has been added The implementation of mathematical functions from Musl continues in the C runtime Also some errors have been fixed in the work of such programs as: TroopMaster Agenda Circling Forth GPU particle demo Visual Studio 2010 (10.0) Express […]

Floppinux 0.2.1 release

Krzysztof Krystian Jankowski has released another release of Floppinux distribution version 0.2.1. The distribution is based on the 5.13.0-rc2+ kernel and BusyBox 1.33.1. syslinux is used as bootloader. The distribution requires at least a 486 DX processor with at least 24 megabytes of RAM. The distribution, as the name suggests, fits entirely on a double-density 3,5″ floppy […]

QtProtobuf 0.6.0

A new version of the QtProtobuf library has been released. QtProtobuf is a free library released under the MIT license. With it, you can easily use Google Protocol Buffers and gRPC in your Qt project. Key changes: The QtProtobuf generator and library have been split into two separate modules. Changed installation paths for .pri files and QML modules (in case the installation prefix is ​​not […]

Mozilla, Google, Apple and Microsoft join forces to standardize platform for browser add-ons

The W3C has announced the formation of the WebExtensions Community Group (WECG) to work with browser vendors and other stakeholders to promote a common browser add-on development platform based on the WebExtensions API. The working group included representatives of Google, Mozilla, Apple and Microsoft. The specifications developed by the working group are aimed at simplifying the creation of add-ons that work in […]

Release of the free 3D modeling system Blender 2.93 LTS

The free 3D modeling package Blender 2.93 LTS has been released and will be the last release in the 2.9x branch. The release has received the status of an extended support period (LTS) release and will be supported for two more years in parallel with the release of seven subsequent releases. The next release, according to the development plan, will be 3.0, work on which has already begun. In Blender 2.93, the development of the control system […]

Release of Lakka 3.1, a distribution for creating game consoles

After more than a year of development, the release of the Lakka 3.1 distribution kit has been published, which allows you to turn computers, set-top boxes or single-board computers into a full-fledged game console for running retro games. The project is a modification of the LibreELEC distribution, originally designed to create home theaters. Lakka builds are generated for i386, x86_64 (Intel, NVIDIA or AMD GPUs), Raspberry Pi 1-4, Orange Pi, Cubieboard, Cubieboard2, Cubietruck, […]

Rescuezilla 2.2 backup distribution release

The release of Rescuezilla 2.2 distribution is available, designed for backup, system recovery after failures and diagnostics of various hardware problems. The distribution is built on the Ubuntu package base and continues the development of the Redo Backup & Rescue project, the development of which was discontinued in 2012. Live builds for 64-bit x86 systems (805MB) are available for download. Rescuezilla supports backup and restore by accident […]

Wine 6.10 release

An experimental branch of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 6.10 — has been released. Since the release of version 6.9, 25 bug reports have been closed and 321 changes have been made. Most important changes: The Mono engine has been updated to version 6.2.0. The names of folders in Shell are adjusted to the current state of Windows. The WinePulse library has been converted to the PE executable file format. In C […]

Release of Firebird 4.0 DBMS with replication support

Five years after the publication of the 5 branch, the release of the relational DBMS Firebird 3.0 was formed. Firebird continues the development of the InterBase 4.0 DBMS code, opened in 6.0 by Borland. Firebird is distributed under the free MPL license and supports the ANSI SQL standards, including features such as triggers and stored procedures. Binary assemblies Source: opennet.ru

Jami Decentralized Communication Client “Maloya” Available

A new release of the decentralized communication platform Jami is available, distributed under the code name "Maloya". The project is aimed at creating a communication system that works in P2P mode and allows organizing both communication of large groups and making individual calls with a high level of confidentiality and security. Jami, formerly known as Ring and SFLphone, is part of the GNU […]