Author: ProHoster

Gentoo Starts Distributing Generic Linux Kernel Builds

The Gentoo Linux developers have announced the availability of universal builds with the Linux kernel, created as part of the Gentoo Distribution Kernel project to simplify the process of maintaining the Linux kernel in the distribution. The project provides the opportunity to both install ready-made binary assemblies with the kernel, and use a unified ebuild to build, configure and install the kernel using a package manager, similar to other […]

Vulnerability in FreeBSD ftpd that allowed root access using ftpchroot

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-7468) has been identified in the ftpd server supplied with FreeBSD, allowing users limited to their home directory using the ftpchroot option to gain full root access to the system. The problem is caused by a combination of an error in the implementation of the user isolation mechanism using the chroot call (if the process of changing uid or executing chroot and chdir failed, a non-fatal error was generated, not […]

Release of BlendNet 0.3, add-ons for organizing distributed rendering

The release of the BlendNet 0.3 add-on for Blender 2.80+ has been published. The add-on is used to manage resources for distributed rendering in the cloud or on a local render farm. The add-on code is written in Python and distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Features of BlendNet: Simplifies the deployment procedure in GCP/AWS clouds. Allows the use of cheap (preemptible/spot) machines for the main load. Uses secure REST + HTTPS […]

Rust State Survey 2020

The Rust community has launched the 2020 State of Rust Survey. The purpose of the survey is to identify the weaknesses and strengths of the language and determine development priorities. The survey is published in several languages, participation is anonymous and will take about 10-15 minutes. Responses will be accepted until September 24. Last Year's Results Link to 2020 State of Rust form on […]

Microservices with communication through Axon

In this simple tutorial, we will make a couple of microservices on Spring Boot and organize interaction between them through the Axon framework. Let's say we have such a task. There is a source of transactions in the stock market. This source sends us transactions via the Rest interface. We need to receive these transactions, save them to the database and make a convenient in-memory storage. This repository must perform […]

Storing data in a Kubernetes cluster

There are several ways to set up data storage for applications running on a Kubernetes cluster. Some of them are already outdated, others have appeared quite recently. In this article, we will consider the concept of three options for connecting storage systems, including the most recent one - connecting through the Container Storage Interface. Method 1: Specifying a PV in a Pod Manifest A typical manifest describing a Pod in a Kubernetes cluster: Color […]

Google Adds Kubernetes Support to Confidential Computing

TL;DR: You can now run Kubernetes on Google's Confidential VMs. Google today (08.09.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX, translator's note) at the Cloud Next OnAir event announced the expansion of its product line with the launch of a new service. Confidential GKE nodes add more privacy to workloads running on Kubernetes. In July, the first product called Confidential VMs was launched, and today these […]

New article: Sony BRAVIA OLED A8 TV review: the choice for a small home theater

When plasma TVs left the scene, for some time there was no alternative to the reign of LCD panels. But the era of low contrast is still not endless - televisions with elements that independently emit light without the use of separate lamps are still gradually occupying their niches. We are talking about panels based on organic light-emitting diodes. Today they surprise no one in small diagonal screens - in [...]

AMD reveals Radeon RX 6000 reference design

It seems that AMD itself is already tired of waiting for the announcement of its own new video cards and therefore could not resist a little “seed” before the full presentation. On the official page of the Radeon RX brand on Twitter, an image of the reference design of gaming graphics solutions of the Radeon RX 6000 series appeared. Let us remind you that its announcement is expected on October 28. Apparently, the new series of AMD video cards will […]

Arm Co-Founder Launches Campaign and Demands British Authorities to Intervene in NVIDIA Deal

Today it was announced that the Japanese company SoftBank will sell the British chip developer Arm to the American NVIDIA. Immediately after this, Arm co-founder Hermann Hauser called the deal a disaster that would destroy the company's business model. And a little later, he also launched a public campaign “Save Arm” and wrote an open letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, trying to attract […]

Solaris 11.4 SRU25 available

The Solaris 11.4 operating system update SRU 25 (Support Repository Update) has been published, which offers a series of regular fixes and improvements for the Solaris 11.4 branch. To install the fixes offered in the update, just run the 'pkg update' command. In the new release: Added the lz4 utility Updated versions to eliminate vulnerabilities: Apache 2.4.46 Apache Tomcat 8.5.57 Firefox 68.11.0esr MySQL 5.6.49, 5.7.31 […]

Java SE 15 release

After six months of development, Oracle released Java SE 15 (Java Platform, Standard Edition 15), which uses the open-source OpenJDK project as a reference implementation. Java SE 15 maintains backward compatibility with previous releases of the Java platform; all previously written Java projects will work without changes when run under the new version. Ready-to-install assemblies […]