Author: ProHoster

The Gentoo project introduced the Portage 3.0 package management system

The release of the Portage 3.0 package management system used in the Gentoo Linux distribution has been stabilized. The presented thread summarized the long-term work on the transition to Python 3 and the end of support for Python 2.7. In addition to the end of support for Python 2.7, another important change was the inclusion of optimizations that allowed for 50-60% faster calculations associated with determining dependencies. Interestingly, some developers suggested rewriting the code […]

Release of Hotspot 1.3.0, Linux performance analysis GUI

The release of the Hotspot 1.3.0 application has been introduced, providing a graphical interface for visually examining reports in the process of profiling and performance analysis using the perf kernel subsystem. The program code is written in C++ using the Qt and KDE Frameworks 5 libraries, and is distributed under the GPL v2+ license. Hotspot can act as a transparent replacement for the "perf report" command when parsing files […]

The revival of the Free Heroes of Might and Magic II project

As part of the Free Heroes of Might and Magic II (fheroes2) project, a group of enthusiasts tried to recreate the original game from scratch. This project existed for some time as an open source product, however, work on it was suspended many years ago. A year ago, a completely new team began to form, which continued the development of the project, with the goal of bringing it to its logical […]

torxy is a transparent HTTP/HTTPS proxy that allows you to redirect traffic to selected domains through a TOR server

I present to your attention the first public version of my development - a transparent HTTP/HTTPS proxy that allows you to redirect traffic to selected domains through the TOR server. The project was created to improve the comfort of access from the home local network to sites, which may be limited for various reasons. For example, homedepot.com is not geographically accessible. Features: Works exclusively in transparent mode, configuration is required only on the router; […]

CCZE 0.3.0 Phoenix

CCZE is a utility for colorizing logs. The original project ceased development in 2003. In 2013, I compiled the program for personal use, but it turned out that it worked quite slowly due to a suboptimal algorithm. I fixed the most obvious performance issues and then used it successfully for 7 years, but was too lazy to release it. So, […]

Migration from Check Point from R77.30 to R80.10

Hello colleagues, welcome to the tutorial on migrating Check Point R77.30 to R80.10 databases. When using Check Point products, sooner or later the task of migrating existing rules and the object database arises for the following reasons: When buying a new device, you need to migrate the database from the old device to the new device (to the current version of GAIA OS or […]

Check Point Gaia R80.40. What will be new?

The next release of the Gaia R80.40 operating system is approaching. A few weeks ago, the Early Access program was launched, through which you can get access to test the distribution. We, as usual, publish information about what will be new, as well as highlight the moments that are most interesting from our point of view. Looking ahead, I can say that the innovations are truly significant. Therefore, it is worth preparing for [...]

SRE online intensive: we will break everything to the ground, then we will fix it, we will break it a couple more times, and then we will build it again

How about we break something? And then we build and build, repair and repair. Boredom is deadly. Let's break it so that nothing happens to us for it - not only will we be praised for this disgrace. And then we’ll build everything again - so much so that it will be an order of magnitude better, more fault-tolerant and faster. And we break again. […]

Re-releases of the first two parts of DOOM on Unity appeared on Steam

Bethesda has released updates for the first two DOOM titles on Steam. Now service users will be able to run modernized versions on the Unity engine, which were previously only available through the Bethesda launcher and on mobile platforms. Despite the update, players will be able to switch to the original DOS versions if they wish, but upon purchase the shooter will run on Unity by default. Besides, […]

OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual external storage on HDD or SSD costs up to $1950

OWC has introduced the Mercury Elite Pro Dual external storage with 3-Port Hub, which can be used with computers running Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux and Chrome OS operating systems. The device allows the installation of two drives of 3,5 or 2,5 inches. These can be traditional hard drives or solid-state solutions with a SATA 3.0 interface. The new product was built […]

Intel Comet Lake processors of the KA series in boxes with "Avengers" got to Russian stores

Intel previously pampered customers with special series of processors mainly for serious occasions such as its anniversary, but this year the Comet Lake processor boxes were decided to be repainted in honor of the release of the Marvel's Avengers game. The colorfully designed box does not offer any additional bonuses, but does not require increased payment. Processors of the new “KA” series have systematically reached Russian retail. […]

Results of a survey of developers using Ruby on Rails

The results of a survey of 2049 developers developing projects in the Ruby language using the Ruby on Rails framework have been summed up. It is noteworthy that 73.1% of respondents develop in the macOS environment, 24.4% in Linux, 1.5% in Windows and 0.8% in other OSes. At the same time, the majority use the Visual Studio Code editor when writing code (32%), followed by Vim […]