Author: Yuri Gagarin

Release of cryptographic libraries LibreSSL 3.1.0 and Botan 2.14.0

The developers of the OpenBSD project have released a portable edition of the LibreSSL 3.1.0 package, which is a fork of OpenSSL aimed at achieving a higher level of security. The LibreSSL project focuses on quality support for SSL/TLS protocols by removing unnecessary functionality, adding additional protections, and conducting significant cleanup and reworking of the codebase. The LibreSSL 3.1.0 release is considered experimental, in which […]

Tips & tricks for working with Ceph in high-load projects

Using Ceph as a network storage solution in various project load scenarios, we may encounter different challenges that, at first glance, do not seem simple or trivial. For example: migrating data from an old Ceph to a new one while partially utilizing previous servers in the new cluster; solving the issue of disk space allocation in Ceph. As we tackle such challenges, we face […]

The aircraft with aerodynamically shifted center of gravity

Inventor of the canard, Gustav Lachmann, proposed in the late 1930s to equip the tailless aircraft with a free-floating wing located at the front of the wing. This wing was equipped with a servo control, which was used to adjust its lift force. It served to compensate for the additional pitching moment of the wing that occurred during flap deployment. Since Lachmann was an employee of Handley Page, the company owned the patent for […]

Mitchell Baker has taken the position of head of Mozilla Corporation

Mitchell Baker, Chair of the Mozilla Corporation Board and leader of the Mozilla Foundation, has been appointed as the CEO of Mozilla Corporation by the board of directors. The position had been vacant since August of last year, following Chris Beard's departure. For eight months, the company attempted to hire an external candidate for the CEO position, but after a series of interviews, the board of directors […]

Qt Company is considering moving to free releases of Qt one year after paid versions.

Developers of the KDE project are concerned about the shift in Qt framework development towards a limited commercial product being developed without community interaction. In addition to the previously made decision to supply the LTS version of Qt only under a commercial license, Qt Company is considering transitioning to a distribution model for Qt where all releases in the first 12 months are available only to commercial users […]

Minetest 5.2.0

On April 5, Minetest 5.2.0 was released. Minetest is a sandbox game engine with embedded games. Key new features/changes include: Highlighting GUI buttons in light color when hovered over (visual feedback). Animated images in the formspec interface (new animated_image[] element). The ability to present formspec content in HTML format (new hypertext[] element). New API functions/methods: table.key_value_swap, table.shuffle, vector.angle, and get_flags. Hand inertia has been improved. […]

The fully free AmboVent ventilator project has been published.

https://1nn0v8ter.rocks/AmboVent-1690-108https://github.com/AmboVent/AmboVent Copyright ©2020. THE AMBOVENT GROUP FROM ISRAEL hereby declares: No Rights Reserved. Anyone in the world has permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for educational, research, for profit, business, and not-for-profit purposes, without fee and without a signed licensing agreement, all is hereby granted, provided that the intention […]

Exploring the VoIP engine Mediastreamer2. Part 4

The material for this article is taken from my Zen channel. Creating a signal level meter In the previous article, we clarified the correct completion of programs using media streamers. In this article, we will assemble a signal level meter circuit and learn how to read measurement results from the filter. We will evaluate measurement accuracy. The set of filters provided by the media streamer includes a filter, MS_VOLUME, which is capable of measuring the root mean square level of the passing […]

Network automation. A case from life

Hello, Habr! In this article, we would like to talk about network infrastructure automation. A working network scheme will be presented, which operates in a small but very proud company. Any resemblance to real network equipment is purely coincidental. We will consider a case that occurred in this network, which could have led to prolonged business downtime and serious financial losses. […]

Release of Simply Linux 9 distribution

The Bazalt SPU company has announced the release of the Simply Linux 9 distribution, based on the ninth ALT platform. The product is distributed under a licensing agreement that does not transfer the right to distribute the distribution but allows individuals and legal entities to use the system without restrictions. The distribution is available in builds for the x86_64, i586, aarch64, mipsel, e2kv4, e2k, riscv64 architectures and can operate on […]

Chrome 81 release

Google has released version 81 of the Chrome web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the free Chromium project, which serves as the foundation for Chrome, is available. Chrome browser features Google's logos, a notification system for crashes, the ability to load Flash modules on demand, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, and the RLZ parameters during searches. Initially, Chrome 81 was planned […]

Release of Tails 4.5 distribution with UEFI Secure Boot support

The release of the specialized Tails 4.5 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) distribution has been announced. Based on the Debian package base, it is designed to ensure anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is facilitated by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is stored in persistence mode between sessions using […]

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