The project D7VK 1.1 has been released, advancing the implementation of Direct3D 6 and 7 graphics APIs proposed by Microsoft in 1998 and 1999. D7VK operates by translating calls to the Vulkan API and allows retro games that rely on Direct3D 6 and 7 to run on Linux using Wine. The project's code is written in C++ and is distributed under […]
The eighth release of the Orbitiny Desktop environment has been published, developed from scratch using the Qt framework. The project aims to combine some innovative ideas not previously seen in user environments with traditional elements such as a plugin-supported panel, an application menu, and a desktop where shortcuts can be placed. The current focus is on launching in environments on […]
At the ongoing conference 39C3 (Chaos Communication Congress) in Germany, details were revealed about 12 previously unknown and unpatched (0-day) vulnerabilities in the GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard) toolkit, which provides OpenPGP and S/MIME standard-compliant utilities for data encryption, electronic signature processing, key management, and access to public key repositories. The most dangerous vulnerabilities allow bypassing the […]
Statistics have been released regarding the programming languages used in GNOME and GNOME applications. The project totals 6.7 million lines of code, of which 1.6 million belong to applications and 5.1 million to libraries and core components of GNOME. The C language continues to be the default for GNOME libraries, and over 2/3 of the lines of code in GNOME's core components are written in this […]
GitHub has blocked the official repository of the Chinese company Rockchip, which was developing the MPP (Media Process Platform) module with a layer for accessing video and image processing acceleration capabilities on Rockchip chips. The blockage was made under the current U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) following a complaint from developers of the FFmpeg project. In February 2024, the developers […]
The release of the PorteuX 2.5 distribution, based on Slackware and developed under the influence of the Slax and Porteus projects, is now available. Features of PorteuX include pre-configured environments based on the Cinnamon, COSMIC, GNOME, KDE, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, and Xfce desktops, inclusion of hardware acceleration for multimedia file processing on Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA GPUs, booting in Live mode in 3 seconds, […]
The release of the text and file encryption program Stirlitz has taken place. The program is written in C++ and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The application is adapted for use on Linux, Windows, and Android operating systems. For Arch Linux users, a package build script is available in AUR. Windows users can access an experimental installer. An experimental package is available for Android in the format […]
As part of the Phoenix project, an attempt has been made to create a new X server from scratch, without utilizing resources from the X.Org Server, aimed at developing a modern alternative that expands the X11 protocol and provides compatibility features with Wayland. At its current stage of development, Phoenix is not yet ready for everyday use, but it already allows for the organization of work with simple applications that use graphics output […]
The Arch Linux project has restricted access to the website archlinux.org due to a DDoS attack. Access via IPv4 has been disabled and is only allowed through IPv6 until the situation is resolved. This is noted as a necessary measure due to the inability to solve the problem promptly — assistance from the hosting provider (Hetzner) is required to block the attack, but reaching customer support during the holiday period has proven difficult. […]
The QEMU project has released version 10.2.0. As an emulator, QEMU allows running programs built for one hardware platform on a system with an entirely different architecture, for example, executing an ARM application on an x86-compatible PC. In virtualization mode, QEMU offers near-native performance for code execution in an isolated environment by directly executing instructions on the CPU and utilizing […]
The CoMaps project, developing a fully open community fork of the mobile mapping application Organic Maps, has released version 2025.12.19 along with a report on the project and community status. The project's code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The application is available in the F-Droid, Google Play, and Apple App Store catalogs, as well as directly on Codeberg. One of the project's priorities has always been engaging the community in the decision-making process […]
The release of the high-performance HTTP server and multi-protocol proxy server Angie 1.11.0, forked from Nginx by a group of former developers from F5 Network, has been published. The source code of Angie is available under the BSD license. The project has obtained compatibility certificates with Russian operating systems Red OS, Astra Linux Special Edition, Rosa Chrome Server, Alt, and the FSTEC version of Alt. The development is supported by the company 'Web Server', which was established […]