Author: Yuri Gagarin

Microsoft Edge is positioned as cross-platform and will support Linux.

In addition to previously published unofficial information about the porting of Microsoft Edge to Linux, during the Ignite 2019 conference, Microsoft representatives confirmed (8:34 in the video) the decision to release a build for Linux. No release date for the Linux version has been announced; it is stated only that Microsoft Edge is initially positioned as cross-platform and is already available for testing on platforms other than Windows.

FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE

The FreeBSD development team has announced FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE — the second release of the stable/12 branch. Some of the updates in the core system include: BearSSL code has been imported. LLVM components (clang, llvm, lld, lldb, and libc++) have been updated to version 8.0.1. OpenSSL has been updated to version 1.1.1d. The libomp library has been moved to base. The trim(8) command has been added for forced cleanup of unused blocks on solid-state drives. An option has been added to sh(1) […]

Yurchik – a small but formidable mutant (sci-fi short story)

1. – Yurich, get up! It's time for school. Mom nudged her son. Then she turned on her side and grabbed his wrist to check his health, but Yurich wriggled free and rolled over to the other side. – I don't want to go to school. – Get up, or you'll be late. Understanding that he had to go to school anyway, Yurich lingered for a bit more, then tossed around and […]

Windows Terminal Update: Preview 1910

Hello, Habr! We are excited to announce that another update for Windows Terminal has been released! Among the new features: dynamic profiles, cascading settings, a refreshed UI, new launch parameters, and more. Read on for more details! As always, the Terminal is available for download in the Microsoft Store, Microsoft Store for Business, and on GitHub. Windows Terminal dynamic profiles now automatically detect PowerShell Core and installed …

Development with Docker on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

To fully work with a project on Docker in WSL, WSL 2 must be installed. At the time of writing this note, its use is only possible as part of participation in the Windows Insider Program (WSL 2 is available in builds 18932 and higher). It is also worth mentioning separately that Windows 10 Pro is required for installing and configuring Docker Desktop. The first …

Security for Docker containers

Note from the translator: The topic of Docker security is perhaps one of the timeless issues in the modern IT world. Therefore, without further ado, we present a translation of another set of relevant recommendations. If you have already looked into this matter, many of these will be familiar to you. We have also supplemented the collection with a list of useful utilities and several resources for further study on the topic. Presenting a guide to …

FreeBSD 12.1 Release

The release of FreeBSD 12.1 has been announced, prepared for amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpcspe, sparc64, and armv6, armv7, and aarch64 architectures. Additionally, images for virtualization systems (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) and cloud environments Amazon EC2 have been prepared. Key innovations: the BearSSL cryptographic library has been included in the base system; the network stack has added support for NAT64 CLAT (RFC6877), implemented by engineers from Yandex; […]

Release of the distributed source control system Git 2.24

The release of the distributed version control system Git 2.24.0 is now available. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, providing flexible tools for nonlinear development based on branching and merging. To ensure the integrity of the history and resistance to changes made 'retroactively', implicit hashing of the entire previous history is used in each commit, and digital verification is also possible […]

Bro vs. not bro

In this article, I propose to take a dive into sociobiology and discuss the evolutionary origins of altruism, kin selection, and aggression. We will briefly (but with references) review the results of sociological studies and neuroimaging studies that show how recognizing relatives among people can influence sexual behavior and foster cooperation, while on the other hand, the recognition of a member of an outsider social […]

A license for open-source projects that requires users to 'do no harm.'

Hello, Habr! I present to your attention a translation of the article 'An Open Source License That Requires Users to Do No Harm' by Klint Finley. China uses facial recognition technology to track Uyghur Muslims. The US military uses drones to kill suspected terrorists and nearby civilians as well. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — those who held […]

Support for HTTP/3 has appeared in Firefox nightlies

Nightly builds of Firefox, which will form the basis for the release of Firefox 72 scheduled for January 7, have added support for the HTTP/3 protocol. By default, HTTP/3 is disabled and requires activation of the 'network.http.http3.enabled' option in about:config. HTTP/3 support in Firefox is based on the neqo project developed by Mozilla, which provides the client and server implementation for the QUIC protocol. The code components for supporting HTTP/3 and […]

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