Author: ProHoster

Firefox 123

Firefox 123 is available. Linux: Gamepad support now uses evdev instead of the legacy API provided by the Linux kernel. The telemetry collected will include the name and version of the Linux distribution used. Firefox View: Added a search field to all sections. Removed the hard limit of only showing 25 recently closed tabs. Built-in translator: The built-in translator has learned to translate text […]

The Kubuntu distribution has announced a competition to create a logo and branding elements

The developers of the Kubuntu distribution have announced a competition among graphic designers aimed at creating new branding elements, including the project logo, desktop screensaver, color palette and fonts. The new design is planned to be used in the release of Kubuntu 24.04. The competition brief states the desire for a recognizable and modern design that reflects the specifics of Kubuntu, is positively perceived by new and old users, and […]

Intel Survey Finds Burnout and Documentation Top Open Source Problems

The results of a survey of open source software developers conducted by Intel are available. When asked about the main problems of open source software, 45% of participants noted burnout of maintainers, 41% drew attention to problems with the quality and availability of documentation, 37% highlighted maintaining sustainable development, 32% - organizing interaction with the community, 31% - insufficient funding, 30 % — accumulation of technical debt (participants do not [...]

First test release of the Hare programming language

Drew DeVault, the author of the Sway user environment, the Aerc email client and the SourceHut collaborative development platform, introduced the release of the Hare 0.24.0 programming language and announced changes to the rules for generating new versions. Hare 0.24.0 was the first release - the project had not previously created separate versions. At the same time, the implementation of the language remains unstable and until the formation of a stable release 1.0 […]

Construction of one of the largest data centers in Russia “Moscow-2” has been completed in Moscow

In Moscow, the construction of one of the largest data processing centers (DPCs) “Moscow-2” in Russia has been completed, TASS writes, citing a message from the chairman of Mosgosstroynadzor. “Once opened, Moscow-2 will become the country’s first commercial data center certified to Tier IV, the highest level of international industry standard for reliability and fault tolerance. It will house server and network equipment for processing, […]

Changes in preparation of interim releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat has announced changes to the process for preparing interim releases of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution. Beginning with RHEL 9.5, future milestone packages will be released earlier using a rolling publishing cycle, not tied to a release. The full release will be accompanied by updated documentation, installation media and virtual machine images. The process of beta formation will also change […]