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The release of the libmdbx 0.13.10 (MDBX) library has been published, featuring a high-performance, compact embedded key-value database. The libmdbx code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. It supports all current operating systems and architectures, including the Russian Elbrus 2000. A comprehensive API for C++ is available for libmdbx, along with enthusiast-supported bindings for Rust, Haskell, Python, NodeJS, Ruby, Go, Nim, […]
A corrective release of the Exim 4.99.1 mail server has been published, addressing a vulnerability (CVE-2025-67896) that allows a remote attacker to modify memory contents outside the allocated buffer. This issue could potentially be exploited for remote code execution on the server, although a working exploit has not yet been developed. The vulnerability exists in the code dealing with the internal database (Hints DB) based on SQLite, used for storing temporary […]
Alex Kontos, the founder of Waterfox, a Firefox modification focused on privacy, performance, and minimalism, stated that the Waterfox project will not integrate functionalities utilizing large language models in the foreseeable future, at least not in the form they are being developed in Firefox. This concerns the application of large language models that influence the browser's behavior and perform actions […]
The release of the free PaaS platform Cozystack 0.38, built on Kubernetes, is now available. The project aims to provide a ready-to-use platform for hosting providers and a framework for building private and public clouds. The platform installs directly onto servers and covers all aspects of infrastructure preparation for offering managed services. Cozystack enables the deployment of Kubernetes clusters, databases, and virtual machines. The platform's code […]
The Binder inter-process communication mechanism, integrated into the Linux 6.18 kernel and written in Rust, has fixed a vulnerability (CVE-2025-68260). The issue is caused by a race condition during operations in unsafe blocks that directly handle pointers to the previous and next list elements. When successfully exploited, the vulnerability in Binder is limited to a crash and does not lead to memory corruption. Greg Kroah-Hartman […]
The release of the desktop-oriented MidnightBSD 4.0 operating system, based on FreeBSD with elements ported from DragonFly BSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD, has occurred. The base desktop environment is built on Xfce (optionally, a GNUstep + Window Maker + GWorkspace combo can be installed). Unlike other desktop distributions of FreeBSD, MidnightBSD initially evolved as a fork of FreeBSD 6.1-beta, which was synchronized in 2011 […]
After a year and a half of development, the Xiph.Org organization, which creates free video and audio codecs, has released the Opus 1.6 audio codec, ensuring high-quality encoding and minimal latency both for compressing high-bitrate streaming audio and for compressing voice in bandwidth-limited VoIP applications. The reference implementation of the encoder and decoder is distributed under the BSD license. Full specifications […]
Anthony Enzor-DeMeo has been appointed the new CEO of Mozilla Corporation. Anthony joined Mozilla from his role as Director of Product at Roofstock and served as Senior Vice President of Firefox since December 2024. His responsibilities included overseeing the development of Firefox and business growth related to Firefox. Prior to his appointment […]
The content delivery network Cloudflare, which handles approximately 20% of the world's web traffic, has published its annual report with statistics and analysis of global internet trends for the year 2025. The most interesting findings include: In 2025, global internet traffic increased by 19%, with the most significant traffic growth starting in August. In comparison, the traffic growth in 2024 was 17.2%. The share of web browsers: […]
The release of the free layout package for document design Scribus 1.6.5 has been announced. The package provides tools for professional print material layout, includes tools for PDF generation, and supports working with separate color profiles, CMYK, spot colors, and ICC. The program is written using the Qt toolkit and is distributed under the GPLv2+ license. Ready-made binary builds are prepared for Linux (AppImage), macOS, and Windows. […]
The CA/Browser Forum, which serves as a platform for collaborative decision-making considering the interests of browser vendors and certificate authorities, has approved new requirements for organizations issuing certificates for HTTPS. These new requirements declare eleven methods of domain ownership verification, for which certificates are issued, as deprecated. Support for deprecated methods will be phased out by March 2028. The reasons for this cessation […]
The release of the Ventoy 1.1.09 toolkit has been announced, designed for creating bootable USB drives that include multiple operating systems. The program allows you to boot OS from unchanged ISO, WIM, IMG, VHD, and EFI images without requiring image unpacking or media reformatting. You just need to copy the desired set of images to a USB Flash drive with the Ventoy bootloader, and it will facilitate the booting of the operating systems contained within the images. In […]