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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 […]
After six months of development, release 25.1.0 of the XLibre project, which is a fork of X.Org Server, has been published. The first release of the XLibre XServer 25.1.0 branch is positioned as beta-quality and is intended for testing and identifying any potential issues. Following this, two more beta versions are planned to be released, after which the branch will be declared stable in release 25.1.3. The project is led by Enrico Weigelt, who ranks first in […]
The Open Science Awards ceremony took place at Paris-Saclay University, honoring achievements in open science in France. The French Ministry of Higher Education and Research presented awards in three categories: free software, open data, and dissertations demonstrating open science principles. A total of 8 laureates were recognized among open data, 3 free software projects, and 8 […]
An update for the Linux distribution 'Alt Workstation K 11.2' is now available, offering a KDE desktop environment suitable for office and home use. The build is prepared for the x86_64 architecture and is based on the ALT platform 11. An installation ISO image (8.8 GB) and a separate Live build (5.4 GB) have been prepared for download. The downloaded version can be freely used only by individuals, in […]
After nearly two years since the last significant branch was formed, the stable release of the OpenMediaVault 8.0 distribution has been published, allowing for rapid deployment of network-attached storage (NAS). The OpenMediaVault project was founded in 2009 following a split among developers of the FreeNAS distribution, resulting in the classic FreeNAS based on FreeBSD and a fork, whose developers set […]
After four months of development, release 0.3 of the Wayback project has been published, enabling the launch of desktop environments tied to the X11 protocol using components based on Wayland. Wayback is a slimmed-down Wayland compositor server that supports only the necessary features for running a fullscreen X11 session using Xwayland. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the MIT license. The project was created by the developers of the […]
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