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The release of OpenSSH 10.0 has been announced, an open implementation of a client and server for working with the SSH 2.0 and SFTP protocols. Key changes include the removal of support for digital signatures based on the DSA algorithm, whose security level does not meet modern requirements. The costs associated with maintaining the insecure DSA algorithm are not justified, and its removal will encourage the discontinuation of DSA support in other implementations […]
The release of the Pale Moon 33.7.0 web browser has been published, which branched from the Firefox codebase to ensure higher performance, maintain a classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and provide additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are available for Windows and Linux (x86_64). The project code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to a classic interface organization, without transitioning to […]
After three years of development, the stable version of the FreeDOS 1.4 operating system has been released, continuing the free alternative to DOS with a set of GNU utilities. The FreeDOS code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. Builds for booting from floppy disks, CDs, and USB flash drives are available, ranging from 17 MB to 638 MB. The FreeDOS project was founded in 1994 and in current realities […]
The first alpha release of RPM package manager 6.0 has been formed, which will be used in the fall release of Fedora Linux 43. The project is developed by Red Hat and is used in distributions such as RHEL, Fedora, SUSE, openSUSE, ALT Linux, OpenMandriva, Mageia, PCLinuxOS, and Tizen. The project's code is distributed under GPLv2 and LGPLv2 licenses. Version 5 of RPM has been skipped to avoid overlaps with […]
The OpenSSL 3.5.0 library has been released, implementing SSL/TLS protocols and various encryption algorithms. OpenSSL 3.5 is categorized as a long-term support (LTS) release, with updates released for up to 5 years (until April 2030). Support for previous branches OpenSSL 3.3, 3.2, and 3.0 LTS will continue until April 2026, November 2025, and September 2026 […]
The release of the wayland-protocols package 1.43 has been published, containing a set of protocols and extensions that complement the basic Wayland protocol and provide necessary capabilities for building composite servers and user environments. Wayland-Protocols 1.43 introduces a new protocol called 'xdg-toplevel-tag', allowing Wayland clients to attach tags to top-level surfaces that the composite server can use to identify windows after the application restarts (for example, the application can set […]
Google has released version 135 of the Chrome web browser. Simultaneously, a stable release of the free Chromium project, which forms the foundation of Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser differs from Chromium by the use of Google logos, a crash notification system, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, continuous Sandbox isolation, the provision of keys to Google API, and transmitting RLZ parameters […]
In the update for macOS 15.4 published last week, Apple has replaced the rsync utility with an alternative implementation called openrsync, developed by the OpenBSD project. The executable file /usr/bin/rsync in macOS now points to openrsync. It is believed that the reason for this replacement was recent security issues discovered in rsync, efforts to reduce components under copyleft licenses, and the desire to eliminate the outdated version of rsync and update […]
NVIDIA has announced the release of the PhysX 5.6 physics simulation engine and the related PhysX SDK toolkit. At the same time, a new version of the fluid modeling library Flow 2.2.0 is now available. The project's code is distributed under the BSD-3 license and supports Linux, macOS, iOS, Windows, and Android platforms. Although the PhysX SDK has been released with source code since 2018 […]
The release of CoreBoot 25.03 has been announced, developing a free alternative to proprietary firmware and BIOS. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The new version includes 1,001 changes. A total of 131 developers participated in preparing the release. Key changes: Support for motherboards ASROCK Z87 Extreme3, Z87 Extreme4, Z87M Extreme4, and Z87 Pro4 has been implemented. ASUS P8H67-I DELUXE HP Pro 3400 Intel […]
The release of the APT (Advanced Package Tool) package management toolkit 3.0.0 has been finalized, incorporating changes that accumulated in the experimental branch 2.9. The new release has been accepted into the Debian Unstable branch and will soon be integrated into the Debian Testing repository, which is currently developing Debian 13 and already uses the experimental branch APT 2.9, and will also be added to the package […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 10.5 — has been published. Since the release of 10.4, 22 bug reports have been closed and 260 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: In WineD3D support for accelerated decoding of H.264 video using the Vulkan graphics API has been implemented. The Bluetooth driver has added the ability to pair devices. The Wine Mono engine has been updated to […]