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Olivier Cochard-Labbé, the creator of the FreeNAS distribution, has announced the release of the specialized BSD Router Project 1.994 (BSDRP), notable for updating the codebase to the in-development FreeBSD 15 branch. The distribution is designed for creating compact software routers supporting the routing protocols RIP, OSPF, BGP, and PIM. Management is done via a command line interface reminiscent of Cisco IOS. The distribution […]
The Debian developers published the package freeze plan for the upcoming Debian 13 "Trixie" release. The release of Debian 13 is expected in the second half of 2025. On March 15, 2025, the first phase of the package freeze will begin, during which "transitions" (package updates requiring adjustment of dependencies in other packages, leading to the temporary removal of packages from Testing) will cease, as well as […]
Google is now informing users that JavaScript needs to be enabled in their browsers to use the search functionality. Earlier, foreign resource TechCrunch reached out to Google employees to clarify the reasons behind this decision. This measure is aimed at combating bots, as well as the fact that most users access the search engine with JavaScript enabled, and many don't even know how to disable it. Only 0.1% of users […]
After a year of development and 29 preliminary versions, a stable release of the open-source Win32 API implementation project, Wine 10.0, has been released. The new version includes over 6000 changes. Notable new features include full support for the ARM64EC architecture, improved performance on high-density pixel displays, the default inclusion of the Wayland driver, new panels for screen and joystick settings, […]
Ventoy 1.1.0 has been released, a toolkit designed for creating bootable USB drives that can include multiple operating systems. The program allows you to boot the OS from unmodified ISO, WIM, IMG, VHD, and EFI images without requiring the image to be unpacked or the drive to be reformatted. All you need to do is copy the desired set of ISO images to a USB Flash drive with the Ventoy bootloader, and it will enable the booting of the operating systems contained within those images. In […]
A translation of thoughts by Theodore Ts’o, the creator of the Ext4 filesystem, on the development of ext4, the BcacheFS filesystem, the Linux kernel, ZFS, the code of conduct, and filesystems in general: On the development of ext4. Each release of the ext4 kernel involves contributions from more than half a dozen people. Currently, most of my time is spent reviewing code, running tests, and improving the testing […]
The release of SDL 3.2.0 (Simple DirectMedia Layer), marked as the first official stable release of the SDL 3 branch, has been announced. The library aims to simplify the development of games and multimedia applications, offering features such as hardware-accelerated output for 2D and 3D graphics, input handling, sound playback, and 3D output via OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Metal, Direct3D, or Vulkan. The code is written in […]
Oracle has released a patch update for the VirtualBox virtualization system, version 7.1.6, which notes 9 changes. At the same time, an update for the previous branch, VirtualBox 7.0.24, has been created with 15 fixes. Besides the changes listed below, the new versions address 2 vulnerabilities (with a maximum severity level of 7.3 out of 10), allowing a local user to escalate their privileges. In additions for Linux guest systems, an initial […]
The release of VeraCrypt 1.26.18 has been announced, developing a fork of the disk encryption system TrueCrypt, which has ceased to exist. VeraCrypt is notable for replacing the algorithm used in TrueCrypt, RIPEMD-160, with SHA-512 and SHA-256, increasing the number of hashing iterations, simplifying the build process for Linux and macOS, and addressing issues identified during the audit of TrueCrypt's source code. The code developed by the VeraCrypt project is distributed under the Apache […]
After a year of development and 29 experimental versions, a stable release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 10.0 has been presented, incorporating over 6000 changes. Key achievements in the new version include full support for the ARM64EC architecture, scaling on high pixel density screens, default inclusion of the Wayland driver, implementation of panels for screen and joystick configuration, alternative […]
The release of the Toybox 0.8.12 system utility suite has been announced, optimized for minimal system resource consumption. Similar to BusyBox, all utilities in the suite are accessible through a single executable file. The project is developed by a former BusyBox maintainer and is distributed under the 0BSD license. The goal of creating Toybox is to provide manufacturers with the ability to use a minimalist set of standard utilities without revealing the source code of modified components. Regarding capabilities […]
The release of the 9front operating system 10931, codenamed "THIS TIME DEFINITELY," has been announced. The 9front project, independent of Bell Labs, has been evolving a fork of the distributed Plan 9 operating system since 2011. Pre-built installation packages are available for i386, x86_64 architectures, and Raspberry Pi 1-4 boards. The code is distributed under the MIT license. A musical composition related to the release is also available. The main […]