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A new version of Thalassa CMS numbered 0.3.50 has been released. This version rewrites the HTML tag filter for comments. The primary and sole developer of the CMS is Andrey Viktorovich Stolyarov, also known as Croco. Source: linux.org.ru
The Latin American Free Software Foundation has released a fully free variant of the Linux kernel 6.13 — Linux-libre 6.13-gnu, stripped of firmware and drivers containing non-free components or code fragments restricted by the manufacturer. In Linux-libre, kernel functions for loading external non-free components not included in the kernel distribution are also disabled, and the documentation has removed references to the use of non-free […]
Linus Torvalds announced the release of the final version of the Linux kernel 6.13. This update mainly includes driver fixes (primarily for graphics and networking), documentation updates, and numerous minor corrections. The merge window for version 6.14 will open tomorrow, and there are already several pending merge requests. Linus also announced the winners of the guitar pedal giveaway, of which there are five […]
On January 20, 2025, a new version of the open-source real-time operating system Embox was released. Embox is designed for embedded systems, with the main idea being to use Linux software without Linux. The OS is POSIX-compliant and cross-platform (ARM, MIPS, x86, RISC-V, Microblaze, SPARC, PowerPC, E2K), and supports C++. It includes support for FAT, ext2/3/4 file systems. Popular programming languages available include Python, Lisp, Java (phoneme), TCL, Ruby, […]
Intel has released a toolkit that allows developers to create custom packet processing applications for its Tofino series of programmable Ethernet switches. Under the Apache 2.0 license, the source code for the backend of the p4c compiler and components of the Intel P4 Studio development environment, such as drivers, switch simulation model, and server and client for the BF Runtime protocol, has been made available. The P4 domain-specific programming language is used for application creation […]
Western Digital has developed a driver for the Linux kernel that implements the NVMe PCI Endpoint Function Target. When paired with a PCIe controller that supports endpoint mode, this driver allows a Linux system to present itself as a PCI NVMe controller, appearing to other systems as an NVMe interface storage device. For example, such a storage device has been implemented based on the Rock5B board […]
After two months of development, Linus Torvalds has released Linux kernel 6.13. Among the most notable changes are: lazy eviction mode in the task scheduler, support for atomic writes in XFS and Ext4, 'multigrain timestamps' mechanism, adaptive polling mode in the networking subsystem, the ability to build with AutoFDO optimizations, support for the ARM65 Guarded Control Stack protection mechanism, and isolating virtual machines using […]
The release of version 2025.1 of the Rhino Linux 2025 distribution has occurred, based on Ubuntu and offering a rolling-release model, meaning the system updates continuously without the need for reinstallation. The new version 2025.1 features several significant improvements and new features. One of the main highlights is the support for dynamic workspaces in Unicorn Desktop, which allows new workspaces to be automatically created when applications are opened […]
The release of web browser Dillo 3.2.0 has been announced. The browser offers a tabbed graphical interface and supports HTML 4.01, CSS, and HTTPS (no JavaScript support). Dillo's functionality can be extended through plugins, including those for IPFS and Gemini protocols. Upon opening the Dillo start page, it consumes 12 MB of RAM, and the installation deb package takes about 600 KB. The graphical interface is built […]
On January 17, after more than four years of hiatus, the console utility lzbench was released, written in C and C++ and distributed under the GNU GPL 2 or GPL 3 license. This utility is designed to compare the speed of many popular compression and decompression algorithms (the list can be obtained with the command lzbench -l). Changelog: Added CPU definition. Added CUDA support and […]
The release of GDB 16.1 has been announced (the first release of the 16.x series, branch 16.0 was used for development). GDB supports source-level debugging for a wide range of programming languages (Ada, C, C++, D, Fortran, Go, Objective-C, Modula-2, Pascal, Rust, etc.) on various hardware (i386, amd64, ARM, Power, Sparc, RISC-V, LoongArch, etc.) and software platforms (GNU/Linux, *BSD, […]
The release of Lanemu P2P VPN 0.12 has taken place — a decentralized virtual private network implementation that operates on a Peer-To-Peer principle, where participants are connected to each other rather than through a central server. Network participants can find each other via BitTorrent trackers or BitTorrent DHT, or through other network participants (peer exchange). The application is a free and open alternative to the VPN Hamachi, written […]