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The NetBSD Foundation has presented updated rules for making changes to the project's source code tree. The new guidelines include a clause prohibiting the inclusion of code generated using AI tools based on large language models, such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Code Llama, in NetBSD without prior written approval from the Core Team. The reasoning cited includes uncertainty in the area of […]
The developers of GNOME OS, an experimental distribution for GNOME developers and testers that allows them to evaluate the development status of the desktop environment, familiarize themselves with new emerging features, and test their applications in the development branches of GNOME, have announced the transition to using the systemd-sysupdate component for organizing atomic system updates. The goal of this change is to adapt the nightly builds of GNOME OS for […]
Oracle has released the Oracle Linux 9.4 distribution, based on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 and fully binary compatible with it. Unrestricted downloads are offered for installation ISO images, sized 10 GB and 900 MB, prepared for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures. Unlimited and free access to the yum repository for Oracle Linux 9 is available […]
The release of Endless OS 6.0 has been announced, aimed at creating an easy-to-use system where users can quickly find applications to their liking. Applications are distributed as self-contained packages in Flatpak format. The size of the offered boot images ranges from 1.2 to 23 GB. The distribution does not use traditional package managers, but instead offers a minimal, atomically updatable base system, […]
Firefox 126 is now available. Notable new features include support for zstd compression, the Catalan language, an increase in Rust code share, the start of deprecation support for Theora, stricter requirements for old extensions, and much more. In this version: The 'Copy link without tracking parameters' function can now remove parameters from nested links. Additionally, the number of known tracking parameters that it recognizes and removes […]
Job Snijders, a prominent OpenBSD developer and head of one of the committees at IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), the author of 11 RFCs related to routing and RPKI, and the creator of IRRd (Internet Routing Registry Daemon), has published a set of patches for OpenBSD that adds a new sysctl parameter 'net.inet.tcp.nodelay' to disable the Nagle algorithm at the system-wide level. This parameter relieves application developers of the need to specify […]
The release of the Mexican distribution ALDOS 1.4.18 has been announced, offering a classic-style user environment designed for minimal resource consumption and capable of running on low-powered systems. The distribution is based on Fedora Linux technologies but comes without the system manager systemd; instead, it uses the Upstart system for initialization and service startup, Eudev for device coordination, and for management […]
Google continues to expand its lineup of Gemini AI models. At the conference that kicked off yesterday, Google I/O, the company announced a new model designed for tasks requiring high speed — Gemini 1.5 Flash. The model can process data almost instantaneously, without delays. Image source: Google Source: 3dnews.ru
Broadcom, which acquired VMware's business last November, has changed the distribution terms of VMware Workstation Pro, a proprietary virtualization suite for workstations available for Linux and Windows. The VMware Workstation Pro hypervisor is now available for free for personal use (registration required on the support.broadcom.com website for download). For commercial projects, the previous conditions apply […]
A new edition of the Vortex project has been published, developing an open GPGPU based on the RISC-V instruction set architecture, designed for performing parallel computations using the OpenCL API and the SIMT (Single Instruction, Multiple Threads) execution model. The project can also be used for research in 3D graphics and for developing new GPU architectures. Schematics and descriptions of hardware blocks in Verilog […]
Google demonstrated the FerroChrome project to partners at a closed event, which features a special build of the Chromium OS intended to run in a virtual machine on devices with the Android platform. During the demonstration, the Chromium OS interface was displayed on a large screen connected to a Pixel 8 smartphone. It is anticipated that the ability to run Chromium OS could be used to create a fully functional […]
The release of the Firefox 126 web browser has occurred, and an update for the long-term support branch — 115.11.0 — has been formed. The Firefox 127 branch has been moved to beta testing, with a release scheduled for June 11. Key innovations in Firefox 126 include the addition of the 'Copy Link Without Site Tracking' operation in the context menu, which allows users to copy the URL of the selected link to the clipboard, removing […]