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Version 3.20.0 of the Alpine Linux distribution has been released with initial support for 64-bit RISC-V. Other significant changes include updates to GNOME 46, KDE Plasma 6, and the replacement of Redis with Valkey due to Redis adopting a non-free license model. Additional information about this release can be found in the release notes. Alpine Linux is a minimalist distribution built on musl libc and […]
SQLite 3.46 has been released, a lightweight database management system designed as a dynamic library. The SQLite code is released into the public domain, meaning it can be used without restrictions or compensation for any purpose. The financial support for SQLite developers is provided by a specially created consortium. Key changes: The ability to use the ‘_’ separator in numbers for better readability of numeric literals (for example, 1_234_567) has been introduced. Additional […]
In a recently published post titled 'Ubuntu Desktop’s 24.10 Dev Cycle — The Roadmap', Oliver Smith stated that developers plan to make Wayland the default graphics server for all users. Starting with Ubuntu 24.10, it will be available for NVIDIA graphics cards. The developers also noted that adding Wayland in interim releases will help them identify and resolve potential issues, which may […]
On May 22, after almost two months of development, version 8.8.0 of the curl utility and library, written in C and distributed under the curl license, was released. Key changes: Adding the librtmp library version; basic support for directory listing output for file:// links; built-in support for AppleIDN (icucore) for macOS/iOS; added the curl_multi_waitfds function to the library; an option CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST added for mbedTLS; […]
The Tecno brand of smartphones and smart devices announced that the new Camon 30 series smartphones will receive three years of operating system updates up to Android 16 and security patch updates for the same period. Tecno is committed to enhancing user experience and ensuring data security, as well as providing users of released devices with a reliable and secure digital environment. Source: 3dnews.ru
The OSTIF (Open Source Technology Improvement Fund), created to enhance the security of open projects, has published the results of a security audit of the Boost libraries used in many C++ projects. The audit, commissioned by OSTIF and Amazon Web Services and conducted by the Italian company Shielder, identified 7 issues, of which one was assigned a medium threat level and four were classified as low, […]
A new version 1.2.16 of the LSP Plugins effect package has been released. The plugins are designed for audio processing during mixing and mastering of recordings, in live performance situations, as well as for broadcasting and podcasting. The package is compatible with LADSPA, LV2, VST2 (LinuxVST), VST3, and CLAP formats, and also provides standalone versions with JACK support. In this release: A new plugin has been launched — Chorus. […]
The release of the open-source implementation of the OpenGL and Vulkan API — Mesa 24.1.0 has been published. The first release of the Mesa 24.1.0 branch is labeled experimental — after final code stabilization, a stable version 24.1.1 will be released. Mesa 24.0 includes support for the Vulkan 1.3 graphics API in the anv drivers for Intel GPUs, radv for AMD GPUs, NVK for NVIDIA GPUs, tu for […]
A community engagement manager from Mozilla has published a list of future enhancements for Firefox that developers have already started working on: Tab grouping. The ability to arrange the tab list vertically and a modernized sidebar. A new profile management system that allows for separation of different types of activities (such as study, work, personal interests), while keeping them easily accessible (developing the idea of quick […]
The release of Alpine Linux 3.20 is now available, a minimalist distribution built on the Musl system library and the BusyBox utility set. This distribution is characterized by heightened security requirements and is built with SSP (Stack Smashing Protection). OpenRC is used as the initialization system, and a proprietary package manager, apk, is used for package management. Alpine is used to create official Docker container images and […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2024-4323) has been identified in the open-source project Fluent Bit, allowing for remote memory corruption, which can be exploited to cause denial of service, data leakage, and potentially remote code execution on the server. The issue, codenamed 'Linguistic Lumberjack,' has a critical severity level of 9.8 out of 10. The vulnerability appears starting from version 2.0.7 and has been fixed in the corrective updates […]
The SmolBSD project develops tools for creating micro-builds of NetBSD that include only the components minimally necessary for a specific application and can boot in less than a second. SmolBSD can be used to create trimmed virtualized environments for the isolated running of individual services. The size of the created base environment is about 10 MB. The project code is distributed under the BSD license. Tools have been prepared for creating environments […]
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