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Broadcom CEO Hock Tan commented on the new policy being implemented regarding VMware's business, according to The Register. Recall that Broadcom acquired this virtualization developer in November 2023 for $69 billion. After the merger, VMware's structure was changed to form four key divisions. Broadcom canceled perpetual licenses and transitioned all […]
The release of the new stable branch WebKitGTK 2.44.0 has been announced, which is the port of the WebKit rendering engine for the GTK platform. WebKitGTK allows you to leverage all the capabilities of WebKit through a GNOME-oriented API based on GObject and can be used to integrate web content processing tools into any applications, from specialized HTML/CSS parsers to the creation of fully functional web browsers. Known projects that use WebKitGTK include the native […]
A group of researchers from the University of Michigan has published findings on the potential for identifying (VPN Fingerprinting) connections to OpenVPN-based servers while monitoring transit traffic. As a result, three ways to identify the OpenVPN protocol among other network packets were discovered, which could be used in traffic inspection systems to block OpenVPN networks. The testing of the proposed methods was conducted in the internet service provider’s network […]
The OpenELA (Open Enterprise Linux Association), formed last year by CIQ (Rocky Linux), Oracle, and SUSE to combine efforts in ensuring compatibility with RHEL, has presented the kernel-lts project, under which it will provide additional support for some outdated LTS kernel branches after their official support ends. The first kernel to receive this additional support will be the 4.14 branch, […]
The GNOME project has released version 1.5 of the Libadwaita library, which includes a set of components for styling user interfaces in accordance with GNOME HIG (Human Interface Guidelines). The library contains ready-made widgets and objects for building applications that align with the overall GNOME style, with interfaces that can adapt to screens of any size. The code for the library is written in C and is distributed under […]
The release of the TileOS 1.0 'T-Rex' distribution, built on the Debian package base and offering a desktop that utilizes mosaic window managers, is now available. TileOS aims for the same goals as the Ubuntu Sway Remix distribution (developed by the same author), providing a ready-to-use interface that requires no additional configuration and is geared towards both experienced Linux users and newcomers wishing […]
Mozilla has announced its decision to close the MLS (Mozilla Location Service) project, which has been developing a public service for determining geographical location using information from known Wi-Fi access points (linked to BSSID/MAC), mobile operator base stations (linked to Cell-ID), and IP addresses issued to users (GeoIP) since 2013. The service allowed for approximate location determination on a map without the use of satellite […]
The release of the SVT-AV1 library 2.0 (Scalable Video Technology AV1) has been published, featuring implementations of the encoder and decoder for the AV1 video encoding format, which utilize the hardware parallel processing capabilities present in modern Intel CPUs. The project was created by Intel in partnership with Netflix to achieve performance levels suitable for real-time video transcoding and for use in services that deliver […]
The release of Nightfire Open version 5 has taken place. Nightfire Open is an open-source adaptation of the game 007: Nightfire for modern systems. It is based, for obvious reasons, on Xash3D. What’s new: Multiplayer maps DM Island, DM Japan, DM Power have been added. Player models MI6 Stealth, MI6 Suit, MI6 Tux have been added. Weapons added: fists, Frinesi (shotgun), Militek (grenade launcher), L96A1 (sniper rifle), P99 […]
Today, the stable release of the Vivaldi 6.6 browser for Android, developed on the Chromium core, was announced. In this new version, the developers introduced features such as the ability to set custom wallpapers on the start page (available as a collection of pre-installed options as well as setting your own image), an improved built-in translator, and the ability to save pinned tabs when restarting the browser. Additionally, work was done on restructuring […]
Retro computer enthusiasts have published the PiDP-10 project, aimed at creating a working reconstruction of the DEC PDP-10 KA10 mainframe from 1968. A new plastic control panel case was made for the device, equipped with 124 tube indicators and 74 switches. The computational components and software environment were recreated using the Raspberry Pi 5 board with a Raspberry Pi OS distribution based on Debian, and tools […]
Ahead of the release of Linux Kernel 6.9, David Sterba from SUSE introduced updates for the Btrfs filesystem, which include not only stability improvements and bug fixes but also performance optimizations. New performance features in Btrfs Among the key performance optimizations for Btrfs in Linux 6.9, Sterba highlights the following improvements: Logging speedup: a slight increase in logging speed when […]