Category: Internet News

The Xfce project has updated its plans regarding Wayland support

The Xfce developers have updated their plans regarding the addition of Wayland protocol support. The plan now includes a mention of implementing initial support for Wayland in the core components of the upcoming significant release, Xfce 4.20, while maintaining support for X11. Previously, the question of retaining backward compatibility with X11 was under discussion, where no consensus was reached. It has now been decided that X11 support will remain […]

Mitchell Baker has stepped down as the head of Mozilla Corporation

Mitchell Baker has announced her departure from the position of CEO of Mozilla Corporation, a role she has held since 2020. After stepping down as CEO, Mitchell will return to the role of Executive Chairwoman of the Mozilla Corporation, a position she held for many years before becoming CEO. The reason for her departure is said to be the desire to separate the management of the business from Mozilla's mission. The work of the new CEO […]

Release of Savant 0.2.7, a computer vision and deep learning framework

The release of the Python framework Savant 0.2.7 has been published, simplifying the use of NVIDIA DeepStream for machine learning tasks. The framework handles all the complex work with GStreamer or FFmpeg, allowing users to focus on building optimized output pipelines using a declarative syntax (YAML) and Python functions. Savant allows the creation of pipelines that work equally well on accelerators in the data center […]

Suricata update 7.0.3 and 6.0.16 addressing critical vulnerabilities.

The organization OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) has released corrective updates for the Suricata intrusion detection and prevention system, versions 7.0.3 and 6.0.16, addressing five vulnerabilities, three of which (CVE-2024-23839, CVE-2024-23836, CVE-2024-23837) have been assigned a critical severity level. Details of the vulnerabilities are not yet disclosed; however, a critical level is usually assigned when there is a potential for remote code execution by an attacker. All Suricata users […]

VirtualBox is adapted to work on top of the KVM hypervisor

Cyberus Technology has opened the backend code for VirtualBox KVM, enabling the use of the KVM hypervisor built into the Linux kernel in the VirtualBox virtualization system instead of the vboxdrv kernel module provided with VirtualBox. The backend allows virtual machines to be run by the KVM hypervisor while fully maintaining the traditional management model and interface of VirtualBox. Existing virtual machine configurations created for VirtualBox can be launched in KVM. The code […]

Release of Chrome OS 121

The release of the Chrome OS 121 operating system, based on the Linux kernel, with an upstart init system, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and the Chrome 121 web browser, is now available. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are used; however, Chrome OS features a full-fledged multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The source code is distributed under […]

Cisco has released the ClamAV 1.3.0 antivirus package and addressed a serious vulnerability

After six months of development, Cisco has published the release of the free antivirus package ClamAV 1.3.0. The project came under Cisco's control in 2013 following the acquisition of Sourcefire, the developers of ClamAV and Snort. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The 1.3.0 branch falls under the category of regular (non-LTS) releases, with updates published for at least 4 months after release […]

Release of Go 1.22

The release of the Go programming language 1.22 has been announced, developed by Google with community involvement as a hybrid solution that combines the high performance of compiled languages with the advantages of scripting languages, such as ease of writing code, rapid development, and error protection. The project code is distributed under the BSD license. The Go syntax is based on familiar elements of the C language with specific borrowings from […]

SMTP server chasquid 1.13 is available

The release of the chasquid 1.13 SMTP server focuses on ease of configuration and security. Chasquid is primarily designed for use in typical projects where the flexibility and functionality of Postfix and Exim are excessive. The project code is written in Go and distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Key features include: Simplified configuration system. The SMTP server configuration consists of the chasquid.conf file […]

Thalassa CMS 0.1.20

The latest release of Thalassa CMS has been launched, combining a static HTML generator and a CGI program to support user comments. Thalassa CMS is written in C++ and, according to the author, has no external dependencies, does not use a database management system, and does not generate pages with scripts. The new release includes the source code for ytid.cgi—a web application that allows you to select an Invidious instance to watch YouTube videos […]

Two serious issues in bcachefs have been fixed in the Linux kernel 6.8

In the bcachefs file system, which has been part of the Linux kernel since the 6.7 release, two serious problems were discovered and fixed while preparing for the 6.8 kernel release (the fixes will be included in the 6.8-rc4 release). The first issue is related to incorrect functioning of locks when working with directories, causing the first attempt to delete non-existent subvolumes to potentially fail […]

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