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NTP server NTPsec 1.2.3 is now available.

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After a year of development, the release of the NTPsec 1.2.3 time synchronization system has been published. This fork of the reference implementation of the NTPv4 protocol (NTP Classic 4.3.34) focuses on refactoring the codebase to enhance security (outdated code was removed, attack prevention methods were implemented, and secure functions for working with memory and strings were introduced). The project is being developed under the leadership of Eric Raymond (Eric S. Raymond) at […]

Gentoo becomes a binary distribution

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Now there will be a choice: use binaries or compile everything on your own hardware. Here’s what they write: To speed up operations on slow hardware and for general convenience, we now also offer binary packages for download and direct installation! For most architectures, this is limited to system kernels and weekly updates — however, this is not the case for amd64 and arm64. At […]

Daggerfall Unity 1.0 Released

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By the end of 2023, the development of the Unity port for the RPG game TES II: Daggerfall (1996) has reached the stable release stage, implementing all features from the original game and ensuring a stable experience for all players. Changes in this version: the default path for screenshots has been specified; dungeon locations on the map have been corrected. However, this release is not just a nice number with a couple of […]

Google has agreed to a settlement in the incognito tracking case.

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Google has reached a settlement regarding a lawsuit related to privacy violations while using the 'incognito' mode in browsers. The terms of the settlement are not disclosed, but the initial lawsuit was filed for $5 billion with a compensation estimate of $5000 for each user of the 'incognito' mode. The terms of the settlement are outlined by the parties involved but still need to be approved […]

Release of the Free Emulator for Classic Quests ScummVM 2.8.0

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The release of the free cross-platform interpreter for classic adventures, ScummVM 2.8.0, has been announced. This version replaces the executable files for games and allows many classic games to run on platforms for which they were not originally designed. The project code is licensed under GPLv3+. A total of over 320 adventures can be launched, including games from companies like LucasArts, Humongous Entertainment, Revolution Software, Cyan, and Sierra, such as Maniac […]

Release of the Linux Distribution wattOS 13

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After a year of development, the Linux distribution wattOS 13 has been released, built on a Debian package base and featuring the LXDE desktop environment, Openbox window manager, and PCManFM file manager. The distribution aims to be simple, fast, minimalist, and suitable for operation on older hardware. The project was founded in 2008 and originally developed as a minimalist version of Ubuntu. The size of the installation ISO image is […]

A version of the MX Linux distribution has been prepared for Raspberry Pi boards.

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A new version of the lightweight MX Linux distribution has been introduced, tailored for Raspberry Pi boards. The build has been tested on Raspberry Pi 4, 400, and 5 boards. Installation requires 16 GB of free space on a memory card or booting from a USB drive. The size of the compressed system image is 2.2 GB. The distribution combines components from Raspberry Pi OS and MX Linux, including the MX tools […]

The new version of the NetSurf browser 3.11

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After three and a half years of development, the minimalist multi-platform web browser NetSurf 3.11 has been released, capable of running on systems with just a few dozen megabytes of RAM. This release is prepared for Linux, Windows, Haiku, AmigaOS, RISC OS, and various Unix-like systems. The browser's code is written in C and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. It supports tabs, bookmarks, page thumbnail displays, URL auto-completion […]

Release of GNU inetutils 2.5 addressing vulnerabilities in suid applications

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After 14 months of development, the release of the GNU inetutils 2.5 suite has been completed, featuring a collection of network programs, most of which have been ported from BSD systems. In particular, it includes inetd and syslogd, servers and clients for ftp, telnet, rsh, rlogin, tftp, and talk, as well as common utilities like ping, ping6, traceroute, whois, hostname, dnsdomainname, ifconfig, logger, and more […]

The Gentoo distribution has announced the availability of binary packages

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The developers of the Gentoo Linux distribution, originally focused on creating an environment using source code compilation, have announced the introduction of a repository for pre-built binary packages. The Portage package manager has long supported the installation of binary packages, but until now, these packages have been provided selectively — it was assumed that the distribution primarily disseminates metadata for compilation, but […]

The update Exim 4.97.1 includes protection against SMTP Smuggling attacks.

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A corrective release of the Exim mail server 4.97.1 is available, which includes changes to protect against the SMTP Smuggling attack, allowing a single message to be split into multiple different messages through the use of a non-standard sequence for separating emails. Initially, it was thought that the issue only affected postfix and sendmail, but it was later discovered that it also impacts Exim (CVE-2023-51766). Exim can handle […]

Four vulnerabilities in Apache OpenOffice

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The recently released Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 office suite includes fixes for four vulnerabilities without much fanfare (information was disclosed a few days after the release, and details about the vulnerabilities were not mentioned in the change log initially): The CVE-2023-1183 vulnerability allows for data to be written to an arbitrary file in the system, depending on the access rights, when opening specially crafted OBD (Office Binder […]

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