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An update for the Qubes OS 4.1.2 has been formed, implementing the idea of using a hypervisor for strict isolation of applications and OS components (each class of applications and system services operates in separate virtual machines). The system requires 6 GB of RAM and a 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU with support for VT-x with EPT/AMD-v with RVI and VT-d/AMD IOMMU technologies; having […]
The release of web browser Firefox 111 has occurred. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch — 102.9.0 — has been formed. The Firefox 112 branch will soon enter beta testing, with its release scheduled for April 11. Key innovations in Firefox 111 include the addition of the ability to create email address masks for the Firefox Relay service in the built-in account manager, allowing for the generation of […]
The release of the anonymous network I2P 2.2.0 and the C++ client i2pd 2.47.0 has taken place. I2P is a multi-layered anonymous distributed network operating over the regular internet, actively utilizing end-to-end encryption, ensuring anonymity and isolation. The network is built in a P2P mode and formed by the resources (bandwidth) provided by the network users, allowing it to operate without centrally managed servers (communications within the network [...
The release of the nftables 1.0.7 packet filter has been published, unifying the packet filtering interfaces for IPv4, IPv6, ARP, and network bridges (aiming to replace iptables, ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables). The nftables package includes user-space components of the packet filter, while the kernel-level operation is supported by the nf_tables subsystem included in the Linux kernel starting from the release [...
After three months of development, the release of the distributed version control system Git 2.40 has been published. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, providing flexible tools for nonlinear development based on branching and merging branches. Implicit hashing of the entire previous history in each commit is used to ensure the integrity of the history and resilience against "backward" changes [...
GitHub has forcefully and without prior notice transitioned the project IPMI Tool repositories to archived mode, allowing access only in read-only mode. All repositories of Alexander Amelkin, which maintain ipmitool, have also been switched to read-only. The ipmitool package is included in RHEL, SUSE, Debian, and other Linux distributions, and is the most widely used open-source command-line tool for management, […]
The open toolkit OpenChatKit has been introduced, aimed at simplifying the creation of chatbots for specialized and general use. The system is designed to perform tasks such as answering questions, conducting multi-turn dialogues, summarizing, extracting information, and text classification. The code is written in Python and licensed under Apache 2.0. The project includes a ready-made model, code for training your own model, utilities […]
The release of the computer mathematics environment Scilab 2023.0.0 has been published, providing a Matlab-like language and set of functions for mathematical, engineering, and scientific calculations. The package is suitable for professional use and educational institutions, offering tools for a variety of computations: from visualization, modeling, and interpolation to differential equations and mathematical statistics. It supports running scripts written for Matlab. The project code is available […]
GitHub has announced the beginning of a phased transition for all users publishing code to mandatory two-factor authentication. Starting March 13, mandatory two-factor authentication will be implemented for specific user groups, gradually covering more and more categories. Initially, two-factor authentication will become mandatory for developers publishing packages, OAuth applications, and GitHub handlers that create releases, participating in critically important project development […]
Simon Peter, the creator of the self-sufficient AppImage package format, has released version 0.8.1 of the helloSystem distribution, based on FreeBSD 13 and marketed as a system for average users transitioning from macOS, who are dissatisfied with Apple's policies. The system is free of the complications typical of modern Linux distributions, is under full user control, and allows former macOS users to feel comfortable. For more information […]
The release of RetroArch 1.15 has been announced, which develops a framework for emulating various gaming consoles, enabling the launch of classic games using a simple unified graphical interface. It supports the use of emulators for consoles such as Atari 2600/7800/Jaguar/Lynx, Game Boy, Mega Drive, NES, Nintendo 64/DS, PCEngine, PSP, Sega 32X/CD, SuperNES, etc. Gamepads from existing gaming consoles, including Playstation 3, can be used […]
The release of the GNU Octave 8.1.0 system for performing mathematical calculations has taken place (the first release of the 8.x branch), providing an interpreted language largely compatible with Matlab. GNU Octave can be used to solve linear problems, nonlinear and differential equations, computations involving complex numbers and matrices, data visualization, and conducting mathematical experiments. Among the changes in the new release: The graphical interface has been updated […]