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After a year of development, a new significant release of the OpenWrt 22.03.0 distribution has been published, aimed at use in various network devices such as routers, switches, and access points. OpenWrt supports many different platforms and architectures and features a build system that allows for easy and convenient cross-compilation, including various components in the build, which enables easy customization for specific tasks […]
The DBOS (DBMS-oriented Operating System) project has been introduced, developing a new operating system for executing scalable distributed applications. A distinctive feature of the project is the use of a DBMS for storing applications and system states, as well as organizing access to the state solely through transactions. The project is being developed by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Wisconsin, Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, and companies such as Google and VMware. The findings are being shared […]
The P2P messenger Communist 2.0 and the library libcommunist 1.0 have been released, which include features related to network operations and P2P communication. It supports functioning both over the Internet and in local networks of various configurations. The code for the projects is distributed under the GPLv3 license and is available on GitHub (Communist, libcommunist) and GitFlic (Communist, libcommunist). It supports operation on Linux and Windows. To install […]
A new milestone has been reached in the requests that Google receives to block pages from search results that violate others' intellectual property. Blocking is carried out in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and with public disclosure of information about requests for public oversight. According to the published statistics, the number of unique second-level domains mentioned in the requests for […]
A new release of the AWK programming language from the GNU project has been introduced — Gawk 5.2.0. AWK was developed in the 1970s and has not undergone significant changes since the mid-1980s when the core structure of the language was defined, allowing it to maintain its original stability and simplicity for decades. Despite its age, AWK remains […]
Members of the technical committee overseeing Ubuntu's development have approved the plan to adopt the Ubuntu Unity distribution as one of the official editions of Ubuntu. Initially, daily test builds of Ubuntu Unity will be created and offered alongside the other official editions of the distribution (Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, and UbuntuKylin). If no serious issues are identified, Ubuntu Unity […]
In line with a previously made promise, Streetwriters has transitioned its note-taking platform, Notesnook, to an open project. Notesnook is presented as a fully open alternative to Evernote, focused on privacy and supporting end-to-end encryption to prevent data analysis on the server. The code is written in JavaScript/Typescript and is released under the GPLv3 license. Currently, it has been published […]
The release of GitBucket 4.38 has been announced, which develops a system for collaborative work with Git repositories featuring an interface similar to GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. The system is known for its easy installation, the ability to extend functionality through plugins, and compatibility with the GitHub API. The code is written in Scala and is available under the Apache 2.0 license. MySQL and PostgreSQL can be used as the database management systems. Key features […]
Peter Eckersley, one of the founders of the community-controlled, non-profit certificate authority Let’s Encrypt, has passed away. Peter served on the board of the non-profit organization ISRG (Internet Security Research Group), which is behind the Let’s Encrypt project, and he worked for a long time at the civil liberties organization EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation). The idea promoted by Peter was to ensure […]
Google has introduced a new initiative called OSS VRP (Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program) to provide monetary rewards for identifying security issues in open projects such as Bazel, Angular, Go, Protocol Buffers, and Fuchsia, as well as in projects developed in Google's repositories on GitHub (Google, GoogleAPIs, GoogleCloudPlatform, etc.) and their dependencies. This initiative complements […]
The developers of the anonymous Tor network have formed the first stable release (1.0.0) of the Arti project, which is developing a Tor client written in Rust. Release 1.0 is noted as suitable for use by regular users, providing the same level of privacy, usability, and stability as the main implementation in C. The API offered for utilizing Arti's functionality in other applications has also been stabilized. The code is distributed […]
Google has released Chrome 105.0.5195.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, fixing a serious vulnerability (CVE-2022-3075) that is already being exploited by attackers (0-day). The problem has also been resolved in the release 104.0.5112.114 of the separately maintained Extended Stable branch. Details are not yet disclosed; it is only reported that the 0-day vulnerability is caused by improper data verification in the Mojo IPC library. Judging by the added code […]