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The Q4OS 4.10 distribution has been released, based on the Debian package base and delivered with KDE Plasma and Trinity desktops. The distribution is positioned as resource-friendly and offers a classic desktop layout. It includes several in-house developed applications, including 'Desktop profiler' for quick installation of theme-specific software sets, 'Setup utility' for installing third-party applications, 'Welcome […]
The Rust project developers have warned users about the upcoming increase in requirements for the Linux environment in the compiler, package manager Cargo, and the standard library libstd. Starting from version 1.64 of Rust, scheduled for September 22, 2022, the minimum requirements for glibc will be raised from version 2.11 to 2.17, and for Linux kernels from 2.6.32 to 3.2. The restrictions also apply to executable […]
A corrective release of Firefox 103.0.1 is available, which includes hardware acceleration for new AMD graphics cards and fixes a sound handler bug that led to crashes upon shutdown. Additionally, it is worth noting the start of testing in the nightly builds of Firefox, on the basis of which Firefox 104 will be created, featuring QuickActions, allowing users to perform various standard actions with the browser from the address bar. […]
After two months of development, Linus Torvalds introduced the release of Linux kernel 5.19. Among the most notable changes are support for the LoongArch processor architecture, integration of the 'BIG TCP' patches, an 'on-demand' mode in fscache, removal of code for supporting the a.out format, the ability to use ZSTD for firmware compression, an interface for managing memory eviction from user space, and improvements in the reliability and performance of the random number generator.
The release of Linux Mint 21 has been announced, transitioning to the package base of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The distribution is fully compatible with Ubuntu but significantly differs in its approach to user interface organization and the selection of default applications. The developers of Linux Mint provide a desktop environment that adheres to classic desktop organization principles, which is more familiar to users who are not adapting to new interface design methods.
The release of 4MLinux 40.0 has been announced, a minimalist user distribution that is not a fork of other projects and uses a graphical environment based on JWM. 4MLinux can be used not only as a live environment for multimedia file playback and solving user tasks but also as a recovery system and a platform for launching LAMP servers (Linux, Apache, MariaDB, and […]
The release of the OpenNMT 0.28.0 machine translation system (Open Neural Machine Translation), which uses machine learning methods, has been announced. For building the neural network, the project utilizes the capabilities of the TensorFlow deep machine learning library. The code for the modules developed by the OpenNMT project is written in Python and is distributed under the MIT license. Pre-trained models are available for English, German, and Catalan, while models for other languages can be independently […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 7.14 has taken place. Since the release of version 7.13, 19 bug reports have been closed and 260 changes made. The most significant changes include: Continued the translation of the USER32 library to a system call-based interface. In DirectWrite, improved font handling when accessing a missing font. Issues related to socket closure have been resolved. […]
A new release of Paperless-ngx is available, a web application for document management that converts paper documents into electronic ones, making them available for full-text search, download, and online storage. The code is written in Python using the Django framework and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. To explore the system's capabilities, a demo site is prepared at demo.paperless-ngx.com (login/password — demo/demo). Paperless-ngx is a fork of the paperless-ng project, […]
Google and SkyWater have announced an upgrade to an initiative that allows open hardware developers to produce a trial batch of their developing chips for free, in order to avoid the costs of manufacturing initial prototypes. All expenses for production, packaging, and shipping are covered by Google. Applications are only accepted from projects that are fully distributed under open licenses, free from non-disclosure agreements […]
The QuasarApp development team has introduced CheatCard — a free loyalty program for small and medium-sized businesses. The idea of the application revolves around creating cards for regular customers. The seller defines the rules under which customers will earn bonuses. Interaction with customers occurs through reading a universal QR code by the seller's device. The application is written in C++/QML and is distributed for free under the […]
The release of EdgeDB 2.0 has been announced, implementing a relational-graph data model and the EdgeQL query language, optimized for complex hierarchical data handling. The code is written in Python and Rust (for the parser and performance-critical parts) and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The project develops as an extension on top of PostgreSQL. Client libraries are prepared for Python, Go, Rust, and […]