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The Apache Software Foundation has released the Apache OpenMeetings 6.3 web conferencing server, which allows for audio and video conferencing via the web, as well as collaboration and messaging among participants. It supports both webinars with a single speaker and conferences with an arbitrary number of participants interacting simultaneously. The project's code is written in Java and is distributed under […]
Corrective releases of Firefox 100.0.2, Firefox ESR 91.9.1, and Thunderbird 91.9.1 have been published, addressing two vulnerabilities assessed as critical. During the ongoing Pwn2Own 2022 competition, a working exploit was demonstrated, allowing an attacker to bypass sandbox isolation and execute code on the system by opening a specially crafted page. The exploit's author has been awarded a prize of $100,000. The first vulnerability (CVE-2022-1802) […]
Google has announced the opening of specifications and a reference implementation for the PSP (PSP Security Protocol), used for encrypting traffic between data centers. The protocol employs a traffic encapsulation architecture similar to IPsec ESP (Encapsulating Security Payloads) over IP, providing encryption, cryptographic integrity checks, and source authentication. The implementation code for PSP is written in C and is released under the Apache 2.0 license. […]
Mozilla has announced the start of testing for the third version of the Chrome manifest in Firefox, which defines the capabilities and resources available for extensions created using the WebExtensions API. To test the third version of the manifest in the Firefox 101 beta, set the parameter 'extensions.manifestV3.enabled' to true and 'xpinstall.signatures.required' to false on the about:config page. To install extensions, […]
Red Hat has announced the availability of installation images and repositories for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 distribution. The release of the new branch was officially announced a week ago, but the builds were published with a slight delay. The source texts of rpm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 are available in the CentOS Git repository. Ready-to-use installation images are only available for registered Red Hat users […]
Oracle has released the distribution of Oracle Linux 8.6, based on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6. An unrestricted installation ISO image of 8.6 GB, prepared for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures, is available for download. Oracle Linux provides unlimited and free access to the yum repository containing binary package updates for bug fixes (errata) and issues […]
The free distribution MyBee 13.1.0 has been released, built on the technologies of FreeBSD 13.1 and providing an API for working with virtual machines (via the bhyve hypervisor) and containers (based on FreeBSD jail). The distribution is designed for installation on a dedicated physical server. The size of the installation image is 1.7GB The basic installation of MyBee provides capabilities for creating, destroying, starting, and stopping virtual environments. […]
Correction updates have been released for stable branches of the BIND DNS server 9.16.28 and 9.18.3, as well as a new release of the experimental branch 9.19.1. Versions 9.18.3 and 9.19.1 have fixed a vulnerability (CVE-2022-1183) in the implementation of the DNS-over-HTTPS mechanism, supported since branch 9.18. The vulnerability causes the named process to crash if the TLS connection to the handler based on the HTTP protocol is unexpectedly terminated. The issue […]
The developers of the openSUSE project have introduced the first release of the new edition of the openSUSE distribution — 'Leap Micro', based on the work of the MicroOS project. The openSUSE Leap Micro distribution is positioned as a community version of the commercial product SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2, which explains the unusual version number 5.2, selected to synchronize release numbering across both distributions. The support time for the openSUSE Leap release […]
Lars Knoll, the creator of the KHTML engine developed for KDE, which became the foundation for the Safari and Chrome browser engines, has announced his departure as the Chief Technology Officer of Qt Company and the lead maintainer of Qt after 25 years in the ecosystem of this project. According to Lars, after his departure, the project will remain in reliable hands and will continue to develop […]
The release of PikaScript 1.8 has been published, developing a compact engine for writing applications for microcontrollers in Python. PikaScript is not tied to external dependencies and can run on microcontrollers with 4 KB of RAM and 32 KB of Flash, such as the STM32G030C8 and STM32F103C8. For comparison, MicroPython requires 16 KB of RAM and 256 KB of Flash, while Snek […]
A new version of the Ultimaker Cura 5.0 package is available, offering a graphical interface for preparing models for 3D printing (slicing). The project code is written in Python and is distributed under the LGPLv3 license. The GUI is built using the Uranium framework, which utilizes Qt. Based on the model, the program determines the workflow of the 3D printer while applying each layer sequentially. In the simplest case, you only need to import the model into […]