Category: Internet News

Release of ONLYOFFICE Docs 7.0

The release of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer 7.0 has been published, featuring a server for ONLYOFFICE online editors and collaborative work. The editors can be used for working with text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The project's code is distributed under the AGPLv3 open license. At the same time, the release of ONLYOFFICE DesktopEditors 7.0 has been created, built on a unified codebase with the online editors. The desktop editors are provided as desktop applications, […]

Release of Deepin 20.4 distribution, which develops its own graphical environment

The release of Deepin 20.4, based on the Debian 10 package base, has occurred, developing its own Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) and around 40 user applications, including the music player DMusic, video player DMovie, messaging system DTalk, installer, and Deepin Software Center. The project is based by a group of developers from China but has transformed into an international project. […]

The Linux patent protection program has added 337 new packages.

The Open Invention Network (OIN), aimed at protecting the Linux ecosystem from patent claims, has announced an expansion of the list of packages covered by the patent non-assertion agreement and the provision for the free use of certain patented technologies. The list of components in distributions that fall under the definition of a Linux system (“Linux System”), covered by the agreement among OIN participants, has been expanded to include […]

Release of GNU Radio 3.10.0

After a year of development, a significant new release of the free digital signal processing platform GNU Radio 3.10 has been formed. The platform includes a set of programs and libraries that allow the creation of arbitrary radio systems, modulation schemes, and forms of received and transmitted signals that are defined programmatically, while basic hardware devices are used for signal capture and generation. The project is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Most of the code […]

Release of hostapd and wpa_supplicant 2.10

After one and a half years of development, the hostapd/wpa_supplicant 2.10 release has been prepared, a set ensuring the operation of wireless protocols IEEE 802.1X, WPA, WPA2, WPA3, and EAP, consisting of the wpa_supplicant application for connecting to a wireless network as a client and the background process hostapd to provide access point and authentication server functionality, including components such as WPA Authenticator, RADIUS authentication client/server, server […]

Release of the FFmpeg 5.0 multimedia package

After ten months of development, the multimedia package FFmpeg 5.0 is available, including a set of applications and a collection of libraries for operations on various multimedia formats (recording, converting, and decoding audio and video formats). The package is distributed under LGPL and GPL licenses, with FFmpeg development closely aligned with the MPlayer project. The significant version number change is due to substantial alterations in the API and the transition to a new configuration scheme […]

Essence — a unique operating system with its own kernel and graphical shell.

A new operating system, Essence, is now available for initial testing, complete with its own kernel and user interface. Developed by a single enthusiast since 2017, it has been built from scratch and is notable for its original approach to desktop and graphical stack construction. A key feature is the ability to split windows into tabs, allowing multitasking within a single window […]

Release of the Mumble 1.4 Voice Communication Platform

After more than two years of development, the release of Mumble 1.4 has been announced, a platform aimed at creating voice chats that ensure low latency and high voice quality. Mumble's primary use case is facilitating communication among players during gameplay. The project's code is written in C++ and is distributed under the BSD license. Builds are available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. The project […]

The fourth edition of patches for the Linux kernel with Rust language support.

Miguel Ojeda, the author of the Rust-for-Linux project, has proposed a fourth option for developers of Linux kernel device driver components in Rust. Support for Rust is viewed as experimental but is already agreed upon for inclusion in the linux-next branch and is sufficiently developed to begin creating abstraction layers over kernel subsystems, as well as writing drivers and […]

Release of GhostBSD 22.01.12

The release of the desktop-oriented distribution GhostBSD 22.01.12 has been published, built on FreeBSD 13-STABLE and offering the MATE desktop environment. By default, GhostBSD utilizes the ZFS file system. It supports both Live mode and installation on a hard drive (using its own ginstall installer, written in Python). The boot images are prepared for the x86_64 architecture (2.58 GB). In the new version, […]

Release of SystemRescue 9.0.0

The release of SystemRescue 9.0.0 is available, a specialized Live distribution based on Arch Linux, designed for system recovery after a failure. Xfce is used as the graphical environment. The size of the ISO image is 771 MB (amd64, i686). Changes in the new version include the translation of the system initialization script from Bash to Python, as well as the implementation of initial support for system parameter settings and autostart (autorun) when […]

Record labels have filed a lawsuit for providing hosting to the Youtube-dl project.

The recording companies Sony Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music have filed a lawsuit in Germany against the provider Uberspace, which offers hosting for the official site of the youtube-dl project. In response to a previously sent extrajudicial request to block youtube-dl, Uberspace refused to shut down the site and disagreed with the claims made against it. The plaintiffs insist that youtube-dl is […]

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