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After three and a half years since the last significant release, the free automated circuit board design system KiCad 6.0.0 has been published. This is the first major release formed after the project transitioned under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation. Builds have been prepared for various Linux distributions, Windows, and macOS. The code is written in C++ using the wxWidgets library and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. […]
The release of the Rescuezilla 2.3 distribution is now available, designed for backing up, restoring systems after failures, and diagnosing various hardware issues. The distribution is built on an Ubuntu package base and continues the development of the 'Redo Backup & Rescue' project, which was discontinued in 2012. Live builds for 64-bit x86 systems (846MB) and a deb package for installation in Ubuntu are available for download.
The release of the Siduction 2021.3 project has been formed, developing a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on the Debian Sid (unstable) package base. Siduction is a fork of Aptosid, which split off in July 2011. A key difference from Aptosid was the use of a newer version of KDE from the experimental Qt-KDE repository as the user environment. Builds based on KDE (2.9 GB) and Xfce (2.5 GB) are available for download.
After five months of development, the release of the system manager systemd 250 has been presented. The new version includes the ability to store credentials in encrypted form, verification of automatically detected GPT partitions by digital signature, improved notification about the reasons for delays when starting services, added options to restrict service access to certain file systems and network interfaces, and ensured support for integrity control.
The release of Snoop version 1.3.3 has been published, enhancing the OSINT tool that searches for user accounts in public data (open-source intelligence). The program analyzes various websites, forums, and social networks for the presence of the desired username, i.e., it detects on which sites a user with the specified nickname is found. The project is developed based on research materials in the field of scraping [...]
A new version of the decentralized communication platform Jami has been released, code-named 'Taranis'. The project aims to create a communication system that operates in P2P mode, allowing for both large group communication and individual calls while providing a high level of privacy and security. Jami, formerly known as Ring and SFLphone, is among the GNU projects […]
The release of the raster graphics editor Krita 5.0.0 has been announced, designed for artists and illustrators. The editor supports multi-layer image processing, provides tools for working with various color models, and boasts a wide set of features for digital painting, sketching, and texture creation. Self-contained AppImage packages for Linux, experimental APK packages for ChromeOS and Android, and […] are available for installation.
U.S. courts are witnessing the emergence of the phenomenon of copyleft trolls, who employ aggressive schemes to initiate mass lawsuits, taking advantage of users' carelessness when borrowing content distributed under various open licenses. The term 'copyleft troll', proposed by Professor Daxton R. Stewart, is viewed as an evolution of 'copyright trolls' and is not directly related to the concept of 'copyleft'. Specifically, attacks […]
The release of the Manjaro Linux 21.2 distribution, based on Arch Linux and aimed at beginner users, has taken place. The distribution is notable for its simplified and user-friendly installation process, support for automatic hardware detection, and installation of the necessary drivers for operation. Manjaro is available in live builds with graphical environments KDE (2.7 GB), GNOME (2.6 GB), and Xfce (2.4 GB). […]
A significant release of the s6-rc service manager 0.5.3.0 has been prepared, designed to manage the startup of initialization scripts and services considering dependencies. The s6-rc toolkit can be used in both initialization systems and to organize the launch of arbitrary services in response to events reflecting changes in system state. Full tracking of the dependency tree and automatic start or stop of services to achieve the specified […]
Vivaldi Technologies (the developer of the Vivaldi browser) and Polestar (a subsidiary of Volvo creating Polestar electric vehicles) have announced the release of the first full version of the Vivaldi browser for the Android Automotive OS platform. The browser is available for installation in in-car infotainment systems and will be supplied by default in premium electric vehicles like the Polestar 2. The Vivaldi edition for automotive infotainment systems includes all […]
The release of the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.52 has been published, featuring 25 changes and addressing 2 vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-44790 — a buffer overflow in mod_lua that manifests during the parsing of multipart requests. The vulnerability affects configurations where Lua scripts call the r:parsebody() function to parse the request body, allowing an attacker to achieve buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted request. Evidence of […]