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Alpha testing of the openSUSE Leap 15.4 distribution has started, built on a base set of packages that is the same as that of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP 4, and also includes some user applications from the openSUSE Tumbleweed repository. A universal DVD image of 3.9 GB (x86_64, aarch64, ppc64les, 390x) is available for download. Alpha builds with rolling package updates are scheduled for regular release until mid-February. 16 […]
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-43527) has been discovered in the NSS (Network Security Services) cryptographic library set developed by Mozilla, which could allow an attacker to execute code when processing DSA or RSA-PSS digital signatures encoded using the DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules) method. The issue, codenamed BigSig, has been resolved in NSS versions 3.73 and NSS ESR 3.68.1. Package updates […]
Two months after the release of the mobile platform Android 12, Google has formed an edition for smart TVs and set-top boxes, Android TV 12. The platform is currently available only for app developers for testing — ready builds have been prepared for the Google ADT-3 set-top box (including an OTA update) and the Android Emulator for TV. Firmware updates for consumer devices are expected […]
The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has published information on the progress of its lawsuit against Vizio regarding non-compliance with GPL license requirements in the distribution of firmware for SmartCast-based smart TVs. Vizio has not expressed a willingness to rectify the GPL violation, has not engaged in negotiations to resolve the identified issues, and has not attempted to prove that the allegations are incorrect […]
The release of NixOS 21.11 has been announced, based on the Nix package manager, providing several proprietary developments that simplify system configuration and maintenance. For instance, NixOS uses a single system configuration file (configuration.nix), allows for quick rollback of updates, supports switching between different system states, permits individual users to install custom packages (with packages installed in the home directory), and supports simultaneous installation […]
The release of Chrome OS 96, based on the Linux kernel, the upstart init system, the ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and web browser Chrome 96 has been announced. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are deployed; however, Chrome OS includes a full-fledged multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The build of Chrome OS 96 […]
The release of the optical character recognition system Tesseract 4.1, supporting UTF-8 character recognition and texts in over 100 languages, including Russian, Kazakh, Belarusian, and Ukrainian, has been announced. The output can be saved as plain text or in HTML (hOCR), ALTO (XML), PDF, and TSV formats. The system was originally created between 1985 and 1995 at Hewlett Packard's laboratory, in […]
The Ubuntu RescuePack 21.11 build is available for free download, allowing for a complete antivirus check to detect and remove various malware, computer viruses, trojans, rootkits, worms, spyware, and ransomware without launching the main operating system, as well as to cure infected computers. The size of the bootable Live image is 3.4 GB (x86_64). It includes ESET NOD32 4 antivirus packages, […]
The release of library SDL 2.0.18 (Simple DirectMedia Layer) aimed at simplifying the writing of games and multimedia applications has occurred. The SDL library provides features such as hardware-accelerated output of 2D and 3D graphics, input handling, sound playback, 3D output via OpenGL/OpenGL ES/Vulkan, and many other associated operations. The library is written in C and is distributed under the zlib license. To use the capabilities of SDL […]
The release of 4MLinux 38.0 has been published, a minimalist user distribution that is not a fork from other projects and uses a graphical environment based on JWM. 4MLinux can be utilized not only as a Live environment for multimedia playback and user tasks but also as a system for recovery from failures and a platform for launching LAMP servers (Linux, Apache, MariaDB, and […]
A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology is developing the Vortex research project, which offers an open GPGPU based on the RISC-V instruction set architecture, aimed at performing parallel computations utilizing the OpenCL API and the SIMT (Single Instruction, Multiple Threads) execution model, as well as conducting research in 3D graphics and developing new GPU architectures. The project is currently in the prototype stage, […]
The release of the open webOS Open Source Edition 2.14 has been published, which can be applied to various portable devices, boards, and automotive infotainment systems. Raspberry Pi 4 boards are considered the reference hardware platform. The platform is developed in a public repository under the Apache 2.0 license, with the community overseeing the process, adhering to a collaborative development management model. The webOS platform was originally developed by […]