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The experimental branch of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 6.15 — has been released. Since the release of version 6.14, 49 bug reports have been closed and 390 changes made. The most significant changes include: The WinSock (WS2_32) library has been converted to PE (Portable Executable) format. Performance-related counters (HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA) have been implemented in the registry. New thunk converters for 32-bit system calls have been added to NTDLL […]
In accordance with the previously scheduled plan, GitHub will discontinue support for connecting to Git objects using password authentication. This change will take effect today at 7 PM (MSK), after which direct execution of Git operations requiring authentication will only be possible using SSH keys or tokens (personal GitHub tokens or OAuth). An exception is made only for accounts using two-factor authentication, which […]
Companies Facebook, Google, Isovalent, Microsoft, and Netflix have established a new non-profit organization, the eBPF Foundation, created under the auspices of the Linux Foundation, aimed at providing a neutral platform for the development of technologies related to the eBPF subsystem. In addition to enhancing capabilities within the eBPF subsystem of the Linux kernel, the organization will also develop projects for broader applications of eBPF, such as building eBPF engines for integration […]
Correction updates have been released for all supported branches of PostgreSQL: 13.4, 12.8, 11.13, 10.18, and 9.6.23. Updates for the 9.6 branch will continue until November 2021, 10 until November 2022, 11 until November 2023, 12 until November 2024, and 13 until November 2025. The new versions include 75 fixes and address […]
A year after the previous significant release, the email client Thunderbird 91 has been launched, developed by the community and based on Mozilla technologies. The new release is categorized as a long-term support version, with updates issued over the course of a year. Thunderbird 91 is based on the ESR release codebase of Firefox 91. The release is available only for direct download, with automatic updates […]
ExpressVPN has announced the release of the source code for its Lightway protocol, designed to achieve minimal connection setup time while maintaining high levels of security and reliability. The code is written in C and distributed under the GPLv2 license. The implementation is very compact and fits within two thousand lines of code. It claims support for Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and routers (Asus, Netgear, […]
The release of the Tenth ALT platform (p10) has been announced — a new stable branch of ALT repositories based on the Sisyphus free software repository. The platform is intended for the development, testing, distribution, updating, and support of comprehensive solutions at all levels — from embedded devices to enterprise servers and data centers; it is created and developed by the ALT Linux Team, supported by Basalt SPO. ALT p10 includes […]
The release of Elementary OS 6 has been presented, positioned as a fast, open, and privacy-respecting alternative to Windows and macOS. The project focuses on high-quality design aimed at creating a user-friendly system that consumes minimal resources and offers high boot speeds. Users are provided with their own Pantheon desktop environment. Bootable ISO images (2.36 GB) are available for download […]
The release of the SDL 2.0.16 (Simple DirectMedia Layer) library has taken place, aimed at simplifying the writing of games and multimedia applications. The SDL library provides tools such as hardware-accelerated output for 2D and 3D graphics, input handling, sound playback, 3D output via OpenGL/OpenGL ES/Vulkan, and many other auxiliary operations. The library is written in C and distributed under the zlib license. To take advantage of SDL's features […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.21 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formed, based on the Debian package base and designed for anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is stored in a persistent storage mode between launches using […]
The release of the web browser Firefox 91 has taken place. The Firefox 91 release falls into the category of long-term support branches (ESR), for which updates are released over the year. In addition, an update for the previous long-term support branch 78.13.0 has been formed (with two more updates 78.14 and 78.15 expected). The Firefox 92 branch will soon enter beta testing, […]
The governing board of the Perl Foundation has reviewed the actions and processes related to the work of the Community Affairs Team (CAT) and has decided to suspend the work of this group until all related processes are formalized and the group's authority is officially approved. The board also canceled two previously published incident reports upon which actions were taken […]