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Troy Hunt has opened the source code of the 'Have I Been Pwned?' (haveibeenpwned.com) service that checks against a database of 11.2 billion accounts compromised due to breaches of 538 websites. The intention to open the project code was initially announced last August, but the process was delayed, and the code has only now been published. The service code is written in […]
Mozilla has published a plan to implement the third version of the Chrome manifest in Firefox, which defines the capabilities and resources available to extensions. The third version of the manifest has faced criticism due to breaking the functionality of many extensions designed to block unwanted content and ensure security. Firefox intends to implement nearly all features and restrictions of the new manifest, including a declarative API for content filtering (declarativeNetRequest), […]
The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) committee, which is responsible for developing internet protocols and architecture, has completed the formation of RFC for the QUIC protocol and published related specifications identified as RFC 8999 (version-independent properties of the protocol), RFC 9000 (transport over UDP), RFC 9001 (TLS encryption for the QUIC communication channel), and RFC 9002 (congestion control and packet loss detection during data transmission). […]
Virtuozzo (formerly a division of Parallels), which develops server software for virtualization based on open projects, has begun the public distribution of the VzLinux distribution, which was previously used as the base operating system for the company's virtualization platform and various commercial products. VzLinux is now available to everyone and is positioned as a replacement for CentOS 8, ready for production deployments. For download […]
Basalt Software has announced the release of the Simply Linux 9.1 distribution, built on the basis of the ninth ALT platform. The product is distributed under a license agreement that does not transfer distribution rights but allows individuals and legal entities to use the system without restrictions. The distribution is available in builds for x86_64, i586, aarch64, armh (armv7a), mipsel, riscv64, e2kv4/e2k (beta) architectures and can be […]
A significant release of the immudb 1.0 database has been introduced, guaranteeing immutability and preservation of all data ever added, as well as providing protection against retroactive changes and enabling cryptographic proof of data ownership. Initially, the project developed as a specialized NoSQL storage that manipulates data in key/value format, but starting from the 1.0 release, immudb is positioned as a full-fledged database with SQL support. The code […]
The release of AlmaLinux 8.4 distribution has been issued, synchronized with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 distribution. The builds are prepared for the x86_64 architecture in the form of bootable (709 MB), minimal (1.9 GB), and full image (9.8 GB). Builds for ARM architecture are also expected to be published soon. The distribution is recognized as ready for production deployments and is fully identical to RHEL in functionality, with […]
Oracle has released the Oracle Linux 8.4 distribution, created based on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4. An installable ISO image of 8.6 GB, prepared for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures, is available for unrestricted downloading. Oracle Linux provides open and free access to a yum repository with binary updates, errata, and issues […]
The new team of the FreeNode IRC network expressed regret over yesterday's incident, which was perceived by some communities as a takeover of their IRC channels. For instance, projects such as Ubuntu, Gentoo, HardenedBSD, LibreELEC, FSFE, and Void Linux have announced their departure from FreeNode due to the loss of control over their channels. After the departure of the administration team, which founded the new Libera.Chat network due to a conflict with the domain owner, several open […]
Google has released version 91 of the Chrome web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the open-source project Chromium, which serves as the basis for Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser features the use of Google logos, a notification system in case of crashes, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, and the transfer of RLZ parameters during searches. The next release, Chrome 92, is scheduled for July 20. Main changes […]
The nftables 0.9.9 packet filter has been released, unifying the filtering interfaces for IPv4, IPv6, ARP, and network bridges (aimed at replacing iptables, ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables). At the same time, the accompanying library libnftnl 1.2.0 has been released, providing a low-level API for interaction with the nf_tables subsystem. The necessary changes for the operation of nftables 0.9.9 are included in the Linux kernel 5.13-rc1. In the package […]
The release of the OSGeo-Live 14.0 distribution has been announced. This project is developed by the nonprofit organization OSGeo to provide a quick introduction to various open geospatial systems without the need for installation. The distribution is based on the Lubuntu package base. The size of the boot image is 4.4 GB (amd64, as well as an image for virtualization systems such as VirtualBox, VMware, KVM, etc.). It includes about 50 open applications […]