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Firefox 87 will limit the content of the HTTP Referer header

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Mozilla has changed the method of generating the HTTP Referer header in the upcoming release of Firefox 87, scheduled for tomorrow. To block potential leaks of confidential data, by default, when navigating to other sites, the HTTP Referer header will only include the domain, not the full URL of the source from which the transition was made. The path and query parameters will be trimmed. That is, instead of "Referer: https://www.example.com/path/?arguments" it will be […]

Release of free CAD software FreeCAD 0.19

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After nearly two years of development, the release of the open parametric 3D modeling system FreeCAD 0.19 is now officially available. The source code for the release was published on February 26, and then updated on March 12, but the official release announcement was delayed due to the unpreparedness of installation packages for all declared platforms. Just a few hours ago, a warning that the FreeCAD 0.19 branch is still not officially ready […]

In the nightly and beta builds of Firefox, support for HTTP/3 is enabled by default.

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Nightly builds of Firefox, as well as the beta version, have HTTP/3 support enabled by default. In the stable branch, the inclusion of HTTP/3 is scheduled for the release of Firefox 88, planned for April 20. In Chrome, selective activation of HTTP/3 began in October 2020. HTTP/3 support in Firefox is based on the neqo project developed by Mozilla, which provides a client and server implementation for […]

Debian 11 'Bullseye' has entered the full freeze stage before its release.

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The developers of the Debian project have announced the transition of the Debian 11 "Bullseye" package base to a full freeze stage, during which the process of transferring key packages and packages without autopkgtests from unstable to testing will be completely halted and an intensive testing and blocking issues fixing phase will begin. In exceptional cases, packages from unstable may be manually transferred, but for this […]

The release of the OnlyOffice Desktop 6.2 office suite

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The release of the OnlyOffice Desktop 6.2 suite is now available, designed for working with text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The editors are presented as desktop applications written in JavaScript using web technologies, but they combine both client and server components packaged for standalone use on the user's local system, without relying on an external service. The project code is distributed […]

Release of the RetroShare 0.6.6 platform for secure messaging

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After two years of development, a new version, RetroShare 0.6.6, has been released. This platform allows for secure file and message sharing through an encrypted Friend-to-Friend network. In this type of peer-to-peer network, users establish direct connections only with peers they trust. Builds are prepared for Windows, FreeBSD, and many GNU/Linux distributions. The source code for RetroShare is written in C++ using the […]

The second pre-release of the mobile platform Android 12

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Google has announced the second beta version of the open mobile platform Android 12. The release of Android 12 is expected in the third quarter of 2021. To evaluate the new features of the platform, a beta testing program has been proposed. Firmware builds have been prepared for Pixel 3 / 3 XL, Pixel 3a / 3a XL, Pixel 4 / 4 XL, Pixel 4a / 4a 5G, and […]

The code for developing drivers in the Rust programming language has been added to the Linux-next kernel branch.

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The linux-next branch, on which the Linux kernel version 5.13 will be based, has included an initial set of components for developing device drivers in Rust. Documentation on using Rust in the Linux kernel and an example kernel module with a character device driver in Rust have been separately published. The code was added by Stephen Rothwell, the maintainer of the linux-next branch. Typically, the branch […]

A new mailing service has been implemented for Linux kernel development.

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The team responsible for maintaining the infrastructure for Linux kernel development has announced the launch of a new mailing list service at lists.linux.dev. In addition to traditional mailing lists for Linux kernel developers, the server allows for the creation of mailing lists for other projects with domains different from kernel.org. All mailing lists serviced on vger.kernel.org will be migrated to the new server, preserving all […]

Release of the minimalist web browser links 2.22.

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The release of the minimalist web browser links 2.22 has occurred, supporting both console and graphical modes. In console mode, color display and mouse control are possible, as long as the terminal being used supports it (for example, xterm). In graphical mode, image output and font smoothing are supported. All modes provide support for table and frame rendering. The browser supports the HTML specification […]

Remotely exploitable vulnerability in the MyBB forum engine.

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Several vulnerabilities have been identified in the open-source web forum engine MyBB, which in combination allow for the execution of PHP code on the server. The issues are present in versions from 1.8.16 to 1.8.25 and have been fixed in the MyBB 1.8.26 update. The first vulnerability (CVE-2021-27889) allows an unprivileged forum participant to embed JavaScript code in posts, discussions, and private messages. The forum allows the addition of images, lists, and multimedia […]

Release of SQLite Database 3.35

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SQLite 3.35 has been released, a lightweight DBMS designed as a plug-in library. SQLite code is released as public domain, meaning it can be used without restrictions and free of charge for any purpose. Financial support for SQLite developers comes from a consortium formed specifically for this purpose, which includes companies such as Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Key changes: Built-in mathematical functions have been added […]

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