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The development version of the Linux kernel 5.12 includes the implementation of the KFence (Kernel Electric Fence) mechanism, which checks memory operations, catching buffer overflows, accessing memory after it has been freed, and other similar errors. This functionality was already present in the kernel as a KASAN (kernel address sanitizer) build option, utilizing Address Sanitizer in modern GCC […]
Chrome developers have announced the addition of a new experimental setting in the test branches of Chrome Canary, Dev, and Beta, ‘chrome://flags#omnibox-default-typed-navigations-to-https’, which, when activated, will cause sites to open by default using the ‘https://’ scheme instead of ‘http://’ when typing host names in the address bar. This feature is scheduled to be enabled by default in the upcoming release of Chrome 89 on March 2 for a small […]
Mozilla has assured users that it will not abandon the image of the fox in the Firefox logo. In recent days, misinformation about the disappearance of the fox from the Firefox logo has been actively discussed online, leading to memes and outrage. The Firefox logos have not changed since 2019, and the logo without the fox, presented in discussions as the new Firefox logo, is not supported.
Nearly two years after the last significant release, the Linux distribution Mageia 8 has been released, developed by an independent community of enthusiasts from the Mandriva project. Both 32-bit and 64-bit DVD builds (4 GB) and a set of Live builds (3 GB) based on GNOME, KDE, and Xfce are available for download. Key improvements: Updated package versions, including Linux kernel 5.10.16, glibc 2.32, and more.
An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI—Wine 6.3—has occurred. Since the release of version 6.2, 24 bug reports have been closed and 456 changes have been made. The most important changes are improved debugger support in the system call interface. The WineGStreamer library has been converted to the PE executable file format. The support for WinRT IDL (Interface Definition Language) has been expanded in the WIDL (Wine Interface Definition Language) compiler.
After more than a year of development, the Tor Project has released OnionShare 2.3, a utility that allows for the secure and anonymous transfer and receipt of files, as well as organizing a public file-sharing service. The project's code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Ready-to-use packages are available for Ubuntu, Fedora, Windows, and macOS. OnionShare runs a web server on the local system, allowing for easy file sharing.
The release of the distributed replicable block device DRBD 9.1.0 has been published, enabling the implementation of a RAID-1-like array formed from multiple disks from different machines connected over the network (network mirroring). The system is designed as a module for the Linux kernel and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The drbd 9.1.0 branch can be used for a seamless upgrade from drbd 9.0.x and is fully protocol-compatible, file-wise as well.
Canonical has made a change to the preparation process for interim LTS releases of Ubuntu (e.g. 20.04.1, 20.04.2, 20.04.3, etc.) aimed at improving release quality at the expense of strict adherence to deadlines. Previously, interim releases were formed strictly according to the planned schedule, but now priority will be given to the quality and thorough testing of all fixes. The changes are based on the experience of several past […]
Yesterday, some Ukrainian users reported being unable to access the code-sharing service GitHub Gist. The issue was related to the blocking of the service by providers who received an order (copy 1, copy 2) from the National Commission for the State Regulation of Communications and Informatization. The order was issued based on a decision by the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv (752/22980/20) regarding signs of a criminal offense […]
A new release of the FreeRDP project 2.3 has been published, offering an open implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), developed based on Microsoft specifications. The project provides a library for integrating RDP support into third-party applications and a client that can be used for remote connections to Windows desktops. The project code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. In the new […]
Red Hat has continued to expand its programs for the free use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, addressing the needs of users in traditional CentOS that arose after the transformation of the CentOS project into CentOS Stream. In addition to previously offered free builds for production deployments, which include up to 16 systems, a new option called 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for Open Source Infrastructure' has been introduced, which […]
The Debian distribution has launched a new service called debuginfod, which allows debugging of programs included in the distribution without the need for a separate installation of related debug information packages from the debuginfo repository. The launched service enables the use of the dynamic loading of debug symbols from an external server directly during debugging, a functionality introduced in GDB 10. The process that supports the service, debuginfod […]