Category: Internet News

Odyssey roadmap: what else do we want from the connection pooler. Andrey Borodin (2019)

After two months of development, Linus Torvalds presented the release of Linux kernel 5.9. Among the most notable changes are: restrictions on symbol imports from proprietary modules into GPL modules, acceleration of context-switching operations using the FSGSBASE processor instruction, support for kernel image compression using Zstd, a reworking of thread priority scheduling in the kernel, and support for the PRP (Parallel Redundancy Protocol) protocol.

The release of the command line tool Googler 4.3

Googler is a powerful tool for searching Google (Web, News, Videos, and Site search) from the command line. It displays the title, snippet, and URL for each result, which can be opened directly in the browser from the terminal. Demo video. Initially, googler was created to service servers without a graphical interface, but it quickly evolved into a very convenient tool.

Release Dendrite 0.1.0, a communication server implementing the Matrix protocol.

The release of the Matrix server Dendrite 0.1.0 has been published, marking the transition of development to the beta testing stage. Dendrite is developed by the core team behind the decentralized communication platform Matrix and is positioned as an implementation of the second generation of Matrix server components. Unlike the reference server Synapse, which is written in Python, Dendrite's code is developed in Go. Both official implementations are distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.

Release of Redo Rescue 2.0.6, a distribution for backup and recovery

The release of the Live distribution Redo Rescue 2.0.6 has been published, designed for creating backups and recovering the system in case of failure or data corruption. The snapshots generated by the distribution can be fully or selectively cloned to a new disk (creating a new partition table) or used to restore system integrity after malware activity, hardware failures, or accidental data deletion.

Release of the FreeType font engine 2.10.3

The release of FreeType 2.10.3 has been announced, a modular font engine that provides a unified API for standardizing the processing and rendering of font data in various vector and raster formats. Key changes include: improved TrueType glyph support with overlapping outlines. LCD filtering is now enabled by default during initialization. The auto-hinting code has been synchronized with ttfautohint. Support has been added for building with the toolchain […]

CD Projekt RED on reworks: they want to make us look bad to justify their ideological statements

Recently, CD Projekt RED found itself at the center of yet another scandal. Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier reported that the Cyberpunk 2077 team is working six days a week, trying to meet the scheduled release date. The studio did not remain silent and issued a statement on this matter. Now, one of the CDPR representatives suggested that certain individuals are intentionally portraying the company […]

Release of Brython 3.9, an implementation of the Python language for web browsers

The release of Brython 3.9 (Browser Python) has been announced, implementing the Python 3 programming language for execution on the web browser side, allowing the use of Python instead of JavaScript for web scripting. The project's code is written in Python and distributed under the BSD license. This new release is notable for ensuring compatibility with Python 3.9 and updating the standard library. By connecting the brython.js libraries and […]

Release of Wine 5.19 and Wine staging 5.19

An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 5.19 — has been made. Since the release of version 5.18, 27 bug reports have been closed and 380 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: the Mono engine has been updated to version 5.1.1 with support for text formatting tools from WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation). The KERNEL32 library has been converted to PE format. A DSS cryptographic provider has been added, offering functions for […]

Release SU2 7.0.7

A new release of the open-source CFD package SU2 has been made. The release includes several experimental features: support for using SIMD has been added, a solver for simulating reacting and non-equilibrium flows (NEMO Solver) has been implemented, the load balancing algorithm for hybrid grids has been improved, and control options for ParMETIS have been added. A boundary condition "Rough Wall" has been added for SST and SA turbulence models, and the versions used have been updated […]

Release of NTP servers NTPsec 1.2.0 and Chrony 4.0 with support for the secure protocol NTS

The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), which is responsible for the development of internet protocols and architecture, has completed the formation of the RFC for the NTS (Network Time Security) protocol and published the associated specification under RFC 8915. The RFC has received the status of "Proposed Standard," after which work will begin to elevate the RFC to the status of Draft Standard, effectively signifying full stabilization of the protocol and consideration of […]

Snek 1.5 is available, a Python-like programming language for embedded systems

Keith Packard, an active developer of Debian, leader of the X.Org project and creator of numerous X extensions, including XRender, XComposite, and XRandR, has released a new version of the Snek programming language 1.5, which can be seen as a simplified version of Python, tailored for use on embedded systems that lack sufficient resources for MicroPython and CircuitPython. Snek does not claim to provide complete support for […]

Release of NGINX Unit application server 1.20.0

The release of the NGINX Unit 1.20 application server has taken place, within which a solution for running web applications in various programming languages (Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Go, JavaScript/Node.js, and Java) is being developed. Under NGINX Unit, multiple applications in different programming languages can run simultaneously, with launch parameters that can be dynamically changed without needing to edit configuration files or restart. Code […]

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