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Paragon Software has released a GPL implementation of NTFS for the Linux kernel.

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Konstantin Komarov, founder and CEO of Paragon Software, published a set of patches in the Linux kernel mailing list with a full implementation of the NTFS file system, supporting read and write modes. The code is open under the GPL license. The implementation supports all features of the current NTFS 3.1 version, including extended file attributes, data compression mode, and efficient handling of holes in files […]

Overview of computers with Elbrus processors. Components and tests.

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Video blogger Dmitry Bachilo, specializing in computers, released a review of two different computers based on Elbrus processors. One is based on Elbrus 1C+, the other on Elbrus 8C. In the videos, you can see their internals and admire not only the Russian processors but also the domestic SSD, motherboard, and more. The performance tests conducted by him showed the following results: Benchmark […]

SQLite DB Release 3.33

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The release of SQLite 3.33.0 has been published, a lightweight DBMS presented as a plug-in library. SQLite code is distributed as public domain, meaning it can be used without restrictions and free of charge for any purpose. Financial support for SQLite developers is provided by a specially created consortium, which includes companies such as Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Key changes: Implemented UPDATE FROM expression […]

Release of Wine 5.15 and DXVK 1.7.1

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An experimental release of the open-source implementation of WinAPI — Wine 5.15 has been announced. Since the release of version 5.14, 27 bug reports have been closed and 273 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: the addition of the initial implementation of the XACT Engine sound libraries (Cross-platform Audio Creation Tool, xactengine3_*.dll), including the interfaces IXACT3Engine, IXACT3SoundBank, IXACT3Cue, IXACT3WaveBank, and IXACT3Wave; the formation of a mathematical library in MSVCRT has begun, implemented […]

Wind and solar energy are replacing coal, but not as quickly as one would like.

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According to data from the Ember analytical center, the share of solar and wind energy in global energy has doubled since 2015. Currently, it accounts for about 10% of the total energy produced, approaching the level of nuclear power plants. Alternative energy sources are gradually displacing coal, whose production decreased by a record 8.3% in the first half of 2020 compared to […]

The Pocket P.C. device has been translated into the category of open hardware.

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Source Parts has announced the release of the Pocket Popcorn Computer (Pocket P.C.) development efforts. After the device is put on sale under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license, files with PCB design, schematics, 3D-printing models, and assembly instructions will be published. The released information will allow third-party manufacturers to use the Pocket P.C. as a prototype for development […]

Release of Mcron 1.2, cron implementation from the GNU project.

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After two years of development, the release of GNU Mcron 1.2 has been published, which evolves the cron system implemented in the Guile language. The new release features significant code cleanup—entirely rewritten in C, and the project now includes only source code in Guile. Mcron is 100% compatible with Vixie cron and can act as […]

Microsoft has launched the site opensource.microsoft.com

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Jeff Wilcox from the Microsoft Open Source Programs Office introduced the new site opensource.microsoft.com, which aggregates information about Microsoft’s open projects and the company's participation in the open-source ecosystem. The site also displays Microsoft employees' real-time activity in projects on GitHub, including the projects in which […]

LTS releases of Ubuntu 18.04.5 and 16.04.7

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An update for the Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS distribution has been released. This is the final update which includes changes related to hardware support improvements, updates to the Linux kernel and graphics stack, as well as bug fixes in the installer and bootloader. Future updates for the 18.04 branch will limit themselves to addressing vulnerabilities and issues affecting stability. Similar updates for Kubuntu 18.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu Budgie 18.04.5 LTS, […]

New article: Results of the first five years of Windows 10: both comforting and not so much.

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The release of Windows 10 in the summer of 2015 was undoubtedly a significant milestone for the software giant, which had experienced difficulties with Windows 8, a version that never gained widespread adoption due to its controversial interface featuring two desktops — the classic and the Metro tiled interface. ⇡#Learning from Mistakes In developing a new platform, the Microsoft team made efforts […]

The malware complex 'Woodcutter' infects Linux OS.

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The National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States have published a report stating that the 85th Main Center for Special Services of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (85 GЦСС ГРУ) is using a malware complex called "Drovorub." The "Drovorub" suite includes a rootkit as a Linux kernel module, a tool for file transmission, and network port redirection, along with a command server. The client part may […]

ReVoLTE Attack Allows Interception of Encrypted Calls in LTE

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A group of researchers from Ruhr University Bochum (Germany) has presented the ReVoLTE attack technique (PDF), which enables the interception of encrypted voice calls in 4G/LTE cellular networks that use VoLTE (Voice over LTE) technology for voice traffic transmission. To protect phone calls from interception in VoLTE, stream cipher-based encryption is applied to the channel between the client and the operator. The specification […]

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