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Release of SMTP server Sendmail 8.16.1

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Five years after the last release, the SMTP server Sendmail 8.16.1 has been released. The new version includes a significant number of improvements related to STARTTLS support (for instance, the ability to use elliptic curve-based encryption algorithms has been added), logging has been enhanced, new options SSLEngine and SSLEnginePath for using OpenSSL engines have been introduced, and initial support for DANE (DNS-based Authentication of Named […] has been added.

Release of MaXX 2.1, adaptation of the IRIX Interactive Desktop for Linux

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The release of the MaXX 2.1 desktop has been presented, with developers trying to recreate the user shell of the IRIX Interactive Desktop (SGI Indigo Magic Desktop) using Linux technologies. The development is conducted under an agreement with SGI, allowing for the complete recreation of all functions of the IRIX Interactive Desktop for the Linux platform on x86_64 and ia64 architectures. The source code is available upon special request and represents […]

The information security community has refused to change the terms 'white hat' and 'black hat'.

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Most information security professionals opposed the proposal to abandon the use of the terms 'black hat' and 'white hat'. The proposal was initiated by David Kleidermacher, Vice President of Engineering at Google, who declined to present at the Black Hat USA 2020 conference and suggested the industry move away from the terms 'black hat', 'white hat', and MITM (man-in-the-middle) in favor of […]

Linux kernel developers are considering the shift to using inclusive terms.

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A new document has been proposed for inclusion in the Linux kernel, prescribing the use of inclusive terminology. It suggests abandoning the use of the words 'slave' and 'blacklist' for identifiers within the kernel. The word 'slave' is recommended to be replaced with 'secondary', 'subordinate', 'replica', 'responder', 'follower', 'proxy', and 'performer', while 'blacklist' should be replaced with 'blocklist' or 'denylist'. These recommendations apply to new code added to the kernel, but […]

Release of Foliate 2.4.0 - a free program for reading e-books.

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The release includes the following changes: Improved display of metadata; Enhanced FictionBook rendering; Improved interaction with OPDS. Bugs have been fixed, such as: Incorrect extraction of unique identifiers from EPUB; Missing application icon from the taskbar; Unassigned text-to-speech environment variables when using Flatpak; eSpeak NG voice not being selected during text-to-speech configuration testing; Incorrect selection of the __ibooks_internal_theme attribute when using […]

Vulnerability in OpenSSH and PuTTY SSH Clients

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A vulnerability has been identified in the OpenSSH and PuTTY SSH clients (CVE-2020-14002 in PuTTY and CVE-2020-14145 in OpenSSH) that leads to information leakage in the connection negotiation algorithm. This vulnerability allows an attacker, capable of intercepting client traffic (for instance, when a user connects through a controlled access point), to determine the client's initial connection attempt to the host, before the host key is cached by the client. Knowing that […]

Embox v0.4.2 Released

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On July 1, the release of version 0.4.2 of the free real-time operating system for embedded systems, Embox, distributed under the BSD license, took place. Changes: Added support for RISCV64, improved RISCV support, added support for several new platforms, incorporated touch screen support, enhanced input device subsystem, added USB-gadget subsystem, improved USB stack and network stack, revamped the interrupt subsystem for Cortex-M MCUs. Many other […]

luastatus v0.5.0

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A new version of luastatus has been released, a universal data generator for status panels supporting i3bar, dwm, lemonbar, and others. The program is written in C and is distributed under the GNU LGPL v3 license. Most data generators for status panels in tiled WM either update information on a timer (e.g., conky) or require a signal for redrawing (e.g., i3status). Panels within desktop environments […]

Risk analysis in implementing the Perl 7 initiative

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Dan Book, who supports over 70 modules in CPAN, conducted a risk analysis regarding the proposed implementation plan for Perl 7. It is noteworthy that the Perl 7 branch aims to include the strict mode 'strict' by default, activate 'use warnings', and change the values of several parameters affecting compatibility with legacy code. It is expected that the change will lead to incompatibility in […]

Wine 5.12

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On July 3, the release of Wine 5.12 took place. Wine is a compatibility layer for Windows applications with POSIX-compliant operating systems, translating Windows API calls to POSIX calls on the fly rather than emulating Windows logic like a virtual machine. In addition to over 48 bug fixes, this new release includes: NTDLL converted to PE format, support for WebSocket API added, improved RawInput support, and updated Vulkan specification. […]

Release of Wine 5.12 and Wine Staging 5.12

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An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 5.12 — has occurred. Since the release of version 5.11, 48 bug reports have been closed and 337 changes made. The most significant changes include: the NTDLL library converted to PE format; support for WebSocket API added; improved RawInput support; updated Vulkan API specification; and closure of bug reports related to the operation of games and applications: Grand […]

Update of Elementary OS distribution 5.1.6

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The release of Elementary OS 5.1.6 has been introduced, positioned as a fast, open, and privacy-respecting alternative to Windows and macOS. The project focuses on quality design aimed at creating a user-friendly system that consumes minimal resources and offers high startup speed. Users are provided with their own Pantheon desktop environment. The original components of Elementary OS are developed using GTK3, […]

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