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A new version of the Perl programming language interpreter 5.32.0 has been released. After 13 months of development, 140,000 lines changed in 880 files. Key innovations include: A new experimental operator 'isa', which checks if the specified object is an instance of the given class or a subclass: if( $obj isa Package::Name ) { … } Support for Unicode 13.0! It is now possible to write comparison operators with the same precedence in […]
Released on June 21, 2020. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of 'Calculate', we are pleased to present the new release of the Calculate Linux distribution 20.6! The new version includes boot optimizations, reduced memory requirements, and added support for browser plugin presets for working with Nextcloud. The following editions of the distribution are available for download: Calculate Linux Desktop with KDE desktop (CLD), […]
The release of the Python scientific computing library NumPy 1.19 is now available, focused on working with multidimensional arrays and matrices, and providing a large collection of functions that implement various algorithms related to matrix usage. NumPy is one of the most in-demand libraries used for scientific calculations. The project's code is written in Python with optimizations in C and is distributed […]
The first stable release of the open-source graphics driver RPi-VK-Driver 1.0 has been introduced, providing support for the Vulkan graphic API for older Raspberry Pi boards equipped with the Broadcom Videocore IV GPU. The driver is compatible with all models of Raspberry Pi boards released before the Raspberry Pi 4, from 'Zero' and '1 Model A' to '3 Model B+' and 'Compute Module 3+'. The driver […]
The development team from Area 120, a Google division focused on experimental services and applications, quietly launched a new social service called Keen. It serves as a counterpart to the popular Pinterest service and is positioned as a potential competitor. One of the distinguishing features of the new service is its reliance on machine learning technologies in the content discovery process. […]
The results of a study on the impact of thousands of the most popular Chrome extensions on browser performance have been published. It has been shown that some extensions can significantly affect performance, create a heavy load on the system, and increase memory consumption several times. The testing assessed CPU load in active and background modes, memory usage, and its effect on rendering speed […]
The developers of the LLVM project have expressed their intention to follow the example of other projects and stop using the word "master" to identify the main repository. This change is presented as a demonstration that the LLVM community is inclusive and sensitive to issues that may cause discomfort to certain groups of participants. Instead of "master," it is proposed to choose a neutral alternative, such as "dev," "trunk," "main," or "default." It is noted that […]
The release of the xfdesktop 4.15.0 desktop manager, used in the Xfce desktop environment for rendering desktop icons and configuring background images, has been announced. At the same time, the Thunar 4.15.0 file manager has been released, which focuses on ensuring high speed and responsiveness while providing a simple, intuitive, and uncluttered interface. […]
An experimental release of the open-source implementation of WinAPI — Wine 5.11 — has been made. Since the release of version 5.10, 57 bug reports have been closed and 348 changes have been made. The most important changes include: The Mono engine has been updated to version 5.1.0 with support for the WpfGfx library; work continues on the implementation of a separate shared Unix library (.so) for NTDLL; an initial implementation of the NetIO kernel driver has been added; […]
I would like to introduce you to a framework called boobstrap, written in POSIX shell, for creating bootable images with GNU/Linux distributions. The framework allows you to complete the entire process in three simple steps: from deploying a system in chroot, creating an initramfs image that includes the system from chroot, to ultimately producing a bootable ISO image. boobstrap includes three utilities mkbootstrap, mkinitramfs […]
A new experimental version of the Firefox browser for Android, developed under the codename Fenix as a replacement for the standard Firefox for Android, has been released. It will soon be available in the Google Play catalog (requires Android 5 or newer). Additionally, starting with Firefox 77, beta builds of the regular Firefox will now be offered on […]
Awake Security has reported the discovery of 111 Google Chrome extensions that send users' confidential data to external servers. Among these extensions were those capable of capturing screenshots, reading clipboard contents, analyzing the presence of access tokens in cookies, and intercepting input in web forms. In total, the identified malicious extensions accounted for 32.9 million downloads in the Chrome Web Store, […]