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The Xfce project has migrated development to GitLab

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The developers of the Xfce project have announced the completion of the transition to a new development infrastructure based on the GitLab platform. Previously, access to the code repositories was provided through a combination of cgit and gitolite. The old server git.xfce.org has been switched to read-only mode, and it is recommended to use gitlab.xfce.org instead. The migration to GitLab will not result in changes affecting users and package maintainers, but […]

Tcl/Tk. Alternative file selection dialog for Linux and Android platforms

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Today, the scripting language Tcl/Tk is used not only on computers but has also been successfully ported to the Android platform. However, it is precisely on this platform that all the shortcomings of the file selection dialog in tcl/tk (tk_getSaveFile, tk_getOpenFile, or tk_chooseDirectory) have become particularly evident. What are the issues with this dialog? The lack of basic operations for folders/files: create, destroy, rename. No, don't get me wrong, in […]

Release of GhostBSD 20.04

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The release of the desktop-oriented GhostBSD 20.04 distribution is now available, built on the TrueOS platform and offering the MATE desktop environment. By default, GhostBSD uses the OpenRC initialization system and the ZFS file system. It supports both live mode operation and installation on a hard drive (using a custom installer ginstall written in Python). Bootable images are available for the x86_64 architecture (2.5 GB). […]

Release of Parrot 4.9 distribution featuring a selection of security testing tools.

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The release of the Parrot 4.9 distribution is now available, based on the Debian Testing package base and including a collection of tools for system security testing, forensic analysis, and reverse engineering. Several ISO images are offered for download with the MATE environment (full 3.9 GB and lightweight 1.7 GB) and with the KDE desktop (2 GB). The Parrot distribution is positioned as a portable lab with the environment […]

VisOpSys 0.9

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Quietly and unobtrusively, version 0.9 of the amateur Visopsys (Visual Operating System) system, written by a single person (Andy McLaughlin), has been released. New features include: Updated appearance Enhanced networking capabilities and related programs Software packaging/loading/installation/uninstallation infrastructure with an online repository Support for HTTP, XML and HTML libraries, and support for some C streams […]

Security Specialist on Xiaomi Smartphones: "This is a backdoor with phone features"

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Reuters has published a warning article stating that the Chinese giant Xiaomi collects personal data from millions of people regarding their online activities and device usage. "This is a backdoor with phone functionality," joked Gabi Cirlig about his new Xiaomi smartphone. This experienced cybersecurity researcher spoke to Forbes after discovering that […]

Release of Redis DBMS 6.0

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The release of Redis 6.0, classified as a NoSQL database system, has been prepared. Redis offers features similar to Memcached for storing data in key/value format, enhanced by support for structured data formats such as lists, hashes, and sets, as well as the ability to execute Lua scripts on the server side. The project code is distributed under the BSD license. Additional modules are offered with extended […]

Microsoft has opened its implementation of the QUIC protocol used in HTTP/3

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Microsoft has announced the open sourcing of the MsQuic library implementing the QUIC network protocol. The code is written in C and distributed under the MIT license. The library is cross-platform and can be used not only on Windows but also on Linux with Schannel or OpenSSL for TLS 1.3. Future support for other platforms is planned. The library is based on the code […]

An updated version of Snoop Project V1.1.9 has been released

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The Snoop Project is a forensic OSINT tool that searches for nicknames in public data. Snoop is a fork of Sherlock, with several improvements and changes: The Snoop database is several times larger than the combined databases of Sherlock + Spiderfoot + Namechk. Snoop has fewer false positives than Sherlock, a common issue with all similar tools (example comparison Websites: Ebay; […]

Google will begin blocking spam extensions in the Chrome Web Store

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Google has warned about tightening rules for publishing extensions in the Chrome Web Store to combat spam. Developers must comply with the new requirements by August 27, or their extensions will be removed from the store. The store, which contains over 200,000 extensions, has become a target for spammers and scammers who have started publishing low-quality and […]

Qmmp 1.4.0 has been released

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Another release of the Qmmp player has been presented. The player is developed using the Qt library, features a modular structure, and comes with two user interface options. The new release mainly focuses on enhancing existing capabilities and supporting new versions of libraries. Key changes include code adjustments in line with updates in Qt 5.15; sleep mode blocking; and transitioning ListenBrainz support to a 'native' API with […]

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