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The release of PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.3, designed for managing DNS zone delivery, has taken place. According to the project's developers, PowerDNS Authoritative Server handles approximately 30% of all domains in Europe (90% when only considering domains with DNSSEC signatures). The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. PowerDNS Authoritative Server allows storing domain information in […]
A significant new release of Delta Chat Desktop has been introduced — a messenger that uses email as a transport instead of proprietary servers (chat-over-email, a specialized email client functioning as a messenger). The application code is built on the Electron platform and is distributed under the GPLv3 license, while the core library is available under the MPL 2.0 (Mozilla Public License). In this release: a database of providers and email services with […]
A new release of Telegram Desktop 2.0 is available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. The client software code for Telegram is written using the Qt library and distributed under the GPLv3 license. The new version introduces the ability to group chats into folders for easier navigation when there are many chats. The option to create custom folders with flexible settings and the ability to link an arbitrary number of […]
The developers of the OpenBSD project have released a portable edition of the LibreSSL 3.1.0 package, which is a fork of OpenSSL aimed at achieving a higher level of security. The LibreSSL project focuses on quality support for SSL/TLS protocols by removing unnecessary functionality, adding additional protections, and conducting significant cleanup and reworking of the codebase. The LibreSSL 3.1.0 release is considered experimental, in which […]
Mitchell Baker, Chair of the Mozilla Corporation Board and leader of the Mozilla Foundation, has been appointed as the CEO of Mozilla Corporation by the board of directors. The position had been vacant since August of last year, following Chris Beard's departure. For eight months, the company attempted to hire an external candidate for the CEO position, but after a series of interviews, the board of directors […]
Developers of the KDE project are concerned about the shift in Qt framework development towards a limited commercial product being developed without community interaction. In addition to the previously made decision to supply the LTS version of Qt only under a commercial license, Qt Company is considering transitioning to a distribution model for Qt where all releases in the first 12 months are available only to commercial users […]
On April 5, Minetest 5.2.0 was released. Minetest is a sandbox game engine with embedded games. Key new features/changes include: Highlighting GUI buttons in light color when hovered over (visual feedback). Animated images in the formspec interface (new animated_image[] element). The ability to present formspec content in HTML format (new hypertext[] element). New API functions/methods: table.key_value_swap, table.shuffle, vector.angle, and get_flags. Hand inertia has been improved. […]
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The Bazalt SPU company has announced the release of the Simply Linux 9 distribution, based on the ninth ALT platform. The product is distributed under a licensing agreement that does not transfer the right to distribute the distribution but allows individuals and legal entities to use the system without restrictions. The distribution is available in builds for the x86_64, i586, aarch64, mipsel, e2kv4, e2k, riscv64 architectures and can operate on […]
Google has released version 81 of the Chrome web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the free Chromium project, which serves as the foundation for Chrome, is available. Chrome browser features Google's logos, a notification system for crashes, the ability to load Flash modules on demand, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, and the RLZ parameters during searches. Initially, Chrome 81 was planned […]
The release of the specialized Tails 4.5 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) distribution has been announced. Based on the Debian package base, it is designed to ensure anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is facilitated by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is stored in persistence mode between sessions using […]
Developers at Microsoft have introduced a mechanism for Integrity Policy Enforcement (IPE), implemented as an LSM module (Linux Security Module) for the Linux kernel. This module allows for the definition of an overall integrity assurance policy for the entire system, specifying which operations are permissible and how to verify the authenticity of components. Through IPE, it is possible to specify which executable files are allowed to run and ensure that […]