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Firefox 72 is now available. This is the first release for which the preparation time has been reduced from 6 to 4 weeks. The picture-in-picture mode is enabled on Linux and macOS platforms. In the OpenBSD builds, filesystem isolation is implemented using unveil(). Tracking protection now blocks requests to resources identified as collecting digital fingerprints (fingerprinting) by default. Sites can no longer request […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.2 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed for ensuring anonymous internet access, has been announced. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by a packet filter by default. To store user data persistently between sessions, […]
Lenovo has introduced its external box for graphics cards. The new product, named Legion BoostStation eGPU, is showcased in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA) at CES 2020. The device, made of aluminum, measures 365 × 172 × 212 mm. It can accommodate any modern dual-slot video adapter up to 300 mm in length. Moreover, one 2.5/3.5-inch storage drive can also be additionally installed in the box […]
The release of the web browser qutebrowser 1.9.0 has been announced, offering a minimal graphical interface that does not distract from content viewing, and a navigation system in the style of the Vim text editor, entirely based on keyboard shortcuts. The code is written in Python using PyQt5 and QtWebEngine. The source code is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The use of Python does not affect performance, as rendering and content parsing […]
Commenting on the Fedora developers' intention to include the earlyoom background process by default for early memory shortage responses, Lennart Poettering discussed plans to integrate another solution into systemd — oomd. The oomd handler is developed by Facebook, whose employees are also working on the kernel subsystem PSI (Pressure Stall Information), which allows memory shortage handling in user space […]
After 2 years of development, the new version of the open forum engine phpBB 3.3, code-named "Proteus", has been released. Changes include support for PHP versions 7.1-7.4, an expanded emoji set, convenient quoting, easy updates, reCAPTCHA 2.0, improved notifications, and new icons (using CSS). Source: linux.org.ru
The first beta version of the OS Trident, transitioned from FreeBSD and TrueOS to a package base of Void Linux, is available. The size of the bootable ISO image is 515MB. The build uses ZFS on the root partition, allows rollbacks of the boot environment via ZFS snapshots, comes with a simplified installer, supports systems with EFI and BIOS, enables swap partition encryption, and offers package options for standard […]
Bram Moolenaar, the author of the text editor Vim, announced the creation of the Vim9 repository, where work is underway on an experimental fork of Vim aimed at exploring ways to enhance performance and functionality of the Vim scripting language. Key optimizations involve reworking methods for determining, calling, and executing functions, as well as moving away from using dictionaries for arguments and […]
Telegram has published a statement on its website clarifying some aspects regarding the operational principles of the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain platform and the Gram cryptocurrency. The statement highlights that the company will not be able to control the platform after its launch, nor will it have any other management rights over it. It has been revealed that the TON Wallet cryptocurrency wallet will be operational at launch […]
Brief Introduction: I want to talk about the YouTube player for Android with local playlists, channels, and recommendations. Expanded Introduction: Some time ago, I encountered exactly the same problem as the author of the wonderful app Channel Whitelist, and I came to have exactly the same attitude towards it: I want to be able to occasionally give my child the tablet or […]
Adam Baldwin, who leads the team responsible for the security of the NPM repository, published statistics prepared based on last year's results: Despite ongoing incidents involving the takeover of NPM repositories, only 9.27% of package maintainers use two-factor authentication to secure access; 13.37% of new accounts attempted to reuse compromised passwords found in known leaks according to data from the […]
The release of project Nuitka 0.6.6 has been prepared, which develops a compiler that can translate a script in Python into a C++ representation that can then be compiled into an executable file using libpython to ensure maximum compatibility with CPython (using standard CPython tools for object management). Full compatibility with the latest releases of Python 2.x and 3.x has been provided. Compared to […]