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Previously, the company conducted testing in which Mattermost, Matrix with the Riot client, Rocket.Chat, and Slack participated. Other options were discarded due to complexity or inability to integrate with Mozilla's single sign-on system (IAM). Ultimately, Matrix was selected along with hosting from the protocol developer (New Vector) — Modular. The move away from IRC was due to the lack of necessary functionality and development [...].
Valve has released a new version of the Proton project 4.11-11, which is based on the developments of the Wine project and aims to enable the launch of gaming applications on Linux that were created for Windows and listed in the Steam catalog. The project's developments are distributed under the BSD license. Proton allows gaming applications that are only supplied for Windows to run directly in the Linux Steam client. The package includes [...].
The release of the GNUnet framework 0.12 has been announced, designed for building secure decentralized P2P networks. Networks created using GNUnet have no single point of failure and can guarantee the privacy of user information, including preventing possible abuse by law enforcement and administrators with access to the network nodes. The release is noted for containing significant protocol changes that break backward compatibility [...].
Hello, Habr! For several years, the LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 learning kit and the Scratch programming language have developed in parallel, but at the beginning of this year, Scratch added support for physical objects, including LEGO Education modules. We will discuss how to use this combination for teaching robotics and what it offers to students and educators in this […]
Anonymous Santa 2019-2020 is gaining momentum: every third participant noted the gift sent, while a few even found the strength to get up from their computers and pick up their packages at the post office. What are Habr participants giving to their Habr grandchildren, Habr granddaughters, and those who specified 'other' in their Habr profile? Let's check the comments and find out! HAPPY NEW […]
The GOG and ScummVM teams are excited to present you with a special release — the first digital edition of Blade Runner and the adaptation of the legendary adventure game for modern PCs. In its time, Blade Runner was an absolute hit and changed the gaming industry. The game offered an unimaginable gameplay and mechanics for that era (1997), and sold over 800,000 copies. […]
Andrey Shitov, a renowned Perl developer, has decided to try as many programming languages as possible this year and share his experiences with readers. Programming languages are delightful! You fall in love with a language as soon as you write a few test programs. The more you study, the better you feel the language and the ideas embedded in its foundation. In this year's advent calendar (from December 1 to […]
The release of Linux Mint 19.3 has been announced, the second update in the Linux Mint 19.x branch, based on the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS package and supported until 2023. The distribution is fully compatible with Ubuntu but differs significantly in the approach to user interface organization and the selection of default applications. The developers of Linux Mint offer a desktop environment that adheres to the classical principles of desktop organization, which […]
Google has resumed the distribution of updates for its browser on the Android platform. Now users can install Chrome 79 without fearing that it will affect the performance of other applications. Recall that the update distribution for the browser started a few days ago, but was halted due to emerging issues. Developers took this step after numerous complaints from users who reported that […]
A record in the SiSoftware performance test database reveals the testing of a server or workstation built on two mysterious six-core Intel processors. These processors are particularly interesting because they feature a rather unusual amount of second-level cache memory — 1.25 MB per core. This is five times more compared to the 256 KB L2 cache […]
Do you remember the last time you communicated with technical support? And whether it was a pleasant experience? Neither do I. That's why, in the early days of my first job, I often had to remind myself that my work is important and helpful. At that time, I had just joined support. I want to share my journey in choosing this profession and the conclusions I've drawn […]
Greetings, Habr readers! In this article, I want to share my experience as a programming teacher for C++ at a technical university college. It was a unique experience in my life that taught me a lot. When it comes to interesting facts from my personal past, this episode stands out as one of the first that comes to mind. Let's get started. First, a little about […]