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At the recent Linux Plumbers 2019 conference, Google presented advancements in the initiative to merge changes developed for the Android kernel variant into the main Linux kernel. The ultimate goal is to enable the use of a single common kernel for Android, rather than preparing separate builds based on the Android-specific branch of the Android Common Kernel for each device. This goal […]
Oracle has released the universal virtual machine GraalVM 19.3.0, which supports running applications in JavaScript (Node.js), Python, Ruby, R, any languages for the JVM (Java, Scala, Clojure, Kotlin), and languages that can generate LLVM bitcode (C, C++, Rust). Version 19.3 is categorized as a long-term support (LTS) release and is notable for its support of JDK 11, among other features […]
Corrective updates for the free antivirus package ClamAV 0.101.5 and 0.102.1 have been published, addressing a vulnerability (CVE-2019-15961) that could lead to denial of service when processing specially formatted email messages (too much time is spent parsing certain MIME blocks). The new releases also resolve building issues with clamav-milter and the libxml2 library, reduce signature loading time, and add a build option […]
The group of companies CRT, part of the Sberbank ecosystem, announced the development of an advanced speech synthesis platform that reportedly ensures smooth and expressive reading of any text. The presented solution is the third generation of the speech synthesis system. High-quality audio signals are generated by complex neural network models. Developers claim that the result of these algorithms is the most realistic synthesis of Russian speech. The platform includes […]
At the end of the article, as usual, there is a brief summary. Do you read books on self-improvement, business, or efficiency? No? Great. Don't start. Still reading? Please don't do what those books suggest. Otherwise, you'll become an addict. Like me. The addiction period While I wasn't reading books, I was happy. Moreover, I was truly effective, […]
Hello, Habr! Today we continue the series of articles that will include 5 collections of free training courses from Microsoft. In the second part, we present the coolest courses for IT Administrators that colleagues enjoy the most. By the way! All courses are free (you can even try paid products for free); 5/5 in Russian; You can start learning immediately; Upon completion, you […]
OpenVSP is an open-source parametric CAD for designing and analyzing the geometry of aircraft (CFD, FEM). The program is developed by employees of NASA Langley Research Center and is included in the NASA Software Catalog. From September 17-19, 2019, the "OpenVSP Workshop 2019" took place, showcasing developments and plans for the 3.19.x branch. On November 9, OpenVSP 3.19.0 was released, and shortly […]
The release of the ALSA 1.2.1 sound subsystem has been announced. This is the first release of the 1.2.x branch (the 1.1 branch was established in 2015). The new version includes updates to libraries, utilities, and plugins that operate at the user level. The drivers evolve in sync with the Linux kernel. Notable changes include the migration of topology-related functions to a separate libatopology library (a method for the drivers to load handlers from space […]
Mayan writing was the only full writing system in the Americas, but thanks to the efforts of brave Spanish conquistadors, it was completely forgotten by the 17th century. Nevertheless, thousands of these symbols have survived on carved stones, frescoes, and ceramics, and in the 20th century, an ordinary Soviet graduate student proposed an idea that allowed them to be deciphered. This article will show how this […]
The article's title sounds like an epic fail, but in reality, it's not that straightforward. Overall, this story ended quite positively, albeit not at Google. But that's a topic for another article. In this article, I will discuss three things: how my preparation process went, how […]
The release of CoreBoot 4.11 has been published, which develops a free alternative to proprietary firmware and BIOS. A total of 130 developers have contributed to this new version, preparing 1,630 changes. Major updates include: Support for 25 motherboards added: AMD PADMELON; ASUS P5QL-EM; QEMU-AARCH64 (emulation); Google AKEMI, ARCADA CML, DAMU, DOOD, DRALLION, DRATINI, JACUZZI, JUNIPER, KAKADU, KAPPA, PUFF, SARIEN CML, […]
The release of the main branch of nginx 1.17.6 has been formed, where the development of new features continues (in the concurrently maintained stable branch 1.16, only changes related to fixing serious bugs and vulnerabilities are made). Major changes: New variables $proxy_protocol_server_addr and $proxy_protocol_server_port have been added, which contain the address and port of the server received from the PROXY protocol header; The directive limit_conn_dry_run has been added, which switches the ngx_http_limit_conn_module to […]