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On September 24, 2019, an entry about the release of the KnotDNS 2.8.4 DNS server appeared on the developer's website. The project developer is the Czech domain name registrar CZ.NIC. KnotDNS is a high-performance DNS server that supports all DNS features. It is written in C and distributed under the GPLv3 license. For high performance in handling requests, a multithreaded and mostly non-blocking implementation is used, which scales well.
The final version of the cryproarmpkcs utility has been released. A significant difference from previous versions is the addition of features related to the creation of self-signed certificates. Certificates can be created either with the generation of a key pair or based on previously created certificate requests (PKCS#10). The created certificate, along with the created key pair, is placed in a secure PKCS#12 container. The PKCS#12 container can be used when working with openssl.
After nearly two years of development, the release of the RPM package manager 4.15.0 has taken place. The RPM4 project is developed by Red Hat and is used in distributions such as RHEL (including derivative projects CentOS, Scientific Linux, AsiaLinux, Red Flag Linux, Oracle Linux), Fedora, SUSE, openSUSE, ALT Linux, OpenMandriva, Mageia, PCLinuxOS, Tizen, and many others. Previously, the RPM5 project was developed by an independent team of developers.
Stranger — Wait, do you seriously think that genetics doesn't play a role? — Of course not. Just think about it. Do you remember our class twenty years ago? Some found history easier, others physics. Some won at Olympics, some didn't. According to your logic, all winners should have a superior genetic background, but that’s not the case. — However […]
Oracle has shared its plans regarding the support of Java SE and Solaris. The previously published timeline indicates that the Java SE 8 branch will be supported until March 2025, and the Java SE 11 branch until September 2026. However, Oracle notes that these deadlines are not final and support will be extended for at least until 2030, as […]
After more than 6 years since the last update, the new version of the email retrieval and forwarding program fetchmail 6.4.0 has been released. It allows retrieving mail using the protocols and extensions POP2, POP3, RPOP, APOP, KPOP, IMAP, ETRN, and ODMR, filtering received correspondence, distributing messages from one account to several users, and forwarding to local mailboxes […]
Discussions about teeth in people are most often associated with cavities, braces, and sadists in white coats who only dream of making necklaces from your teeth. But joking aside, without dentists and established hygiene rules, we would be feeding only on mashed potatoes and soup through a straw. And the reason is […]
The non-profit organization The Document Foundation, dedicated to developing and supporting open-source software, has announced the release of LibreOffice 6.3.2, a correction of the LibreOffice 6.3 'Fresh' family. The latest version ('Fresh') is recommended for technology enthusiasts. It includes new features and improvements, but may contain bugs that will be fixed in subsequent releases. Version 6.3.2 includes fixes for 49 bugs, […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 4.17 is available. Since the release of version 4.16, 14 bug reports have been closed and 274 changes made. The most significant changes include: the Mono engine updated to version 4.9.3; support for compressed textures in the DXTn format added to d3dx9 (moved from Wine Staging); and an initial version of the Windows Script runtime library (msscript) has been proposed; [...]
The market has been suffering from shortages of Intel's 14nm processors since the middle of last year. The company has made huge efforts to rectify the situation, investing an additional $1 billion to expand production using a far from cutting-edge technology process; however, if this helped at all, it wasn't enough. According to Digitimes, Asian clients of Intel are again complaining about the inability to purchase [...]
Good day! I have developed an auto-installer for PostgreSQL in both standalone and master-slave clustered configurations using Bash; clustering has currently been implemented in the script pcs+corosync+pacemaker. This application features: automatic installation of PostgreSQL; backup setup with built-in backup scripts; automatic optimization of database settings, with information on cores and RAM obtained automatically without your involvement; and the ability to install from either local [...]
Researcher axi0mX discovered a vulnerability in the bootrom of Apple devices, which operates at the very first stage of booting and then hands control over to iBoot. The vulnerability is named checkm8 and allows for full control over the device. The published exploit can potentially be used to bypass firmware verification (Jailbreak), set up dual-booting of other operating systems, and various versions of iOS. This issue is notable because [...]