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The Document Foundation has announced the release of LibreOffice 6.3.2, the second maintenance release of the LibreOffice 6.3 ‘fresh’ family. Version 6.3.2 is aimed at enthusiasts, power users, and those who prefer the latest software versions. For conservative users and enterprises, it is still recommended to use the LibreOffice 6.2.7 ‘still’ release. Ready-to-install packages are available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. […]
Hello, Habr. This article is dedicated to the results of four years of development of a set of methods and tools for processing user movement trajectories in an app or on a website. The developer is Maxim Godzi, who leads the product creation team and is also the author of this article. The product is named Retentioneering, and it has now been transformed into an open-source library and hosted on GitHub, so that anyone […]
As part of the preparation for the release of the World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth expansion, Blizzard Entertainment presented a short narrative video dedicated to the legendary warrior of the Horde, Varok Saurfang, who was broken by endless bloodshed and the actions of Sylvanas Windrunner aimed at destroying the World Tree Teldrassil. Subsequently, a following video was released featuring King Anduin Wrynn, also exhausted and burdened by the prolonged war […]
At the CppCon 2019 conference, representatives of Microsoft announced the open-sourcing of the C++ Standard Library (STL), which is part of the MSVC toolset and the Visual Studio environment. This library includes features described in the C++14 and C++17 standards. Additionally, it is evolving toward support for the C++20 standard. Microsoft has released the library code under the Apache 2.0 license […]
Microsoft has released a major version of the .NET Core runtime. The release includes many components, including: .NET Core 3.0 SDK and Runtime ASP.NET Core 3.0 EF Core 3.0 Developers note the following main advantages of the new version: Already tested on the dot.net and bing.com websites; other company teams are preparing to transition to .NET Core 3 shortly […]
Purism has announced the readiness of the first batch of the Librem 5 smartphone, notable for its software and hardware features to block attempts to track and gather information about the user. The smartphone gives users complete control over the device and is equipped solely with free software, including drivers and firmware. Recall that the Librem 5 smartphone comes with a fully free Linux distribution, PureOS, which uses the package base […]
Haven't you worked with China yet? Then the Chinese are coming to you. They know that there's no escaping them — you can't run away from the planet. China is the fastest-growing country in the world in all sectors: manufacturing, IT, biotechnology. Last year, China recorded the largest gross product globally, accounting for 18% of the world's GDP. China has long been […]
To collaborate on porting MATE applications for operation on Wayland, developers of the Mir display server and the MATE desktop have joined forces. They have already prepared a snap package called mate-wayland, which is the MATE environment based on Wayland. However, for everyday use, it is necessary to port the end applications to Wayland. Another challenge is that […]
Seven years after the formation of the last significant branch, the release of the traffic analysis and network intrusion detection system Zeek 3.0.0 has been presented, previously distributed under the name Bro. This is the first major release after the project's renaming, which was carried out because the name Bro was associated with the namesake marginal subculture, rather than the intended authors' hint at "Big Brother" from George […]
Microsoft released the Windows 10 Build 18970 update for insiders about a month ago. The main feature of this build was the ability to install the operating system from the cloud. However, it was only recently that the company published additional information on the subject. The Cloud Download feature, as noted, allows you to download a fresh image directly from the server to the Windows Update Center, after which it can be installed […]
After the conclusion of the "Cataclysm" in Anthem, many players began posting complaints on the Reddit forum. The essence of the dissatisfaction boils down to the fact that there is simply nothing to do in the project. Soon after, a message from a BioWare representative was published. He wrote that the developers decided to partially keep the temporary event in Anthem. The statement on the forum reads: "Many of you have noticed that the 'Cataclysm' hasn't disappeared. […]
On September 18, 2019, the Parrot Project blog announced the release of Parrot 4.7. This version is based on the Debian Testing package base. Three versions of ISO images are available for download: two with the MATE desktop environment and one with KDE. What's new in Parrot 4.7: The structure of the security testing utility menu has been redesigned; new application launch modes have been added […]