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This week, on September 10, after two years of development, the next version of the CAD tool for integrated circuit (IC) topologies, KLayout, has been released. This cross-platform CAD tool is written in C++ using the Qt toolkit and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. There is also a function to view printed circuit board topology files in Gerber format. Extensions for Python and Ruby are supported. Main changes in release 0.26 include […]
The release of the QMapShack 1.13.2 program for tourists is now available, which can be used in the planning stages of hikes for route plotting, as well as for saving information about traveled routes, keeping a travel diary, or preparing travel reports. QMapShack is a reworked and conceptually different branch from the QLandkarte GT program (developed by the same author), ported to Qt5. The code is distributed under the […]
The release of the sound server PulseAudio 13.0 has been announced, which acts as an intermediary between applications and various low-level audio subsystems, abstracting the interaction with hardware. PulseAudio allows for volume and sound mixing management at the application level, organizes input, mixing, and output of sound when multiple input and output channels or sound cards are present, and allows for on-the-fly changes in audio format […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API—Wine 4.16—is now available. Since the release of version 4.15, 16 bugs have been closed and 203 changes have been made. Notable changes include: increased stability of mouse capture functions in games; improved cross-compilation support in WineGCC; enhanced compatibility with Windows debuggers; code related to management has been moved from kernel32 to kernelbase […]
There are increasing examples of career changes, or rather specialization shifts, by middle-aged individuals. In school, we dream of a romantic or 'great' profession, we enter college based on trends or advice, but ultimately we end up working where we're hired. I'm not claiming that this applies to everyone, but it definitely does to most. And when life improves and […]
The Qt project has announced the release of Qt Design Studio 1.3, an environment for designing user interfaces and developing graphical applications based on Qt. Qt Design Studio simplifies collaboration between designers and developers in creating working prototypes of complex and scalable interfaces. Designers can focus solely on the graphic layout design, while developers can concentrate on […]
ESET has published the results of a study on the security of mobile devices running Apple iOS operating systems. This concerns the iPhone smartphones and iPad tablets. It is reported that the number of cyber threats to gadgets from the 'apple' empire has significantly increased recently. In particular, in the first half of this year, experts discovered 155 vulnerabilities in Apple's mobile platform. This is on […]
Somewhat without special attention from the community, the news that the release of CentOS 8.0 has been postponed once again indefinitely was announced. Information about this appeared in the Updates section on the CentOS wiki page dedicated to the eighth release. The announcement states that work on the already prepared (again according to the wiki) release of CentOS 8.0 is being delayed due to […]
The release of CentOS 8.0 has once again been postponed indefinitely; this information appeared in the 'Updates' section on the CentOS wiki page dedicated to the preparation of the new branch. The statement mentions that work on the already prepared (according to the wiki) release of CentOS 8.0 is currently suspended due to the upcoming release of CentOS 7.7, and since the 7.x branch […]
Huawei has released for sale versions of the Matebook 13, MateBook 14, MateBook X Pro, and Honor MagicBook Pro laptops with pre-installed Linux. The Linux-equipped models are currently only available in the Chinese market and are limited to the basic configuration. The prices of the Matebook 13 and Matebook 14 with Linux are approximately $42 lower than the similar models with pre-installed […]
Avast's blog published the results of a study on the permissions requested by flashlight applications listed in the Google Play store for the Android platform. A total of 937 flashlights were found in the catalog, of which seven exhibited signs of malicious or undesirable activity, while the rest can be considered 'clean.' 408 applications requested 10 or fewer permissions, while 262 applications required […]
The Eclipse community has introduced the Jakarta EE 8 platform, which succeeds Java EE (Java Platform, Enterprise Edition) after the specification development, TCK processes, and reference implementation were handed over to the nonprofit organization Eclipse Foundation. Jakarta EE 8 offers the same set of specifications and TCK tests as Java EE 8. The differences are limited to a name change and […]