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The beta testing of FreeBSD 12.1 has begun

The first beta release of FreeBSD 12.1 has been prepared. The release FreeBSD 12.1-BETA1 is available for amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpcspe, sparc64, and armv6, armv7, and aarch64 architectures. Additionally, images have been prepared for virtualization systems (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) and Amazon EC2 cloud environments. The FreeBSD 12.1 release is scheduled for November 4. Notable changes include: The inclusion of the libomp library (OpenMP runtime implementation); […]

Experimental support for the HTTP/3 protocol has been added in Chrome

Experimental builds of Chrome Canary have added support for the HTTP/3 protocol, which implements a layer for enabling HTTP over the QUIC protocol. The QUIC protocol was directly added to the browser five years ago and has since been used to optimize work with Google's services. Notably, the variant of QUIC used in Chrome differs in some details from the version in […]

Oracle Solaris 11.4 SRU13 update

An update to the Solaris 11.4 SRU 13 operating system has been published, which includes a series of new fixes and improvements for the Solaris 11.4 branch. To install the proposed fixes in the update, simply run the command ‘pkg update’. The new release includes: A Hotplug framework for the hot removal of SR-IOV PCIe devices. The commands "evacuate-io" and "restore-io" have been added for the removal and replacement of devices in ldm; […]

Only one in ten users prefers legal content.

A study conducted by ESET indicates that the vast majority of users of the World Wide Web continue to prefer pirated materials. According to the survey, 75% of users shy away from legal content due to its high price. Another drawback of legal services pointed out by one in three respondents (34%) is their incomplete range of offerings. Approximately 16% of those surveyed reported inconvenient payment systems. […]

I just wanted to make a joke, but no one understood it—or how not to dig yourself into a hole during a project presentation.

One of our teams at the semifinals in Novosibirsk had to learn the principles of mobile development from scratch in order to complete the hackathon task. When we asked them, 'How do you find such a challenge?', they shared that the hardest part was fitting what they had worked on for 36 hours into a five-minute presentation and a few slides. Publicly defending their project is tough. Even harder is […]

Samba 4.11.0 has been released

On September 17, 2019, version 4.11.0 was released — the first stable release in the Samba 4.11 branch. Key features of the package include: Full implementation of a domain controller and AD services, compatible with Windows 2000 protocols and capable of servicing all Windows clients up to Windows 10 File server Print server Winbind identification service Features of the 4.11.0 release: The default software uses a process launch model […]

NGINX Unit 1.11.0 has been released

On September 19, 2019, the release of the application server NGINX Unit 1.11.0 took place. Key features include: The server has built-in capability for serving static content without referring to an external HTTP server. Thus, application servers are intended to be turned into full-fledged web servers with integrated tools for building web services. To serve content, it is sufficient to specify the root directory in the settings { "share": "/data/www/example.com" } and […]

Live and learn. Part 4. Learn by doing?

— I want to level up and take Cisco's CCNA courses, then I could restructure the network, making it cheaper and more reliable, maintaining it at a new level. Will you help with the payment? — the sysadmin, having worked for 7 years, looks at the director. — I'll train you, and you'll leave. Am I a fool? Go ahead, keep working, — is the expected reply. The sysadmin goes back to his place, opens […]

Release of Samba 4.11.0

The release of Samba 4.11.0 has been announced, continuing the development of the Samba 4 branch with a fully functional implementation of the domain controller and Active Directory service, compatible with Windows 2000 implementation and capable of servicing all supported Microsoft versions of Windows clients, including Windows 10. Samba 4 is a multifunctional server product that also provides file server implementation, print services, and identity server (winbind). Key changes […]

Release of Application Server NGINX Unit 1.11.0

The release of the NGINX Unit 1.11 application server is now available, which develops a solution for running web applications in various programming languages (Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Go, JavaScript/Node.js, and Java). Under NGINX Unit, multiple applications in different programming languages can run simultaneously, with launch parameters that can be dynamically changed without the need to edit configuration files and restart […]

Critical vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel

Researchers have discovered several critical vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel: A buffer overflow in the network server part of virtio in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited to cause denial of service or execute code on the host OS. CVE-2019-14835 The Linux kernel running on the PowerPC architecture does not properly handle Facility Unavailable exceptions in certain situations. This vulnerability may be […]

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