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Have you ever thought about how all teachers can be divided into those who allow cheating and those who do not? Once, I sincerely believed that a teacher does not see the nervously wandering hands under the desk, does not hear the rustle of prepared notes, or the tearing of pages from textbooks, and does not notice that your perfectly written answer does not match what […]
Josh Triplett, who works at Intel and is part of the committee overseeing the development of Crates.io, presented a working group aimed at bringing the Rust language to parity with C in the domain of system programming during his speech at the Open Source Technology Summit. The working group, which is in the process of being established, includes Rust developers collaborating with engineers from […]
Canonical has released a significant update to the Dqlite 1.0 project (Distributed SQLite), which develops an SQLite-compatible embedded SQL engine supporting data replication, automatic fault recovery, and ensuring fault tolerance through the distribution of handlers across multiple nodes. The database is implemented as a C library that can be attached to applications and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license (the original SQLite is provided as public domain). Bindings are available for […]
The 4MLinux 30.0 release is available, a minimalist user distribution that is not a fork of other projects and uses a graphical environment based on JWM. 4MLinux can be used not only as a live environment for multimedia file playback and user tasks but also as a recovery system and a platform for running LAMP servers (Linux, Apache, MariaDB, and […]
Hello, tomorrow we are gathering development leaders from various well-known companies at one table — we will discuss six eternal questions: how to measure development efficiency, implement changes, hire, and so on. And the day before, we decided to raise a seventh eternal question — what to read to grow? Professional literature is a complex issue, especially when it comes to literature for leaders in the field of […]
As is known, the new version of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium will not support the EPUB document format. However, the company has disabled support for this format in classic Edge. Now, when trying to read a document in the corresponding format, a message appears stating, “Download an .epub app to continue reading.” Thus, the system will no longer support e-books using the .epub file extension. The company suggests downloading […]
How do you feel about your boss? What do you think of him? Sweetheart and darling? A tyrant? A real leader? A total nerd? A complete idiot? Oh God, what a man! I counted – I’ve had twenty bosses in my life. Among them were department heads, deputy directors, general directors, and business owners. Naturally, each can be assigned some specific description, not always polite. Some have left […]
The release of the anonymous network I2P 0.9.42 and the C++ client i2pd 2.28.0 is available. We remind you that I2P is a multilayered anonymous distributed network that operates over the regular internet, actively utilizing end-to-end encryption to ensure anonymity and isolation. In the I2P network, you can anonymously create websites and blogs, send instant messages and emails, exchange files, and organize P2P networks. The basic I2P client is written […]
The Linux Foundation has released the specialized hypervisor ACRN 1.2, designed for use in embedded systems and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The hypervisor code is based on a lightweight hypervisor for embedded devices developed by Intel and is distributed under the BSD license. The hypervisor is written with real-time task execution in mind and is suitable for use in mission-critical […]
The release of the authoritative DNS server PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.2 has taken place, designed for managing DNS zones. According to the project's developers, PowerDNS Authoritative Server handles approximately 30% of all domains in Europe (if only considering domains with DNSSEC signatures, that figure rises to 90%). The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. PowerDNS Authoritative Server allows for storing information about domains in […]
It seems that the technology for restoring Windows 10 from physical media may soon become a thing of the past. At least, there is hope for that. In the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18970, the option to reinstall the OS over the network from the cloud has been introduced. This feature is called Reset this PC, and the description indicates that some users prefer to use high-speed Internet connections, […]
Almost three years after the release of CUPS 2.2, CUPS 2.3 has emerged, which was delayed by more than a year. CUPS 2.3 is a significant update due to the licensing change. Apple decided to re-license the print server under the Apache 2.0 license. However, due to various Linux-specific utilities that are GPLv2 and unrelated to Apple, this creates a problem. […]