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The head of the OpenGLAM public platform at CreativeCommons published links to the presentation materials of the 'Public Domain Awareness Project' on Twitter during the Creative Commons 2019 Global Summit. This project addresses the issue of licensing works and digital copies under the terms of 'public domain'. Source: linux.org.ru
Microsoft is continuing to work on its Windows Core operating system for next-generation Microsoft devices, including Surface Hub, HoloLens, and upcoming foldable devices. At least, this is indicated by the LinkedIn profile of one of Microsoft's programmers: "Experienced C++ developer with skills in creating Cloud Manageable Operating Systems."
The Kotaku portal reports that users have discovered a secret mission in GTA Online. It is linked to the latest update titled The Diamond Casino & Resort. The update introduced a casino where the secret mission is activated. However, you first need to drink a lot of alcohol to gain access to the mission. A video of the mission walkthrough has appeared on the YouTube channel Ice InfluX. After drinking, the character falls […]
Lemmy was created as an alternative to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, Raddle, or Hacker News: users can subscribe to topics of interest, post links and discussions, and then vote and comment. But there is an important distinction: any user can launch their own server, which, like all others, will be connected to the same "universe" called the Fediverse. A user registered on […]
Klaus Knopper has presented the release of the KNOPPIX 8.6 distribution, a pioneer in creating Live systems. The distribution is based on the original set of boot scripts and includes packages imported from Debian Stretch, with additions from the Debian "testing" and "unstable" branches. A LiveDVD build, with a size of 4.5 GB, is available for download. The user interface of the distribution is based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment, […]
A release of the free document layout package Scribus 1.5.5 has been prepared, which provides tools for professional layout of printed materials, including flexible PDF generation tools and support for working with separate color profiles, CMYK, spot colors, and ICC. The system is written using the Qt toolkit and is released under the GPLv2+ license. Ready binary builds are available for Linux (AppImage), macOS, and […]
A study conducted by ESET indicates that many users are careless about protecting their data. Meanwhile, such behavior can lead to serious problems. It was found, in particular, that one in four respondents—23%—does nothing to protect personal information. These respondents believe that they have nothing to hide. However, personal photos, correspondence, and other information, […]
Typically, users expect new smartphones to deliver better performance compared to previous models. However, recently one specification in new iPhone and Android devices hasn’t significantly changed. This concerns the devices' battery life, as even with large 5000 mAh lithium-ion batteries, there hasn’t been a substantial improvement in this metric. The situation might change if we move from […]
A new version of the version control system has been released. It contains 505 changes compared to the previous one – 2.22. One of the main changes is that the actions executed by the git checkout command are now divided between two commands: git switch and git restore. Other changes include updated auxiliary commands git rebase for removing unused code. The git update-server-info command will not rewrite the file if it […]
"Flight evaluation – unsatisfactory" – I told the instructor who had just flown with one of our best trainees. He looked at me in confusion. I expected that look: to him, my evaluation was completely inadequate. We knew the student well; I had read flight reports about her from two previous flight schools, and also our […]
Details have emerged about the KNOB (Key Negotiation Of Bluetooth) attack, allowing interception and substitution of information in encrypted Bluetooth traffic. By blocking the direct transmission of packets during the connection negotiation of Bluetooth devices, an attacker can force the use of keys that contain only 1 byte of entropy for the session, enabling a brute-force method to determine the encryption key. This issue arises from shortcomings in […]
A tale of how a 'bad' wizard and a 'good' party almost drove the 'democratic' master to the edge. But the game still succeeded against all odds. At the beginning of this story, there wasn’t even a unicorn, and it wasn’t particularly anticipated. Instead, there was an invitation to participate in one of those role-playing games where our master wanted to try out a new […]