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In August 1969, Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie from Bell Labs, dissatisfied with the size and complexity of the Multics operating system, after a month of intense work, introduced the first working prototype of the Unix operating system, created in assembly language for the PDP-7 minicomputer. Around the same time, a high-level programming language called B was developed, which evolved into the language […] several years later.
Nearly three years after the creation of the previous significant branch, Apple has released version 2.3 of the open printing system CUPS (Common Unix Printing System), used in macOS and most Linux distributions. The development of CUPS is fully overseen by Apple, which acquired Easy Software Products, the creator of CUPS, in 2007. Starting with this release, the code license has been changed […]
Recently, fans have often been using neural networks to enhance classic iconic projects. This includes Doom, Final Fantasy VII, and now a piece of Counter-Strike 1.6. YouTube channel author 3kliksphilip used artificial intelligence to increase the resolution of the Dust 2 map textures — one of the most popular locations in the old competitive shooter from Valve. The modder recorded a video showcasing the changes. […]
The Document Liberation project, initiated by LibreOffice developers to separate libraries for working with various file formats, has released two new libraries for Microsoft Visio and AbiWord formats. With this standalone delivery, the project’s libraries enable work with different formats not only in LibreOffice but also in any external open project. For example, […]
The Linux Foundation has announced the establishment of the Confidential Computing Consortium, aimed at developing open technologies and standards related to secure data processing in memory and confidential computing. Companies such as Alibaba, Arm, Baidu, Google, IBM, Intel, Tencent, and Microsoft have already joined the collaborative project, intending to develop technologies for data isolation in a neutral environment […]
Several months have passed since the launch of our secure owner call service. Currently, 325 individuals are registered on the service. A total of 332 ownership objects have been registered, of which 274 are vehicles. The rest includes various types of real estate: doors, apartments, gates, passageways, etc. To be frank — it’s not a lot. However, during this time, some significant events have occurred in our immediate world […]
Details have been revealed about a critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-14378) in the SLIRP handler, which is used by default in QEMU to establish a communication channel between the virtual network adapter in the guest system and the network backend on the QEMU side. This issue also affects KVM (in Usermode) and VirtualBox virtualization systems that utilize the QEMU slirp backend, as well as applications that use the network […]
Google has launched the Privacy Sandbox initiative, proposing the implementation of several APIs in browsers that allow for a compromise between users' need to maintain privacy and advertisers' desire to track visitors' preferences. Practice shows that confrontation only exacerbates the situation. For example, the implementation of cookie blocking used for tracking has led to a more intense use of alternative techniques, […]
The release of NGINX Unit 1.10 application server has taken place, 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 startup parameters that can be changed dynamically without the need to edit configuration files and restart. Code […]
During the gaming exhibition gamescom 2019, developers from 4A Games presented a trailer and launched the first expansion "Two Colonels" for their action game Metro Exodus. But that's not all the news related to the "Metro" universe created by Dmitry Alexeyevich Glukhovsky. During a broadcast on the TV-3 channel on VKontakte (followed by Instagram), the writer announced the preparation of the film "Metro 2033." […]
I often get asked questions about how to start a career in IT, and first and foremost, it's my fellow Nigerians who ask. Most of these questions don't have a universal answer, but I think if I outline a general approach to debuting in IT, it could be helpful. Is it necessary to know how to code? A large part of the questions I receive […]
The Linux Foundation has presented the eighth release of the AGL UCB (Automotive Grade Linux Unified Code Base) distribution, which develops a universal platform for use in various automotive subsystems, from dashboards to in-car infotainment systems. The distribution is based on the developments from the Tizen, GENIVI, and Yocto projects. The graphical environment is based on Qt, Wayland, and the Weston IVI Shell project developments. […]
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