Internet News Section
Dan Blanchard, the developer of the chardet library for character encoding detection in Python, has released a new version of the library under a new license. Version 7.0 uses the MIT license instead of LGPL. The developer claims that the AI assistant Anthropic Claude, now listed among contributors, rewrote the library without using the original code, allowing him to replace the copyleft license with a permissive one. [ ... ]
New releases of the Linux From Scratch 13.0 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 13.0 (BLFS) guides have been presented, structured solely as an edition with the system manager systemd. Linux From Scratch provides instructions on building a basic Linux system from scratch, using only the source texts of the necessary software. Beyond Linux From Scratch complements the LFS instructions with information on building and [ ... ]
The release of the Rust programming language 1.94 has been published, initially based on the Mozilla project but now developed under the auspices of the independent nonprofit organization Rust Foundation. The language focuses on safe memory management and provides means for achieving high task parallelism, all without relying on garbage collection and runtime (runtime is limited to basic initialization and maintaining the standard library). Working methods [ ... ]
Pizlix has been introduced — an experimental operating system built on Linux From Scratch (LFS) 12.2. A key feature of the project is the userland build using the Fil-C compiler, which, according to the author, allows for the creation of the most memory-safe Linux-like distribution available today. The development of Pizlix has become possible due to a high degree of compatibility [ ... ]
After a year of development, the release of the new stable branch of the Postfix mail server — 3.12.0 has been announced. At the same time, support for the Postfix 3.7 branch, released in early 2022, has been discontinued. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the EPL 2.0 (Eclipse Public License) and IPL 1.0 (IBM Public License). Postfix is one of the few […]
After a year of development, a significant release of the OpenWrt 25.12.0 distribution has been presented, developed for networking devices such as routers, switches, and access points. OpenWrt supports over 2200 devices and offers a build system that simplifies cross-compilation and the creation of custom builds. Such builds allow the formation of ready-made firmware with a desired set of pre-installed packages, optimized for specific tasks. Ready-made builds have been released for 41 […]
The PortableGL 0.100 release is available, developing a software implementation of the OpenGL 3.x graphics API, written entirely in C. Theoretically, PortableGL can be used in any applications that take a texture or framebuffer as input. The code is provided as a single header file and is licensed under the MIT license. The project has defined goals such as portability, compliance with the OpenGL API, and simplicity […]
The release of the T2 SDE 26.3 meta-distribution has been published, providing an environment for creating custom distributions, cross-compilation, and keeping package versions up to date. Among popular distributions built on the T2 system, Puppy Linux can be noted. The project provides 10 ready-to-use bootable ISO images with a graphical environment based on KDE, compiled for arm64, ia64, ppc64, ppc64le, riscv64, riscv64 rva23, i686 […]
For RP2350 owners, a free (available under GPLv3) nostalgic-looking OS has been released, based on FreeRTOS. ELF binaries are supported (there is compatibility with M-OS applications), and the FAT32 file system is included. The target device for this OS is the FRANK family of boards based on RP2350. Source: linux.org.ru
Google has announced the start of using chips based on the open platform OpenTitan in Chromebook devices. Chromebooks have become the first commercially available devices equipped with OpenTitan. Later this year, Google plans to begin implementing server systems with OpenTitan in its data centers. Mass production of the chips is organized by Nuvoton. Additionally, work has begun on the second version of the chip, which will allow […]
The release of kafkalet 0.1 has been announced, a desktop graphical client for working with Apache Kafka. The application is provided as a standalone binary file of about 15 MB, requiring no installation of JVM, Docker, or the launch of server components. The project code is written in Go and TypeScript and is distributed under the MIT license. Builds are prepared for macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon), Windows, and Linux. […]
Google has introduced the third quarterly release of the open mobile platform Android 16 (QPR3). The source code related to the new release will be available in the project's Git repository in the branch android-16.0.0_r5. Builds of the firmware are prepared for Pixel devices from series 6 to 10. Additionally, universal GSI (Generic System Images) builds suitable for various devices based on ARM64 and x86_64 architectures have been created. […]