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Declared hardware: CPU BCM2711, 4 cores Cortex-A72, 1.5 GHz. Now at 28nm instead of 40. GPU VideoCore Vl, support for OpenGL ES 3.0, H.265 decoding, H.264 encoding and decoding, 1 4K monitor at 60fps or 2 4K monitors at 30fps. RAM options of 1, 2, or 4 GB (LPDDR4-2400). Gigabit Ethernet on PCI-E bus, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth […]
The release of nginx 1.17.1 has taken place. 1.17 is the current mainline branch of nginx, where active development of the web server is ongoing. The current stable branch of nginx is 1.16. The first, and so far the last, release of this branch occurred on April 23. Addition: the limit_req_dry_run directive. Addition: when using the hash directive in the upstream block, an empty hash key now leads to switching to round-robin […]
The first release of the PyOxidizer utility has been introduced, allowing users to package a project written in Python into a self-contained executable file that includes the Python interpreter and all necessary libraries and resources. Such files can run in environments without the Python toolchain installed or independently of the presence of the required version of Python. PyOxidizer can also create statically linked executables that are not dependent on […]
After six months of working on code stabilization, the beta version of the OpenXRay game engine port for Linux is now available (the latest Windows version remains the February build 221). Builds have currently been prepared only for Ubuntu 18.04 (PPA). The OpenXRay project focuses on the development of the X-Ray 1.6 engine, which is used in the game "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat". The project was initiated after the source code of the engine was leaked and sets itself the objective of […]
The best traveler leaves no traces. The best leader inspires without words. A plan is perfect if there is no plan at all. And if the wise one closes the door, you will never unravel the secret of the Dao De Jing. The invisibility cloak and the fundamental question of philosophy. In childhood, everyone dreamed of an invisibility cloak. A child's imagination, combined with a lack of life experience, can produce the most thrilling […]
After a year of development, SUSE has released the industrial distribution SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1. Packages from SUSE 15 SP1 have already been used as the foundation for the community-supported distribution openSUSE Leap 15.1. Based on the SUSE Linux Enterprise platform, products such as SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Manager, and SUSE Linux Enterprise […]
The situation regarding the phasing out of 32-bit packages in Ubuntu has received a new impetus for development. On a discussion platform, Steve Langasek from Canonical announced plans to leverage library packages from Ubuntu 18.04. This will allow the use of games and applications for the x86 architecture; however, there will be no support for the libraries themselves. In other words, they will remain in that status, which […]
Mail.ru Group, as reported by RBC, is implementing a new user identification mechanism for its email service. This involves the use of one-time passwords. They will be sent via SMS text messages or through push notifications appearing on the mobile device screen. It is anticipated that the new system will enhance security. One-time passwords will be valid for a limited time and only for one […]
Valve, the game development company and creator of the popular digital distribution service for computer games and software "Steam," has announced the discontinuation of support for the Ubuntu distribution starting from version 19.10. This decision is related to Canonical's announcement of the phasing out of the 32-bit architecture. From this moment on, Valve will recommend using another distribution, Debian, in conjunction with Steam. Source: linux.org.ru
Cloudflare has published a report on yesterday's incident, which resulted in access issues to many resources on the global network for three hours, from 13:34 to 16:26 (MSK), including Cloudflare's infrastructure, Facebook, Akamai, Apple, Linode, and Amazon AWS. Issues in Cloudflare's infrastructure, which provides CDN for 16 million websites, were observed from 14:02 to 16:02 […]
Recently, Microsoft released a Canary build of the Edge browser based on Chromium. One of the new features is support for PWAs—Progressive Web Apps. In other words, using the new version of the browser, you can now right-click on the PWA shortcut and directly access various application functions. This feature is still experimental in the browser, so it needs to be activated manually. To do this […]
Three and a half years after the introduction of the Raspberry Pi 3, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has unveiled the new generation of Raspberry Pi boards — the Raspberry Pi 4. The Model 'B' is now available for order and is equipped with a new SoC BCM2711, which is a completely redesigned version of the previously used BCM283X chip, manufactured using a 28nm process. The price of the board remains unchanged at $35 […]