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In our previous material, we discussed the features of the DjVu format. Today, we've decided to focus on the FictionBook2 format, better known as FB2, and its 'successor' FB3. / Flickr / Judit Klein / CC The Emergence of the Format In the mid-1990s, enthusiasts began digitizing Soviet books. They translated and saved literature in various formats. One of the first libraries […]
The code for the Mutter window manager, developed within the GNOME 3.34 development cycle, includes initial support for the new transactional (atomic) KMS (Atomic Kernel Mode Setting) API for switching video modes, which allows for verification of parameters before actually changing the hardware state all at once and, if necessary, rolling back the change. From a practical point of view, support for the new API is the first step toward transitioning Mutter to […]
Mozilla developers have published mockups of upcoming improvements to interface elements related to protecting confidential data and blocking tracking of movements. Among the innovations is a new option for blocking social media widgets that track users' movements on external sites (for example, the Like buttons from Facebook and message embeds from Twitter). For authentication forms through social media accounts, the option is provided to […]
As part of the VKHR (Vulkan Hair Renderer) project, supported by AMD and RTG Game Engineering, a realistic hair rendering system is being developed using the Vulkan graphics API. The system supports real-time rendering when modeling hairstyles composed of hundreds of thousands of strands and millions of linear segments. By varying the level of detail, it allows for adjustments between performance and […]
A free service for monitoring and protecting websites. The Idea In 2017, our CARCA team began developing a tool for monitoring the entire cyberspace within the national domain zone .KZ, which encompassed about 140,000 websites. It was a complex task: we needed to quickly check each site for signs of hacks and viruses and provide a convenient dashboard to […]
The Taiwanese company CMC Magnetics has further solidified its position as a global leader in the production of optical discs for data storage. Recently, CMC Magnetics announced in a press release, in collaboration with the Japanese company Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC), an agreement to acquire Mitsubishi Chemical Media's division — the company Verbatim. The transaction is valued at $32 million. The completion of the deal and the transfer […]
The developers of the Wine project have warned about the potential issues regarding the availability of Wine for Ubuntu 19.10 if support for 32-bit x86 systems is dropped in this release. In deciding to drop support for the 32-bit x86 architecture, Ubuntu developers expected to either deliver a 64-bit version of Wine or to use the 32-bit version in a container based on Ubuntu 18.04. The problem is that […]
Stripe, a company specializing in developing online payment platforms, has open-sourced the project Sorbet, which provides a static type-checking system for the Ruby language. The code is written in C++ and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Type information in the code can be computed dynamically and also specified in the form of simple annotations that can be included in the code […]
Microsoft has expanded the reach of its Chromium-based Edge browser for users of Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. Developers have released Canary preview builds for these operating systems. Reportedly, the new versions have almost the same functionality as the version for Windows 10, including compatibility mode with Internet Explorer. This should be of interest to business users who need […]
The success of an IT project heavily depends on how well the testing and quality assurance (QA) system is organized at all stages of its lifecycle. For a QA specialist, one of the most reliable ways to validate their professional skills is to hold an international ISTQB certification. Today, we will discuss what such a certification offers to the employee, employer, and business, as […]
Following the releases of Firefox 67.0.3 and 60.7.1, additional corrective releases 67.0.4 and 60.7.2 have been published, which resolved a second 0-day vulnerability (CVE-2019-11708) that allows bypassing the sandbox isolation mechanism. The issue exploits manipulation of the IPC call Prompt:Open to open web content chosen by the child process within the parent process, which does not apply sandboxing. In conjunction with another vulnerability, this issue enables bypassing all […]
Cumulative updates have been released for all supported branches of PostgreSQL: 11.4, 10.9, 9.6.14, 9.5.18, and 9.4.23. The release cycle for the 9.4 branch will continue until December 2019, 9.5 until January 2021, 9.6 until September 2021, 10 until October 2022, and 11 until November 2023. The new versions fix 25 bugs and address […]