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Release of the Decentralized Video Broadcasting Platform PeerTube 1.3

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The release of PeerTube 1.3 has been published, a decentralized platform for organizing video hosting and broadcasting. PeerTube offers an independent alternative to YouTube, Dailymotion, and Vimeo, utilizing a content distribution network based on P2P communications and linking between visitor browsers. The project's developments are distributed under the AGPLv3 license. PeerTube is based on the use of the WebTorrent BitTorrent client, running in the browser and employing WebRTC technology for […]

The openSUSE community discusses the possibility of a rebranding to distance itself from SUSE.

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Stasiek Michalski, an active member of the openSUSE Artwork Team, has brought up for discussion the feasibility of rebranding openSUSE. Currently, the shared logo is used by both SUSE and the open-source project openSUSE, which causes confusion and a distorted perception of the project among potential users. On the other hand, the SUSE and openSUSE projects are inextricably linked, especially after the transition […]

The fundraising target for OpenBSD for 2019 has been exceeded.

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The OpenBSD team announced on their Twitter account a donation of $400,000 from Smartisan Technology. This donation grants the status of 'iridium.' In total, $300,000 was planned to be raised in 2019. So far, more than $468,000 has been collected, and the current status can be checked on The OpenBSD Foundation page. Anyone can contribute on the page https://www.openbsdfoundation.org/donations.html Source: linux.org.ru

The release of the Sway 1.1 desktop environment, using Wayland.

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The release of the Sway 1.1 compositor manager, built using the Wayland protocol and fully compatible with the tiling window manager i3 and i3bar panel, has taken place. An hour after the release of 1.1.0, a corrective release 1.1.1 was published, fixing mistakenly added changes incompatible with wlroots 0.6. The project's code is written in C and is distributed under the MIT license. The project aims to […]

uBlock Origin has been removed from the Microsoft Edge extension store.

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The popular ad-blocking extension UBlock Origin has disappeared from the list of available options for the Microsoft Edge browser. This concerns the app store specifically for the browser from Redmond. Currently, there are two ways to resolve the issue. The first involves installing the extension from the Chrome store, as they are compatible with Microsoft Edge. The second option is to visit the extension's page directly and there […]

Roskachestvo has compiled a ranking of applications for reading education.

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The non-profit organization 'Russian Quality System' (Roskachestvo) has identified the best mobile applications that can help preschool children learn to read. This refers to educational programs for Android and iOS operating systems. The quality of the applications was evaluated based on eleven criteria, the majority of which pertain to safety. Specifically, experts examined the available parental control features, requests for any personal information […]

Microsoft has bid farewell to mandatory password changes in Windows 10.

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In May, Microsoft removed from Windows 10 the technology that required users to create new passwords after a certain period. This has finally come to an end! In Redmond, the official security requirements were changed in response to evidence that this approach does not enhance, but rather weakens security. In Windows 10 (1903) and the server version of 'ten', it is now possible to set one password and not worry […]

yacc (pre-bison) parser in bash script. jq implementation in bash.

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Sometimes, it becomes a challenge to write a small smart script that understands a certain built-in grammar, i.e., with a mini-language inside. Initially, I wrote a minimal implementation of jq in bash. However, as more 'smart' features were added, it became increasingly difficult to implement recursive parsing of sub-expressions. This frustration prompted me to first write an LARL(1) yacc (pre-bison) compiler to generate a bash script, and then as a follow-up […]

H3Droid 1.3.5

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On May 30, 2019, an unobtrusive distribution of Android version 1.3.5 was released for devices based on Allwinner H3 processors, known as OrangePi, NanoPi, and BananaPi. Based on Android 4.4 (KitKat), it works on devices with memory starting from 512 Mb. It is intended for those who want to see not just a beautiful, convenient ready-made graphical solution for users on their devices, […]

A new version of the GNU IceCat web browser 60.7.0 has been released

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On June 2, 2019, a new version of the GNU IceCat browser 60.7.0 was introduced. This browser is built on the Firefox 60 ESR codebase, modified according to the requirements for fully free software. This browser has had non-free components removed, design elements replaced, registered trademarks discontinued, non-free plugins and extensions disabled, and includes integrated add-ons aimed at […]

Oracle Corporation has released the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel R5U2

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Oracle has released the second functional update for the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel R5, positioned for use in the Oracle Linux distribution as an alternative to the standard package with the kernel from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The kernel is available for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures. The source code of the kernel, including a breakdown into separate patches, has been published in a public Git repository by Oracle. The Unbreakable Enterprise package […]

Cable television networks for the very young. Part 7: Optical receivers

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The boundary between the optical medium and the coaxial cable is the optical receiver. In this article, we will discuss their construction and settings. Content of the series of articles Part 1: General architecture of the CATV network Part 2: Composition and shape of the signal Part 3: Analog component of the signal Part 4: Digital component of the signal Part 5: Coaxial distribution network Part 6: RF signal amplifiers Part 7: Optical […]

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