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The Qt project has released Qt Design Studio 1.2, an environment for designing user interfaces and developing graphical applications based on Qt. Qt Design Studio simplifies collaboration between designers and developers in creating working prototypes of complex and scalable interfaces. Designers can focus solely on the graphical layout, while developers can concentrate on […]
Last summer, I initiated, and a few months ago successfully completed the job change process that led me to relocate to the Netherlands. Want to know how it went? Welcome under the cut. Caution — very long post. Part One — while we are still here Last spring, I started thinking about the need for a job change. To add some experiences into it, […]
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 […]
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 […]
We are discussing what the DANE technology is for authenticating domain names via DNS and why it has not gained widespread adoption in browsers. / Unsplash / Paulius Dragunas What is DANE Certification Authorities (CAs) are organizations that issue cryptographic SSL certificates. They place their electronic signature on them, confirming their authenticity. However, situations occasionally arise when […]
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
Image: Unsplash Masking an IP address using a proxy is not only for bypassing censorship on the internet and watching series. In recent years, proxies have increasingly been used for solving corporate tasks, from application load testing to competitive intelligence. Habr has a good overview of various proxy use cases in business. Today we will talk about […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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