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Release of the pfSense CE 2.9.0 distribution for creating firewalls.

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The release of the pfSense CE 2.9.0 (Community Edition) distribution for creating firewalls and network gateways has been published. This distribution is based on the FreeBSD codebase, utilizing the developments from the m0n0wall project and pf packet filter. To download the new version, please use the installer. Management of the distribution is performed through a web interface. Captive […] can be used to provide wired and wireless network access for users.

Release of the ReactOS 0.4.16 operating system.

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After a year and a half of development, the release of the ReactOS 0.4.16 operating system has been presented, aimed at ensuring compatibility with Microsoft Windows programs and drivers, as well as offering a Windows-style interface. The operating system is in alpha development stage. A bootable ISO image (198 MB) has been prepared for download. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 and LGPLv2 licenses. Since the last release, 2808 changes have been made and […].

98% of the requests to git.kernel.org are generated by bots, creating a huge parasitic load.

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Konstantin Ryabtsev, the administrator of the kernel.org infrastructure, published the results of a traffic analysis for the git.kernel.org service, which allows viewing the contents of git repositories related to Linux kernel development. The service processes about 6 million requests for commit information daily, of which 66% are from bots, which can be blocked using the Anubis system. 33% of requests undergo Anubis system checks, allowing access only after successful validation […].

Release of the openKylin 3.0 distribution developed by the largest Chinese companies.

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The release of the Linux distribution openKylin 3.0 has been announced, developed by the Chinese Electronics Corporation with the participation of several hundred various Chinese organizations, educational institutions, research centers, and software and hardware manufacturers. The distribution develops its own package base independent of other distributions. Development is conducted under open licenses (mainly GPLv3) in repositories hosted on gitee.com. Ready installation builds have been created for the X86_64 architecture (8 […]

Debian developers voted for the responsible use of AI in development

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The results of the general resolution (GR) vote among Debian project developers, who are involved in package maintenance and infrastructure support, have been published. The use of large language models and AI tools in distribution development was discussed. The fifth option, 'Responsible Use of Generative AI,' won the vote. This chosen option does not endorse but also does not prohibit the use of AI in development, support, and documentation creation […]

Requirements for memory consumption by applications are being introduced in Android

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Google has announced new quality requirements for applications on the Android platform aimed at reducing memory consumption by applications amid memory shortages in the smartphone market. These requirements will come into effect from February 2027. Applications that exceed certain performance metrics may face restrictions on publication in the Google Play catalog and reduced visibility in […]

The Artix distribution returns from XLibre to X.Org Server

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The developers of the Artix Linux distribution have announced the discontinuation of support for XLibre and the return to builds using X.Org Server, starting from the Artix 2026.08 release. XLibre packages will no longer be distributed and will be replaced with X.Org Server packages on already installed systems. Artix was one of the first projects to fully transition to XLibre. The distribution is based on the Arch package base […]

Vulnerabilities in Linux and FreeBSD that allow root access to the system

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Eight vulnerabilities have been fixed in FreeBSD, which could allow privilege escalation in the system. The vulnerabilities are addressed in updates for FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE-p3, FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE-p13, and 14.4-RELEASE-p9. CVE-2026-58094 is a race condition in the implementation of the ioctl operation FIOSSHMLPGCNF, which is used to set the size of shared memory pages. The issue was caused by the lack of a lock being set during the size change verification, allowing for the submission of two simultaneous […]

The Sovereign Fund has allocated 508,000 euros for the development of Flatpak

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The developers of the toolkit for building self-contained Flatpak packages have announced that the STF (Sovereign Tech Fund) has allocated 508,000 euros to fund the development and growth of the project until the end of 2027. The funds are planned to be used to remove platform limitations and create new XDG portals for secure access to external resources from isolated environments. Among the new features planned for implementation: A mechanism […]

Update of the Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS distribution

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Canonical has released the first corrective version of the Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS distribution, which includes updates for several hundred packages related to fixing vulnerabilities and issues affecting stability. The new version also addresses bugs in the installer and bootloader. The release of Ubuntu 26.04.1 marks the completion of the basic stabilization of the LTS release — users of the previous LTS branch, Ubuntu 24.04, will now be prompted to […]

Release of Bubblewrap 0.12, a layer for creating isolated environments

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A new version of the toolkit for managing isolated environments, Bubblewrap 0.12, has been released, which is used to restrict individual applications of unprivileged users. In practice, Bubblewrap is used by the Flatpak project as a layer for isolating applications launched from packages. Isolation utilizes traditional Linux container virtualization technologies, based on cgroups, namespaces, Seccomp, and SELinux. The project code is written […]

The sixth beta release of the Haiku R1 operating system

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After two years of development and a week after the project turned 25, the sixth beta release of the Haiku R1 operating system has been published. The project was originally created in response to the closure of BeOS and was developed under the name OpenBeOS but was renamed in 2004 due to trademark claims related to the name BeOS. To evaluate the work […]

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