Category: Blog

Protecting Zimbra OSE from brute force and DoS attacks

Zimbra Collaboration Suite Open-Source Edition has several powerful information security tools in its arsenal. Among them are Postscreen, a solution to protect the mail server from botnet attacks, ClamAV, an antivirus that can scan incoming files and emails for malware, and SpamAssassin, one of the best spam filters today. […]

Key-value storage, or how our applications have become more convenient

Anyone who develops on Voximplant is aware of the concept of "applications" that connect cloud scripts, phone numbers, users, rules, and call queues to each other. Simply put, applications are the cornerstone of development on our platform, the entry point to any Voximplant-based solution, as it all starts with the creation of an application. Previously, applications “did not remember” […]

How to find a job in a company that helps fight global warming?

I am a computer programmer. A few months ago, I decided to find a job with a company that somehow helps fight global warming. Google immediately led me to Bret Victor’s article “What can a technologist do about climate change?”. The article helped me generally navigate my search, but still turned out to be partly outdated and partly impractical in detail. That's why […]

book abstinence

At the end of the article, according to tradition, there is a summary. Do you read books on self-development, business or productivity? No? Wonderful. And don't start. Are you still reading? Don't do what these books suggest. Please. Otherwise you will become a drug addict. Like me. Pre-drug period Until I read books, I was happy. Moreover, I was really effective, [...]

5 Free Courses for IT Administrators from Microsoft

Hello, Habr! Today we continue our series of articles, which will include 5 collections of free training courses from Microsoft. In the second part, we have the coolest courses for IT Administrators, which are most popular with colleagues. By the way! All courses are free (you can even try paid products for free); 5/5 in Russian; You can start training instantly; Upon completion you […]

OpenVSP 3.19.1 - free CAD for the design and analysis of the geometry of aircraft

OpenVSP is a free parametric CAD system for the design and analysis of aircraft geometry (CFD, FEM). The program is developed by NASA Langley Research Center staff and is included in the NASA Software Catalog. On September 17-19, 2019, “OpenVSP Workshop 2019” was held, where developments and development plans for the 3.19.x branch were presented. On November 9, OpenVSP 3.19.0 was released, and a little later […]

Release of the sound subsystem Linux — ALSA 1.2.1

The release of the ALSA 1.2.1 sound subsystem has been announced. This is the first release of the 1.2.x branch (the 1.1 branch was formed in 2015). The new version includes updates to libraries, utilities, and user-level plugins. Drivers are evolving in sync with the kernel. Linux. Among the significant changes is the removal of topology-related functions (the method for loading handlers from space by drivers […]) into a separate library, libatopology.

Facebook Tests New Congestion Control Algorithm COPA Against BBR and CUBIC

Facebook has published the results of experiments with a new congestion control algorithm, COPA, optimized for transmitting video content. The algorithm was proposed by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The COPA prototype proposed for testing is written in C++, open under the MIT license and included in mvfst, an implementation of the QUIC protocol being developed at Facebook. The COPA algorithm is focused on solving problems arising […]

OIN has partnered with IBM, Linux Foundation and Microsoft to protect open source software from patent trolls

Open Invention Network (OIN), an organization dedicated to protecting the ecosystem Linux from patent claims announced the formation of a joint venture with IBM, Linux Foundation and Microsoft have formed a group to protect open source software from attacks by asset-less patent trolls who rely solely on lawsuits using dubious patents. The group will support Unified Patents in fact-finding […]

Say No! More from the developers of The Inner World will teach players to say "No"

Thunderful Publishing and Fizbin (The Inner World) have announced Say No! More is a one-button game about “defending yourself from evil colleagues and bosses while unlocking the power of friendship.” Players will take on the role of an intern in a company where everyone considers professional experience to be the main measure of human qualities and does not value the main character, giving her […]

Google Maps will get social features

As you know, in the spring Google abandoned its social network Google+. However, it seems that the idea remains. It was just moved to another application. The popular Google Maps service is reportedly becoming a kind of analogue of the defunct system. The application has long had the ability to publish photos, share comments and reviews about places visited. Now the “good corporation” has simply taken another step. […]

Airbus could develop zero-emission aircraft by 2030

The aircraft manufacturing company Airbus can develop an aircraft by 2030 that will not have a harmful impact on the environment, Bloomberg writes, citing the executive director of Airbus ExO Alpha (an Airbus subsidiary specializing in the development of new technologies) Sandra Schaeffer. According to the top manager, the eco-friendly airliner with a capacity of 100 people can be used for regional passenger transportation. Airbus along with […]

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