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The XLibre project integrates drivers into the main branch of the X server.

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Enrico Weigelt, the lead of the XLibre project, has prepared a pull request integrating the main drivers for X11 into the master branch of the X server after discussions with the community. The reason cited is the desynchronization between the X server and drivers due to the changing ABI that the drivers interact with, as well as the desire to provide all necessary drivers alongside the X server without the need for manual searches for compatible versions. Some community members criticize this […]

Fedora proposes to utilize FlatHub in atomic editions of the distribution.

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Michael Catanzaro, one of the developers of the Epiphany web browser (GNOME Web), involved in GNOME and Fedora projects, has proposed a review of the use of the FlatHub directory in Fedora Linux. In the atomically updated version of Fedora Workstation, it is suggested to enable the FlatHub directory by default for flatpak packages installed by users, while limiting the use of the own flatpak package repository only to preinstalled packages. Currently […]

Release of the MySQL database management system 9.4.0.

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Oracle has formed a new branch of the MySQL database management system, version 9.4.0. Builds of MySQL Community Server 9.4.0 have been prepared for all major Linux distributions, FreeBSD, macOS, and Windows. In accordance with the release model introduced in 2023, MySQL 9.4 is classified under the 'Innovation' branches. Innovation branches are recommended for those who wish to gain early access to new functionality and are published every three months […]

Release of Firefox 141

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The release of the Firefox 141 web browser has occurred, along with updates for previous long-term support branches—140.1.0, 115.26.0, and 128.13.0. The Firefox 142 branch has entered beta testing, with its release scheduled for August 19. Key innovations in Firefox 141: Experimental support for automatic tab grouping has been added, based on the use of a locally running AI model that determines tabs similar in theme. After […]

Google has introduced the OSS Rebuild project to identify hidden changes in packages.

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Google has introduced the OSS Rebuild project, designed to identify hidden changes in completed packages published in repositories. OSS Rebuild operates on the concept of reproducible builds and involves checking the compliance of a package hosted in the repository with a package obtained from rebuilding the reference source code that corresponds to the declared package version. The toolkit code is written in Go and […]

The OpenAPV 0.2 library is available, featuring a reference implementation of the APV video codec.

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The OpenAPV library has released a standard implementation of the APV (Advanced Professional Video) video codec, designed for professional recording and processing of video without quality loss. The library's code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD license. The project is developed by the Academy Software Foundation, established by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (USA) and the Linux Foundation to promote the use of open source software in […]

Phishing has allowed control over several popular NPM packages.

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A phishing attack has been recorded targeting JavaScript library maintainers, during which a message was sent on behalf of the NPM service notifying about the need to confirm their email. The conducted attack allowed attackers to obtain NPM tokens from the maintainer of one of the major JavaScript projects and release updates with malicious code for five NPM packages, totaling about 100 million downloads per week. The message sent to the maintainers was styled […]

Release of DXVK-Sarek 1.11.0, an implementation of Direct3D 8/9/10/11 for GPUs without Vulkan 1.3 support.

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The release of the DXVK-Sarek 1.11.0 project has been announced, which develops a branch of the DXVK layer aimed at operating on systems with GPUs or drivers limited to support for older versions of the Vulkan graphics API—1.1 or 1.2. In the main DXVK project, Vulkan 1.3 support became mandatory in DXVK 2.0 release. DXVK-Sarek continues to use the codebase from the DXVK 1.10.x branch (the latest branch of the DXVK series […]

Intel has halted the development of the Clear Linux distribution.

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Intel has announced the discontinuation of the Clear Linux project, which developed a distribution with strict application isolation implemented using containers separated with full virtualization. Starting today, Intel will stop maintenance and will no longer release updates and fixes for vulnerabilities. GitHub repositories where the distribution was developed will soon be switched to an archived mode. […]

Malicious packages have been identified in the AUR repository of Arch Linux.

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In the AUR (Arch User Repository), used in Arch Linux for distributing third-party packages, three malicious packages have been identified: firefox-patch-bin, librewolf-fix-bin, and zen-browser-patched-bin, containing modified builds of the Firefox, Librewolf, and Zen browsers. The package names resembled legitimate packages like firefox-bin, librewolf-bin, and zen-browser-bin, which are maintained by enthusiasts in AUR. The PKGBUILD file in the packages contained a link to patches downloaded […]

The collaborative development platform Forgejo 12.0 is now available

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The release of the Forgejo 12.0 collaborative development platform has been published, allowing deployment of a system for working with Git repositories on your own servers, similar to the tasks handled by GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab. Forgejo is a fork of the Gitea project, which itself branched off from the Gogs platform. The separation of Forgejo occurred in 2022 after attempts to commercialize Gitea and a transition of management to […]

The putty.org domain has begun to be used to spread the ideas of anti-vaxxers

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In January 1999, Simon Tatham released the first public version of the SSH client PuTTY, hosting the project website on his personal page www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/. In October 1999, the putty.org domain was registered by an unknown reseller, and in 2008, it was purchased by Denis Bider, co-founder of Bitvise. After the purchase, information was posted on the putty.org site about […]

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