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The F-Stack 1.24 network stack has been released, which is a version of the FreeBSD network stack running in user space and utilizing the DPDK framework for maximum performance. The project was created by Tencent, the largest telecommunications company in China, and is used in its products and services. The code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD license. It supports operation in Linux and FreeBSD. F-Stack […]
An experimental release of the open Win32 API implementation — Wine 9.20 has been published. Since the release of 9.19, 15 bug reports have been closed and 198 changes made. The most important changes include: the inclusion of the Capstone library, enabling disassembly in WineDbg. Support for the X8L8V8U8, A2W10V10U10, A8P8, V16U16, and Q16W16V16U16 formats has been implemented in D3DX9. The continuous integration system based on […]
A fresh version of the SKUF Network Boot system 28.0 has been released. The SKUF Network Boot system allows Arch Linux to be booted on a computer connected to the network via Ethernet, using a USB drive (minimum 150 MB) or a SAMBA server (without using PXE technology). Change log: Removed the optionality of the loop kernel module. Sync with the upstream version of mkinitcpio PKGBUILD. Updated the update_remote_systems.sh script. Source: linux.org.ru
The release of the general-purpose programming language Rust 1.82 has been published, which was initiated by the Mozilla project but is now developed under the auspices of the independent non-profit organization Rust Foundation. The language focuses on safe memory management and provides tools for achieving high parallelism in task execution, while avoiding the use of a garbage collector and runtime (the runtime is limited to basic initialization and maintenance of the standard library). […]
Microsoft has announced the release of the source code for the paravirtualization layer OpenHCL and the OpenVMM virtual machine monitor, specifically developed for the operation of OpenHCL. The OpenVMM and OpenHCL code is written in Rust and is distributed under the MIT license. OpenVMM refers to level two hypervisors operating in the same protection ring as the operating system kernel, similar to those […]
The release of the mobile platform /e/OS 2.4, focused on user data privacy, is now available. The platform is developed by Gaël Duval, the creator of the Mandrake Linux distribution. The project provides firmware for many popular smartphone models and offers smartphones under the Murena One, Murena 2, Murena Fairphone 4/5, Murena Teracube 2e, and Murena Pixel 5/7 brands, as well as editions for OnePlus, Fairphone, Teracube, and Pixel […]
Oracle has formed a new branch of DBMS MySQL 9.1.0. MySQL Community Server 9.1.0 builds are prepared for all major distributions including Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, and Windows. As part of the new release model introduced last year, MySQL 9.1 is categorized under the 'Innovation' branch, which will also be applied to the next significant release MySQL 9.2. The Innovation branches are recommended for those who want […]
The release of Node.js 23.0.0, a platform for running network applications in JavaScript, has been announced. Node.js 23.0 is classified as an intermediate branch, with support provided for 7 months (until June 2025). In the coming days, the stabilization of the Node.js 22 branch will be completed, which on October 29 will receive LTS status and will be supported until April 2027. Support for previous LTS branches of Node.js […]
A new stable version of Bun – 1.1.30 has been quietly released. Bun is an ECMAScript / JavaScript runtime that is similar to nodejs in many respects. Bun is built on Apple’s JavaScriptCore, but Bun itself, like many of its modules, is written in the Zig language. Bun strives to be fully compatible with nodejs regarding command-line options and supports […]
The release of the collaborative development platform Forgejo 9.0 has been published, allowing the deployment of a system for working with Git repositories on your servers, akin to GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab. Forgejo is a fork of the Gitea project, which in turn branched off from the Gogs platform. The separation of Forgejo occurred in 2022 after attempts to commercialize Gitea and the transfer of management into the hands of […]
Llama Group, which published the source code of the multimedia player Winamp in September, has removed the project repository from GitHub. The reasons for the removal are not explained, but previously the repository showed many leaks and violations of copyleft licenses. In particular, after the publication in the WinAmp repository, code from a commercial SHOUTcast server sold to another company, proprietary code, and a certificate for […]
A group of developers from China is developing the Asterinas kernel, written in Rust and intended for use in general-purpose operating systems. To simplify integration with existing system components, the kernel provides an ABI (Application Binary Interface) that is compatible with the Linux kernel and can be used as a replacement. The project's code is distributed under the MPL (Mozilla Public License). The project is evolving with […]