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New logos for Firefox and related services introduced

Mozilla has unveiled a new design for the Firefox logo and related branding elements, as well as logos for related projects. The main goal of the rebranding is to create a common, recognizable brand for the entire Firefox family of products. As part of the work done, the basic color design of the brand, a corporate font for trademarks and separate logos for different services were also prepared. General logo […]

Vulnerability in Vim leading to code execution when a malicious file is opened

A vulnerability (CVE-2019-12735) was found in the text editors Vim and Neovim, which allows arbitrary code to be executed when opening a specially designed file. The problem occurs when the default modeline mode (β€œ:set modeline”) is active, which allows you to define editing options in the processed file. The vulnerability was fixed in the releases of Vim 8.1.1365 and Neovim 0.3.6. Only a limited number of options can be installed via modeline. If […]

Release of the decentralized communication platform Matrix 1.0

The first stable release of the protocol for organizing decentralized communications Matrix 1.0 and associated libraries, API (Server-Server) and specifications has been presented. It is reported that not all intended Matrix capabilities have been described and implemented, but the core protocol is fully stabilized and has reached a state suitable for use as a basis for the development of independent implementations of clients, servers, bots and gateways. Project developments […]

CentOS 8 prep is behind schedule

After CentOS came under the wing of Red Hat, all kinds of assistance to the project were announced, but the current status of work on CentOS 8 lags behind the plan. Despite the stated status updates, only the download page and the build server have been made, on which, judging by koji's statistics, something is built once a week. The zero assembly cycle has not yet been completed, although […]

Vulnerabilities in MyBB allowing to seize control of the forum

Several vulnerabilities have been identified in the engine for creating web forums MyBB that allow organizing a multi-stage attack to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. The issues have been resolved in MyBB 1.8.21 release. The first vulnerability is present in the modules for publishing and sending private messages, and allows for the substitution of JavaScript code (XSS), which will be executed in the browser when viewing a publication or a received message. JavaScript substitution is possible […]

GIMP 2.10.12 graphics editor release

The release of the graphic editor GIMP 2.10.12 has been presented, which continues to sharpen the functionality and increase the stability of the 2.10 branch. In addition to bug fixes, GIMP 2.10.12 introduces the following improvements: The color correction tool using curves (Color / Curves) has been significantly improved, as well as other components that use curve adjustments to set parameters (for example, when setting coloring dynamics and setting up devices [... ]

More fire, less foxes - Mozilla updated the Firefox logo

Mozilla has unveiled a new logo for the Firefox browser and related services, as well as related projects. This will allegedly create a single, recognizable brand for the entire family of products. As part of the rebranding, a basic color scheme, corporate font and separate logos for services have been prepared. At the same time, the developers refused to explicitly mention the fox in the Firefox Send logos (a […]

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt runs on Nintendo Switch at 540p

At the Nintendo Direct event, which took place as part of E3 2019, CD Projekt RED announced The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch. At the same time, the audience was shown only a short teaser, assembled from game videos. The gameplay was not shown and the technical component was not talked about. Soon the developers announced at what resolution the game will launch on the hybrid platform. One of […]

Named domains of the Russian national domain zone

A draft order β€œOn approval of the list of groups of domain names that make up the Russian national domain zone” has been published on the Federal Portal of Draft Regulatory Legal Acts for public discussion. The document was prepared by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor). In accordance with the project, it is proposed to include the following groups of domain names in the Russian national domain zone: […]

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Remake Gameplay and Trailer - Release September 20

In addition to announcing the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo at E3 2019 pleased fans of The Legend of Zelda universe with information about the re-release of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Let's remember: in February the company announced a full-fledged three-dimensional reimagining of its classic adventure, released back in 1993 on the Game Boy. The developers presented a new trailer [...]