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On April 28th, version 0.14 of the cross-platform code editor NotepadNext was released. The author calls it a "cross-platform rewrite of Notepad++." The project is written in C++ (C++20 standard) using the Qt 6 framework (minimum version 6.5) and is distributed under the GNU GPL 3.0 license. Changes include: CMake has been replaced with QMake, and CPM.cmake has replaced Git submodules; the "Find [...]" dialog box's sizing has been modified.
A patch release of Exim 4.99.2 has been published, fixing four vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-40685 – a buffer overflow when processing JSON data in an email header. CVE-2026-40686 – an out-of-bounds buffer overflow when processing specially crafted UTF-8 characters at the end of headers. This vulnerability may lead to a memory leak in returned messages […]
Microsoft has released the source code for the 86-DOS 1.00 and PC-DOS 1.00 operating systems, as well as the Microsoft BASIC-86 compiler runtime libraries, the SCP assembler, and the CHKDSK and EDLIN utilities, under the MIT license. PC-DOS 1.00 is notable for being the first release of DOS for IBM PC computers. The code was restored as part of a project to reconstruct the code of the first versions of DOS for the 8086 CPU, […]
The Sculpt 26.04 project has been released, developing an operating system based on Genode OS Framework technologies that can be used by ordinary users to perform everyday tasks. The project's source code is distributed under the AGPLv3 license. A 33 MB system image is available for download, which can be used on a PC, PinePhone smartphone, and MNT Reform laptop. It supports work on systems with […]
Noctua explained why its chromax.black series fans often appear several months later than the standard beige and brown versions. According to the manufacturer, the black versions are not simply repainted models; their injection molding requires separate preparation and tooling testing. The company explained the delay in the release of the standard and black […]
After a year of development, GCC 16.1, the free compiler suite, has been released, the first major release in the new GCC 16.x branch. Following the release numbering scheme, version 16.0 was used during development, and shortly before GCC 16.1 was released, GCC 17.0 forked off, which will form the basis for the next major release, GCC 17.1. Key changes: [This section appears to be incomplete and likely a mistranslation.]
The lawsuit between OpenAI and Elon Musk, who helped found the startup, is filling the media with new value judgments from those involved. Musk testified in court that he "was a fool" for donating financial resources to OpenAI's development at the very beginning. "Basically, I was the fool who gave them the money for free [...]
On April 5th, the popular free cross-platform planetarium Stellarium quietly and quietly released version 26.1 – the first this year. The project is written in C++ using the Qt framework (versions 5 and 6 are supported) and is licensed under the GNU GPL 2.0. The main changes in this version include the addition of two new Chinese star charts: Manchu and Xianglin; […]
Notepad++ is now available as a native app for macOS. It's a free text editor that supports multiple programming languages and is suitable for general text processing. It doesn't require any additional tools like Wine, Porting Kit, or emulation tools. It's a full-fledged native app developed under the GNU General Public License. With its powerful text editing […]
Researchers from Xint have identified a vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431) in the Linux kernel that allows an unprivileged user to gain root access to the system. The issue has been codenamed Copy Fail. A prototype exploit is available. Exploitation of the vulnerability has been demonstrated in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Amazon Linux 2023, RHEL 10.1, and SUSE 16, but kernel packages from other distributions, including Debian, Arch, Fedora, […]
Russian courts continue to fine foreign video game companies for refusing to localize Russian data. This time, it's the turn of the American holding company Take-Two Interactive Software. According to RIA Novosti, citing the press service of the capital's courts of general jurisdiction, a magistrate judge of Judicial Precinct No. 422 of the Tagansky District of Moscow fined Take-Two Interactive 2 million rubles. The fine was imposed […]
On April 29th, after over a month of development, 521 commits, and 282 bug fixes, version 8.20.0 (the 274th) of the cross-platform curl command-line utility and library, written in C and distributed under the curl license, was released. Key Changes: Security As mentioned earlier ("High quality chaos"), there has been a significant increase in security reports recently. This time […]