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Researchers from the University of Michigan developed a tool called MVPNalyzer for detecting information leaks and analyzing VPN performance, and used it to test 281 VPN applications for the platform. AndroidThe most popular VPN apps distributed through Google Play were selected for study. A total of 2.4 billion VPN apps were found to have various security and privacy issues […]
The developers of GNOME OS, a distribution for GNOME developers and testers, have announced a toolkit initiative to simplify testing experimental versions of software in distributions distributed as atomically updated monolithic system images. The GNOME OS Developer Tool Suite, which is being developed, will enable the compilation, distribution, and testing of extensions for distributions delivered as system images. The toolkit will enable developers and […]
After five months of development, IncidentRelay 1.1 has been released. It develops an open, self-hosted system for on-call management, alert routing, and incident response. IncidentRelay 1.1 is marked as the first stable release (the 1.0 branch was in beta). The project is targeted at SREs, DevOps, and infrastructure teams seeking a locally deployable alternative to SaaS-based on-call management […]
The Document Foundation has announced the start of beta testing for LibreOffice 26.8. Pre-installed packages have been prepared for various distributions. Linux, Windows и macOSThe release will take place on August 18-20. Changes include: Different background colors for the top panel (Notebookbars) can now be set in different modules (Writer, Calc, Draw, and Impress). Category labels have been added to the tabbed toolbar. A new […]
The PhotoGIMP project is now available. It develops a plugin for the GIMP 3.x graphics editor, making the interface and behavior more familiar to users familiar with Adobe Photoshop. The changes include reworked settings, menu and toolbar layouts, the inclusion of extended fonts, icon replacements, and hotkey changes. The project's code is licensed under the GPLv3 license. PhotoGIMP can run on top of standard distribution packages […]
Chatto, a chat platform designed for organizing communication in communities and development teams, has been converted to an open source project. The platform is optimized for maximum interface responsiveness, minimal backend resource consumption, and ease of deployment of a group chat infrastructure on its own server, independent of external services. Users access the platform from a browser via a web interface. The code is written in […]
Lanemu P2P VPN 0.14 has been released, an implementation of a decentralized virtual private network that works on the Peer-To-Peer principle, in which participants are connected to each other, and not through a central server. Network participants can find each other through BitTorrent trackers or BitTorrent DHT, or through other network participants (peer exchange). The application is a free and open analogue of VPN Hamachi, written […]
B1ackOS GNU Project/Linux develops a distribution based on Debian Sid (Unstable), which uses a rolling update model. It uses systemd as the init system, and package management is handled by APT. The project uses its own package repository. The console build uses the installer. Debian Installer, and in the graphical editions, Calamares. The supported architectures are amd64, i386, and arm64. […]
The sixth corrective update of the distribution has been released. Debian 13, which includes accumulated package updates and fixes to the installer. The release includes 124 updates that address stability issues and 120 updates that address vulnerabilities. Changes in Debian 13.6 features an update to the shim-signed interlayer used for verified boot in UEFI Secure Boot mode. The interlayer has been updated in […]
Information about a vulnerability (CVE-2026-43499) in the kernel has been disclosed Linux, codenamed GhostLock, allows an unprivileged local user to gain root privileges on the system and escape from isolated containers. When used in conjunction with other browser vulnerabilities, the identified issue can be exploited to execute code remotely with root privileges when opening a specially crafted web page. The issue manifests itself […]
Introducing the first release of IronTick metronome. It's a lightweight, accurate, cross-platform metronome using the Qt6 framework. It's unique in that it generates a continuous audio stream of clicks instead of playing individual clicks on a timer, as most other metronome apps do. This approach makes IronTick much more stable and accurate, even under heavy background load. Features: High […]
Release 2.1 of libtorrent, a BitTorrent protocol implementation designed for low memory consumption and efficient CPU usage, is now available. The library is used in torrent clients such as Deluge, qBittorrent, Folx, Lince, Miro, Flush, and Free Download Manager, as well as some network storage services. The libtorrent code is written in C++ and distributed under the BSD license. The new version […]