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The Ruby programming language was created 31 years ago.

On February 23, 1993, Ruby was introduced — a dynamic, reflective, interpreted high-level programming language. The language features an OS-independent implementation of multithreading, strong dynamic typing, a garbage collector, and many other capabilities. In terms of syntax, it is similar to Perl and Eiffel, while its object-oriented approach is reminiscent of Smalltalk. Additionally, some characteristics of the language are derived from Python, Lisp, Dylan […

Google has unveiled the AI model Gemma, based on technologies shared with the chatbot Gemini.

Google announced the release of a large machine learning language model named Gemma, built using the technologies developed for the chat bot model Gemini that aims to compete with ChatGPT. The model is available in four variants, covering 2 and 7 billion parameters, in both base and dialog system-optimized formats. The 2 billion parameter variants are suitable for use in consumer applications […

A new Wi-Fi driver for Mediatek chips has been added to OpenBSD-current.

Claudio Jeker (Claudio Jeker (claudio@)) added the mwx driver for wireless cards based on Mediatek MT7921 and MT7922 chips (supporting the 802.11ax standard) to the OpenBSD kernel. In its current state, the driver is still under development and is not yet suitable for use on production systems. For example, scanning networks and receiving packets (scan + rx) works fine, but temporarily […

Wolvic 1.6 has been released, a web browser for virtual reality devices.

The release of the Wolvic 1.6 web browser, designed for use in augmented and virtual reality systems, is now available. The project continues the development of the Firefox Reality browser, previously developed by Mozilla. After the stagnation of the Firefox Reality codebase, its development has been continued under the Wolvic project by Igalia, which is known for its involvement in the development of free projects such as GNOME, GTK, WebKitGTK, Epiphany, GStreamer, Wine, Mesa […

Armbian 24.2 is now available, a distribution for single-board computers.

The Linux distribution Armbian 24.2 has been released, providing a compact system environment for various single-board computers with processors based on ARM, RISC-V, and x86 architectures, including various models of Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, Helios64, pine64, Nanopi, and Cubieboard powered by Allwinner, Amlogic, Actionsemi, Freescale / NXP, Marvell Armada, Rockchip, Radxa, and Samsung Exynos processors. For forming […]

Release of the lightweight distribution antiX 23.1.

The lightweight live distribution AntiX 23.1 has been released, built on a Debian package base and aimed at installation on outdated hardware. The release is based on Debian 12 but comes without the system manager systemd and uses eudev instead of udev. For initialization, runit or sysvinit can be chosen. The default user environment is formed using the IceWM window manager, but […]

Even top executives at Cisco are not safe from layoffs.

American enterprise networking equipment supplier Cisco has begun layoffs, announced during its latest quarterly report, The Register reports. This measure, part of a restructuring effort, is intended to redirect the company's focus to more promising areas. Cisco plans to cut around 5% of its workforce, approximately 4,250 employees. The previous major layoff occurred just […]

Release of Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS with updates to the graphics stack and Linux kernel.

An update for the Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS distribution has been formed, including changes related to improved hardware support, updates to the Linux kernel and graphics stack, and fixes for installer and bootloader issues. Also included are current updates for several hundred packages addressing vulnerabilities and problems affecting stability. Similar updates for Ubuntu Budgie 22.04.4 LTS, Kubuntu […]

Release of FreeRDP 3.3, an open implementation of the RDP protocol

The FreeRDP 3.3.0 project release has been announced, offering an open-source implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) developed based on Microsoft specifications. The project provides a library for integrating RDP support into third-party applications and a client that can be used for remote connections to Windows desktops. The project's code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. In the new version: […]

Release of CrossOver 24.0 for Linux and macOS

CodeWeavers has released Crossover 24.0, based on Wine code and designed for running programs and games written for the Windows platform. CodeWeavers is one of the key contributors to the Wine project, sponsors its development, and brings all innovations developed for its commercial products back to the project. The source texts of the open components of CrossOver 24.0 can be downloaded on this page. […]

Apache NetBeans 21

The latest release of Apache NetBeans has been introduced – an integrated development environment that supports programming languages such as Java, PHP, JavaScript, C, C++, and more. The IDE is written in Java and is distributed under the Apache License 2.0. In this release: improved support for Gradle and Maven build systems; enhanced language support for Java and PHP. Change log Download Source: linux.org.ru

Release of the Network Configuration Tool NetworkManager 1.46.0

A stable release of the interface has been made available to simplify network parameter configuration — NetworkManager 1.46.0. Plugins for VPN support (Libreswan, OpenConnect, Openswan, SSTP, etc.) are being developed in their own development cycles. Key innovations in NetworkManager 1.46 include: The end of support for building with Python2. Python3 has become mandatory. Support for versions of systemd <200 is discontinued. The "connection.stable-id" parameter now allows the use of the variable "${NETWORK_SSID}" […]

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