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Release of the Free Emulator for Classic Quests ScummVM 2.8.0

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The release of the free cross-platform interpreter for classic adventures, ScummVM 2.8.0, has been announced. This version replaces the executable files for games and allows many classic games to run on platforms for which they were not originally designed. The project code is licensed under GPLv3+. A total of over 320 adventures can be launched, including games from companies like LucasArts, Humongous Entertainment, Revolution Software, Cyan, and Sierra, such as Maniac […]

Release of the Linux Distribution wattOS 13

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After a year of development, the Linux distribution wattOS 13 has been released, built on a Debian package base and featuring the LXDE desktop environment, Openbox window manager, and PCManFM file manager. The distribution aims to be simple, fast, minimalist, and suitable for operation on older hardware. The project was founded in 2008 and originally developed as a minimalist version of Ubuntu. The size of the installation ISO image is […]

A version of the MX Linux distribution has been prepared for Raspberry Pi boards.

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A new version of the lightweight MX Linux distribution has been introduced, tailored for Raspberry Pi boards. The build has been tested on Raspberry Pi 4, 400, and 5 boards. Installation requires 16 GB of free space on a memory card or booting from a USB drive. The size of the compressed system image is 2.2 GB. The distribution combines components from Raspberry Pi OS and MX Linux, including the MX tools […]

The new version of the NetSurf browser 3.11

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After three and a half years of development, the minimalist multi-platform web browser NetSurf 3.11 has been released, capable of running on systems with just a few dozen megabytes of RAM. This release is prepared for Linux, Windows, Haiku, AmigaOS, RISC OS, and various Unix-like systems. The browser's code is written in C and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. It supports tabs, bookmarks, page thumbnail displays, URL auto-completion […]

Release of GNU inetutils 2.5 addressing vulnerabilities in suid applications

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After 14 months of development, the release of the GNU inetutils 2.5 suite has been completed, featuring a collection of network programs, most of which have been ported from BSD systems. In particular, it includes inetd and syslogd, servers and clients for ftp, telnet, rsh, rlogin, tftp, and talk, as well as common utilities like ping, ping6, traceroute, whois, hostname, dnsdomainname, ifconfig, logger, and more […]

The Gentoo distribution has announced the availability of binary packages

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The developers of the Gentoo Linux distribution, originally focused on creating an environment using source code compilation, have announced the introduction of a repository for pre-built binary packages. The Portage package manager has long supported the installation of binary packages, but until now, these packages have been provided selectively — it was assumed that the distribution primarily disseminates metadata for compilation, but […]

The update Exim 4.97.1 includes protection against SMTP Smuggling attacks.

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A corrective release of the Exim mail server 4.97.1 is available, which includes changes to protect against the SMTP Smuggling attack, allowing a single message to be split into multiple different messages through the use of a non-standard sequence for separating emails. Initially, it was thought that the issue only affected postfix and sendmail, but it was later discovered that it also impacts Exim (CVE-2023-51766). Exim can handle […]

Four vulnerabilities in Apache OpenOffice

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The recently released Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 office suite includes fixes for four vulnerabilities without much fanfare (information was disclosed a few days after the release, and details about the vulnerabilities were not mentioned in the change log initially): The CVE-2023-1183 vulnerability allows for data to be written to an arbitrary file in the system, depending on the access rights, when opening specially crafted OBD (Office Binder […]

Bruce Perens, co-author of the definition of Open Source, is advancing the concept of Post-Open Source.

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Bruce Perens, one of the authors of the Open Source definition and co-founder of the Open Source Initiative, believes that the Open Source paradigm has reached a point where open licenses no longer provide adequate protection and that it is time to create a revised concept of Post-Open Source, which will help harmonize the relationships between open source developers and commercial companies.

Debian developers have published a statement regarding the Cyber Resilience Act bill.

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The results of the general resolution voting by Debian developers involved in package maintenance and infrastructure support have been published, confirming the text of a statement expressing the project's position regarding the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) bill being promoted in the European Union. The bill introduces additional requirements for software manufacturers aimed at encouraging the maintenance of security, disclosure of incident details, and more.

The share of expenses by the Linux Foundation for the development of the Linux kernel was 2.9%.

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The Linux Foundation has published its annual report, which states that 270 new members joined the organization in 2023, and the number of projects overseen by the organization reached 1,133. Over the year, the organization generated $263.6 million in revenue and spent $269 million. Compared to last year, expenses for kernel development fell by nearly $400,000. The overall share of...

Additional builds of AlmaLinux 9.3 and 8.9 have been published.

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The AlmaLinux project, which develops a free clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, has announced the formation of additional builds based on AlmaLinux versions 9.3 and 8.9. Live builds have been updated for these versions with user environments including GNOME (standard and mini), KDE, MATE, and Xfce, as well as images for Raspberry Pi platforms, containers (Docker, OCI, LXD/LXC), virtual machines (Vagrant Box), and cloud platforms...

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