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Developers at Microsoft are preparing to release an update for Windows 11 that will significantly enhance user control over built-in applications. This means users will be able to remove more pre-installed applications. Image source: Bleeping Computer Source: 3dnews.ru
Version 9.0.0 of the libzim library has been released, written in C++ and designed for working with ZIM file formats. The library is developed and sponsored by the Kiwix project. The Kiwix project develops a set of command-line utilities called zim-tools, desktop and mobile clients, and scripts for creating ZIM files from Wikimedia project dumps or HTML. The libzim library is also used in the GoldenDict fork […]
The release of OpenVPN 2.6.7 has been prepared, a package for creating virtual private networks that allows for an encrypted connection between two client machines or provides centralized VPN server operation for multiple clients simultaneously. The new version addresses two vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-46850 — accessing a freed memory area (use-after-free) could lead to sending process memory content to the other side of the connection, […]
About a month has passed since we announced the Fedora Slimbook 16" laptop. At that time, we took the first step in our partnership with Slimbook, aimed at making Fedora Linux pre-installed on various devices from this manufacturer in the future. The user reaction to this product has exceeded our expectations! In this regard, we would like to share more […]
The IWYU (or include-what-you-use) release is out, a program that helps find redundant and suggest missing #include in your C/C++ code. "Include what you use" means that for every symbol (type, variable, function, or macro) used in foo.cc, either foo.cc or foo.h must include a .h file exporting the declaration of that symbol. The include-what-you-use tool is a program for analyzing #include statements in source […]
A new version of OBS Studio 30.0 has been released—a powerful tool for streaming, compositing, and video recording. This program is written in C/C++ and is distributed under the GPLv2 license, providing builds for Linux, Windows, and macOS. OBS Studio was created with the goal of developing a portable version of the Open Broadcaster Software (OBS Classic) application. It is not tied to the Windows platform […]
A new release of the open-source platform webOS Open Source Edition 2.24 has been launched, designed for various portable devices, tablets, and infotainment systems. The platform's development is conducted in an open repository under the Apache 2.0 license, led by a community that adheres to collaborative development governance principles. This version particularly focuses on optimizing multimedia services to eliminate dependencies between […]
The release of OBS Studio 30.0 is available, a package for streaming, compositing, and video recording. The code is written in C/C++ and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. Builds are available for Linux (flatpak), Windows, and macOS. The goal of developing OBS Studio was to create a portable version of the Open Broadcaster Software (OBS Classic) application, not tied to the Windows platform, supporting OpenGL and extensible through […]
After a year and a half of development, GNU Mes 0.25 has been released, providing the bootstrap process for GCC and enabling a closed loop of rebuilding from source code. The toolkit addresses the task of verified initial compiler builds in distributions, breaking the cycle of recursive rebuilding (as compiling a compiler requires executables from an already built compiler, and binary builds of the compiler can be a potential source of hidden […]
The frontend of the Rust compiler, responsible for tasks such as parsing, type checking, and borrow analysis, has implemented support for parallel execution, significantly reducing compilation time. Parallelization is already available in Rust nightly builds and can be enabled with the option "-Z threads=8". The team plans to include this feature in the stable branch in 2024. Efforts to reduce compilation times in Rust […]
After ten months of development, the FFmpeg 6.1 multimedia package is available, which includes a set of applications and a collection of libraries for operations with various multimedia formats (recording, conversion, and decoding of audio and video formats). The package is distributed under LGPL and GPL licenses, and the development of FFmpeg is conducted alongside the MPlayer project. Notable changes added in FFmpeg 6.1 include: the implementation of the Vulkan API for hardware […]
The non-profit organization GNOME Foundation has received a grant of 1 million euros from the Sovereign Tech Fund. These funds are intended to be spent on the following: creating a new stack of assistive technologies for people with disabilities; encrypting user home directories; updating GNOME Keyring; improving hardware support; investing in QA and Developer Experience; expanding various freedesktop APIs; consolidating and enhancing components of the GNOME platform. The fund […]