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Cisco has proposed a new file system, PuzzleFS, implemented as a module for the Linux kernel, written in Rust. This file system is designed for hosting isolated containers and continues to develop the ideas suggested in the Atomfs file system. The implementation is currently in the prototype stage, supporting builds with the rust-next branch of the Linux kernel and is open under the Apache 2.0 and MIT licenses. […]
After 7 months of development, the release of the Cinnamon 5.8 desktop environment has been finalized. This release is a fork of the GNOME Shell, Nautilus file manager, and Mutter window manager, aimed at providing a classic GNOME 2-style environment with successful interaction elements from GNOME Shell. Cinnamon is based on GNOME components, but these components […]
The release of Chrome OS 114, based on the Linux kernel, upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and Chrome 114 web browser, is now available. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard programs, web applications are used. Nonetheless, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The source code is distributed under […]
The release of postmarketOS 23.06 has been published, developing a Linux distribution for smartphones based on the Alpine Linux package base, the Musl standard C library, and the BusyBox utility set. The goal of the project is to provide a Linux distribution for smartphones that is independent of the life cycle support of official firmware and not tied to standard solutions from major industry players that dictate the development vector. Builds are prepared for PINE64 PinePhone, […]
After a year of development, the release of the openSUSE Leap 15.5 distribution has taken place. This release is based on the same set of binary packages as SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP 5, with some user applications from the openSUSE Tumbleweed repository. Using the same binary packages in SUSE and openSUSE simplifies migration between distributions, saves resources on package builds, and facilitates updates and […]
The Linux Foundation has announced the joint project RISE (RISC-V Software Ecosystem), which aims to accelerate the development of open-source software for systems based on the RISC-V architecture, used in various fields including mobile technology, consumer electronics, data centers, and automotive information systems. The founding members of the project include companies such as Red Hat, Google, Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Samsung, SiFive, Andes, Imagination […]
The release of the uutils coreutils 0.0.19 project is available, developing an alternative to the GNU Coreutils package, rewritten in Rust. The coreutils package includes over a hundred utilities, including sort, cat, chmod, chown, chroot, cp, date, dd, echo, hostname, id, ln, and ls. The goal of the project is to create a cross-platform alternative implementation of Coreutils that can work on platforms such as Windows, Redox, and […]
The release of the Plane 0.7 platform is available, providing tools for project management, bug tracking, work planning, product development maintenance, task list building, and coordination of task execution. The platform can be deployed in one's own infrastructure without dependence on third-party vendors and is being developed as an open-source alternative to proprietary systems such as JIRA, Linear, and Height. The project is still under development […]
The possibility of bypassing the kernel module loading restriction implemented in targeted SELinux policies has been demonstrated on one of the studied devices (the specific device is not specified and it is unclear how much the issue affects SELinux policies in firmware and distributions). The blocking of modules in the enforced SELinux policies was based on restricting access to the finit_module system call, which allows loading a module from a file and is applied in […]
The first significant release of the Blink project has been published, which develops an x86-64 CPU emulator that allows running both statically and dynamically compiled Linux applications in a virtual machine with an emulated processor. Using Blink, Linux programs compiled for the x86-64 architecture can be run in other POSIX-compatible operating systems (macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Cygwin) and on hardware with different architectures (x86, ARM, RISC-V, MIPS, PowerPC, […]
The release of Zulip 7, a server platform for deploying enterprise messengers suitable for organizing communication among employees and developer groups, has been introduced. The project was originally developed by Zulip and opened after its acquisition by Dropbox under the Apache 2.0 license. The server-side code is written in Python using the Django framework. The client software is available for Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, and […]
A new release of the lightweight window manager IceWM 3.4.0 is now available. IceWM provides full management through keyboard shortcuts, the ability to use virtual desktops, taskbars, and application menus, and tabs can be used for grouping windows. The window manager is configured through a fairly simple configuration file, and theme customization is possible. Window grouping in tab form is supported. Built-in applets for monitoring CPU, memory, and traffic are available. […]