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After six months of development, Oracle has released the Java SE 19 platform (Java Platform, Standard Edition 19), with the open-source project OpenJDK being used as the reference implementation. Except for the removal of some deprecated features in Java SE 19, backward compatibility with previous releases of the Java platform has been maintained — most previously written Java projects will run without changes upon […]
The release of the Firefox 105 web browser has taken place. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch — 102.3.0 — has been formed. The Firefox 106 branch has entered beta testing, with its release scheduled for October 18. Key innovations in Firefox 105: The print preview dialog has added an option to print only the current page. Support for sectioned Service Workers in […]
At the Kernel Maintainers Summit, Linus Torvalds announced that, barring any unforeseen issues, patches for Rust language driver development support will be included in the Linux kernel 6.1, scheduled for release in December. The advantages of introducing Rust support in the kernel include simplifying the writing of safe device drivers by reducing the likelihood of errors during […]
Facebook (banned in the RF) has transferred the PyTorch machine learning framework under the auspices of the Linux Foundation, whose infrastructure and services will be used for further development. The transition under the Linux Foundation will free the project from dependency on a single commercial company and simplify collaboration with external participants. An organization for the development of PyTorch has been created under the Linux Foundation's aegis […]
Facebook (banned in the RF) has released the source code of the memlab toolkit, designed for analyzing snapshots of dynamically allocated memory (heap), determining memory optimization strategies, and identifying memory leaks that occur during the execution of JavaScript code. The code is open under the MIT license. The framework was created to investigate the causes of high memory consumption when working with websites and […]
The release of the Floorp 10.5.0 web browser has been announced, developed by a group of Japanese students, combining the Firefox engine with features and an interface styled like Chrome. The project also emphasizes user privacy and the ability to customize the interface to personal preferences. The project code is distributed under the MPL 2.0 license. Builds are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. In the new release: An experimental […]
A problem has been discovered in the Chrome browser regarding the transmission of confidential data to Google servers when the enhanced spell-checking mode is enabled, which entails verification using an external service. This problem also occurs in the Edge browser when using the Microsoft Editor extension. It turns out that the text for checking is transmitted, including from input forms that contain confidential data, including from […]
The release of the new stable branch WebKitGTK 2.38.0 has been announced, a port of the WebKit browser engine for the GTK platform. WebKitGTK allows for the use of all WebKit capabilities through a GNOME-oriented programming interface based on GObject and can be used to integrate web content processing tools into any applications, from specialized HTML/CSS parsers to the creation of fully functional web browsers. Notable projects using WebKitGTK include the built-in […]
Engineers at Canonical are working on adding support for the 64-bit Sipeed LicheeRV board, which utilizes RISC-V architecture, in the release of Ubuntu 22.10. At the end of August, support for RISC-V boards Allwinner Nezha and StarFive VisionFive, priced at $112 and $179 respectively, was also announced. The Sipeed LicheeRV board is notable for its price of just $16.90 and […]
Cloudflare has announced the migration of its content delivery network to the Pingora proxy, written in Rust. The new proxy replaces the NGINX server configuration with Lua scripts and handles over a trillion requests daily. It was noted that transitioning to a specialized proxy enabled new capabilities and enhanced security through safe memory operations, […]
The GNOME Project has released version 1.2 of the Libadwaita library, which includes a set of components for styling user interfaces in accordance with the GNOME HIG (Human Interface Guidelines). The library features ready-made widgets and objects for building applications that align with the overall GNOME style, with interfaces that can adapt responsively to screens of any size. The library code is written in C and is distributed under […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2022-37706) has been discovered in the Enlightenment user environment, allowing a non-privileged local user to execute code with root privileges. This vulnerability is currently unpatched (0-day), but there is already an exploit available online, tested on Ubuntu 22.04. The issue exists in the enlightenment_sys executable, which is distributed with the suid root flag and executes certain permitted commands through the system() call, such as mounting storage […]