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The release of SQLite 3.39 has been published, a lightweight DBMS packaged as a dynamic library. SQLite code is released into the public domain, meaning it can be used freely and without restrictions for any purpose. Financial support for SQLite developers is provided by a consortium that includes companies such as Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Major changes include the addition of support for right […]
The release of Redbean 2.0 has been announced, offering a web server that allows web applications to be delivered as a single executable file compatible with Linux, Windows, MacOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD. All resources associated with the web application and server are packaged into one executable file, which is also compatible with the ZIP archive format, allowing the use of the zip utility for adding additional […]
The release of EndeavourOS 22.6 'Atlantis' is now available, replacing the Antergos distribution, which was discontinued in May 2019 due to a lack of time among remaining maintainers to support the project adequately. The installation image size is 1.8 GB (x86_64, with a separate version being developed for ARM). EndeavourOS allows users to install Arch Linux easily without unnecessary complications […]
Version 1.4 of the P2P messenger Communist has been released. The source code is written in C++ and is distributed (GitHub, GitFlic) under the GPLv3 license. The graphical interface is built on the GTK 4 library. It supports operation in Linux and Windows operating systems. Ready packages are prepared for Arch Linux (AUR) and distributions based on the tenth platform Alt Linux. Communist is a simple P2P messenger designed for […]
KaOS 2022.06 has been released, a distribution with a continuous update model aimed at providing a desktop based on the latest KDE releases and applications using Qt. Notable design features specific to the distribution include a vertical panel on the right side of the screen. The distribution is developed with a look at Arch Linux but maintains its own independent repository containing over 1500 packages, and […]
Google has begun rolling out a new firmware based on Fuchsia OS for the Nest Hub Max smart photo frames, released since 2019. In the initial phase, the Fuchsia-based firmware will be delivered to participants of the Google Preview Program, and if no unforeseen issues arise during the trial implementation, it will be applied to the devices of other Nest Hub users […]
Due to disagreements with Mozilla's policy and distributions not to release builds of Firefox that have unlocked capabilities for installing unsigned extensions and using the WebExtensions Experiments API, a tool was developed that converts standard builds of Firefox into a "Developer Edition" variant that allows the use of extensions without a digital signature. The development of the tool was facilitated by the fact that the desired functionality in Firefox is implemented in ECMAScript code and […]
Google has announced the release of the web browser Chrome 103. At the same time, a stable version of the open-source project Chromium, which serves as the basis for Chrome, is also available. Chrome differs from Chromium through the use of Google logos, a crash notification system, modules for playing DRM-protected video content, an automatic update installation system, constant Sandbox isolation, the provision of keys to Google APIs, and the transmission of […]
The creator of the GeckoLinux distribution, based on the openSUSE package base and focusing on desktop optimization and details like high-quality font rendering, has introduced a new distribution — SpiralLinux, built using Debian GNU/Linux packages. The distribution offers 7 ready-to-use Live editions shipped with Cinnamon, Xfce, GNOME, KDE Plasma, Mate, Budgie, and LXQt desktops, whose settings […]
At the ongoing Open-Source Summit 2022, during a Q&A session, Linus Torvalds mentioned the potential for soon integrating components for developing device drivers in Rust into the Linux kernel. There is a possibility that patches supporting Rust will be accepted in the upcoming merge window for kernel version 5.20, scheduled for late September. Request […]
Volker Hilsheimer has been appointed as the Chief Maintainer of the Qt project, replacing Lars Knoll, who held the position for the last 11 years and announced his departure from Qt Company last month. The leader's candidacy was approved during a general vote of maintainers. With a majority of 24 votes against 18, Hilsheimer surpassed Alan […]
Microsoft has announced the integration of Linux environment support based on the WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) framework in the recently released June cumulative update for Windows Server 2022. Initially, the WSL2 subsystem, which allows the execution of Linux executables on Windows, was offered only in Windows versions for workstations. To enable the execution of Linux executables in WSL2 instead of using an emulator, […]