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The first release of the openSUSE Leap Micro distribution

The developers of the openSUSE project have introduced the first release of the new edition of the openSUSE distribution — 'Leap Micro', based on the work of the MicroOS project. The openSUSE Leap Micro distribution is positioned as a community version of the commercial product SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2, which explains the unusual version number 5.2, selected to synchronize release numbering across both distributions. The support time for the openSUSE Leap release […]

The Technical Director of Qt Company and the main maintainer of Qt is leaving the project.

Lars Knoll, the creator of the KHTML engine developed for KDE, which became the foundation for the Safari and Chrome browser engines, has announced his departure as the Chief Technology Officer of Qt Company and the lead maintainer of Qt after 25 years in the ecosystem of this project. According to Lars, after his departure, the project will remain in reliable hands and will continue to develop […]

PikaScript 1.8 is now available, a variant of the Python language for microcontrollers

The release of PikaScript 1.8 has been published, developing a compact engine for writing applications for microcontrollers in Python. PikaScript is not tied to external dependencies and can run on microcontrollers with 4 KB of RAM and 32 KB of Flash, such as the STM32G030C8 and STM32F103C8. For comparison, MicroPython requires 16 KB of RAM and 256 KB of Flash, while Snek […]

Release of Ultimaker Cura 5.0, a package for preparing models for 3D printing

A new version of the Ultimaker Cura 5.0 package is available, offering a graphical interface for preparing models for 3D printing (slicing). The project code is written in Python and is distributed under the LGPLv3 license. The GUI is built using the Uranium framework, which utilizes Qt. Based on the model, the program determines the workflow of the 3D printer while applying each layer sequentially. In the simplest case, you only need to import the model into […]

Release of the Kali Linux 2022.2 distribution for security research

The release of Kali Linux 2022.2, designed for system vulnerability testing, auditing, residual information analysis, and identifying the consequences of attacks from malicious actors, has been introduced. All original developments created within the distribution are distributed under the GPL license and are available through a public Git repository. Several versions of the ISO images have been prepared for download, sized 471 MB, 2.8 GB, 3.5 GB, and 9.4 […]

Release of zeronet-conservancy 0.7.5, a platform for decentralized websites.

The zeronet-conservancy project is a continuation/fork of the decentralized censorship-resistant network ZeroNet, which uses Bitcoin's addressing and verification mechanisms to create websites in conjunction with BitTorrent's distributed delivery technologies. The content of the websites is stored in a P2P network on visitors' machines and verified by the owner's digital signature. The created fork aims to maintain the network, enhance security, and transition to user moderation (the current system does not […]

A new twist in the investigation related to GPL license violations by Vizio Inc.

The software freedom advocacy organization Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has reported a new phase in its lawsuit against Vizio, accused of failing to meet GPL licensing requirements while distributing firmware for smart TVs based on the SmartCast platform. SFC representatives succeeded in moving the case from the U.S. Federal Court back to the California State District Court, which has significant implications regarding the classification of GPL […]

Release of FreeBSD 13.1

After a year of development, FreeBSD 13.1 has been released. Installation images are available for amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpc64le, powerpcspe, armv6, armv7, aarch64, and riscv64 architectures. Additional builds have been prepared for virtualization systems (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) and cloud environments such as Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Vagrant. In the new version: An iwlwifi driver for Intel wireless cards with support for […]

Release of the Rocky Linux 8.6 distribution, developed by the founder of CentOS

The release of the Rocky Linux 8.6 distribution has occurred, aimed at creating a free build of RHEL that can take the place of classic CentOS, after Red Hat abruptly ended support for the CentOS 8 branch at the end of 2021, instead of 2029, as previously anticipated. This is the third stable release of the project, recognized as ready for production deployments. Rocky Linux builds have been prepared […]

Update Firefox 101.0.1. Strengthening Mozilla's requirements for Certificate Authorities

A corrective release of Firefox 101.0.1 is available, notable for enhancing sandbox isolation on the Windows platform. The new version includes by default the blocking of access to the Win32k API (Win32 GUI components operating at the kernel level) from isolated content processing processes. This change was made ahead of the Pwn2Own 2022 competition, which will take place from May 18-20. Participants of Pwn2Own will demonstrate working exploitation techniques for previously unknown vulnerabilities and in […]

PAPPL 1.2 is available, a framework for organizing printing output

Michael R Sweet, the author of the CUPS printing system, has released PAPPL 1.2, a framework for developing printing applications based on the IPP Everywhere protocol, which is recommended for use instead of traditional printer drivers. The framework code is written in C and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license with an exception allowing linking with code under GPLv2 and LGPLv2 licenses. […]

The second beta release of the Android 13 mobile platform

Google has unveiled the second beta version of the open mobile platform Android 13. The release of Android 13 is expected in the third quarter of 2022. A beta testing program has been proposed to evaluate the new features of the platform. Firmware builds have been prepared for Pixel 6/6 Pro, Pixel 5/5a 5G, Pixel 4/4 XL/4a/4a (5G) devices. Test builds with Android 13 are also […]

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