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First release of the Weron project, developing a VPN based on the WebRTC protocol

The first release of Weron VPN has been published, allowing the creation of overlay networks that connect geographically distributed hosts into a single virtual network, where nodes interact directly with each other (P2P). Creation of virtual IP networks (layer 3) and Ethernet networks (layer 2) is supported. The project code is written in Go and is distributed under the AGPLv3 license. Ready builds have been prepared for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, […]

The sixth version of patches for the Linux kernel with Rust language support

Miguel Ojeda, the author of the Rust-for-Linux project, has proposed to the Linux kernel developers the release of version 6 of components for writing device drivers in Rust. This is the seventh edition of the patches, taking into account the first version published without a version number. Rust support is considered experimental but is already included in the linux-next branch and is sufficiently developed to begin work on the layers […]

Release of the minimalist set of system utilities Toybox 0.8.7

The release of the Toybox 0.8.7 system utilities set has been published, similar to BusyBox, formatted as a single executable file and optimized for minimal system resource consumption. The project is being developed by a former maintainer of BusyBox and is distributed under the 0BSD license. The main purpose of Toybox is to provide manufacturers with the ability to use a minimalist set of standard utilities without revealing the source code of modified components. Currently, Toybox's capabilities are […]

Release of Wine 7.8

An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 7.8, has taken place. Since the release of version 7.8, 37 bug reports have been closed and 470 changes have been made. The most important changes include: X11 and OSS (Open Sound System) drivers have been transitioned to using the PE (Portable Executable) file format instead of ELF. Support for WoW64 (64-bit Windows-on-Windows) has been provided in sound drivers, the layer for […]

Release of the new stable branch Tor 0.4.7

The release of the Tor 0.4.7.7 toolkit, used for organizing the anonymous Tor network, has been presented. Version Tor 0.4.7.7 is recognized as the first stable release of branch 0.4.7, which has developed over the past ten months. The 0.4.7 branch will be supported as part of the standard maintenance cycle — updates will cease after 9 months or 3 months following the release of branch 0.4.8.x. The main changes in the new […]

China plans to switch government agencies and state-owned enterprises to Linux and PCs from local manufacturers.

According to Bloomberg, China plans to completely stop using computers and operating systems from foreign companies in government agencies and state-owned enterprises within two years. It is expected that this initiative will require the replacement of at least 50 million computers from foreign brands, which must be swapped for equipment from Chinese manufacturers. Preliminary reports indicate that the directive will not apply to hard-to-replace components, such as processors. […]

The deb-get utility has been published, offering a similar experience to apt-get for third-party packages.

Martin Wimpress, co-founder of the Ubuntu MATE team and a member of the Core Team of the MATE project, has released a utility called deb-get, which offers apt-get-like functionalities for working with deb packages distributed through third-party repositories or available for direct download from project websites. The deb-get utility includes standard package management commands such as update, upgrade, show, install, remove, and search, but […]

The Nextcloud Hub 24 collaboration platform is now available.

The Nextcloud Hub 24 platform has been released, providing a self-sufficient solution for organizing collaboration among enterprise employees and teams working on various projects. Simultaneously, the underlying cloud platform Nextcloud 24 has been published, allowing the deployment of a cloud storage system that supports data synchronization and sharing, enabling data viewing and editing from any device anywhere on the network (when […]

Release of Wine-wayland 7.7

The Wine-wayland project version 7.7 has been released, developing a set of patches and the driver winewayland.drv, enabling the use of Wine in environments based on the Wayland protocol, without the use of XWayland and X11 components. It allows running games and applications that utilize the Vulkan and Direct3D 9/11/12 graphics APIs. Direct3D support is implemented through the DXVK layer, which translates calls to the Vulkan API. The set also includes patches […]

Release of Kubernetes 1.24, a container orchestration system for isolated containers

The release of the Kubernetes 1.24 container orchestration platform is now available, enabling unified management of a cluster of isolated containers and providing mechanisms for deploying, maintaining, and scaling applications running in containers. The project was originally created by Google but has since been transferred to an independent platform curated by the Linux Foundation. The platform is positioned as a community-driven universal solution, not tied to specific […]

GitHub transitions to mandatory two-factor authentication

GitHub has announced its decision to require all users of the GitHub.com service involved in code development to use two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of 2023. According to GitHub, unauthorized access to repositories due to account hijacking is one of the most serious threats, as a successful attack may allow for the injection of hidden changes […]

Release of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.12

After seven months of development and eight years since the last significant release, a corrective release of the Apache OpenOffice 4.1.12 office suite has been formed, offering 10 fixes. Ready packages have been prepared for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Among the changes in the new release: The issue with setting the maximum zoom level (600%) in preview mode when specifying a negative value in the 'Preview Zoom' field has been resolved […]

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