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Issues regarding the maintenance of the new NTFS file system implementation, opened by Paragon Software and included in the Linux kernel 5.15, have been noted on the Linux kernel developer mailing list. One of the conditions for including the new NTFS code in the kernel was ensuring further maintenance of the code as part of the kernel, but since November 24 of last year, any activity in the development of the open […]
Security researchers from Microsoft have discovered two vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-29799, CVE-2022-29800) in the networkd-dispatcher service, code-named Nimbuspwn, which allow an unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The issue has been fixed in the networkd-dispatcher 2.2 release. There is currently no information about the release of updates from the distributions (Debian, RHEL, Fedora, SUSE, Ubuntu, Arch Linux). Networkd-dispatcher is used in many Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, […]
Google has released version 101 of its web browser Chrome. At the same time, a stable release of the open-source project Chromium, which is the basis of Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser differs from Chromium by using Google logos, having a notification system in case of crashes, modules for playing copy-protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, constant inclusion of Sandbox isolation, provision of keys to Google API, and transmission during […]
Google has introduced the first beta version of the open mobile platform Android 13. The release of Android 13 is expected in the third quarter of 2022. To assess the new capabilities of the platform, a preliminary testing program has been proposed. Firmware builds have been prepared for Pixel 6/6 Pro, Pixel 5/5a 5G, and Pixel 4 / 4 XL / 4a / 4a (5G) devices. For those who installed the first test release, […]
System76, a company specializing in laptops, PCs, and servers pre-installed with Linux, has released the distribution of Pop!_OS 22.04. Pop!_OS is based on the Ubuntu 22.04 package base and comes with its own COSMIC desktop environment. The project's developments are distributed under the GPLv3 license. ISO images are available for x86_64 and ARM64 architectures with variants for NVIDIA (3.2 GB) and Intel/AMD graphic chips […]
The release of the Xpdf 4.04 package has taken place, which includes the PDF document viewer program (XpdfReader) and a set of utilities for converting PDF to other formats. On the project's download page, builds for Linux and Windows are available, as well as an archive with the source text. The code is distributed under GPLv2 and GPLv3 licenses. Release 4.04 focuses on fixing […]
Developers of the LineageOS project, which succeeded CyanogenMod, have presented LineageOS 19, based on the Android 12 platform. It is noted that the LineageOS 19 branch has reached parity in functionality and stability with the 18 branch and is considered ready for transitioning to form the first release. Builds have been prepared for 41 device models. LineageOS can also be run in the Android Emulator and […]
Alexandre Julliard, the creator and head of the Wine project, has announced the launch of an experimental collaborative server gitlab.winehq.org, based on the GitLab platform. Currently, all projects from the main Wine tree, as well as utilities and the content of the WineHQ site, are hosted on the server. The ability to submit merge requests through the new service has been implemented. Additionally, a gateway has been launched, broadcasting to the mailing […]
The release of the SDL 2.0.22 library (Simple DirectMedia Layer) has taken place, aimed at simplifying the writing of games and multimedia applications. The SDL library provides features such as hardware-accelerated output of 2D and 3D graphics, input processing, sound playback, outputting 3D through OpenGL/OpenGL ES/Vulkan, and many other associated operations. The library is written in C and is distributed under the Zlib license. To utilize the capabilities of SDL […]
Drew DeVault, the author of the Sway window manager, Aerc mail client, and SourceHut collaborative development platform, has introduced the Hare programming language, which he and his team have been working on for the past two and a half years. Hare is presented as a systems programming language, close to C, but simpler than C. Among the key design principles of Hare is an emphasis on […]
The developers of the GNUnet framework, designed for building secure decentralized P2P networks without a single point of failure and capable of guaranteeing users' privacy, have released the first version of the libgnunetchat library, version 0.1.0. This library simplifies the use of GNUnet technologies and the GNUnet Messenger service for creating secure chat applications. Libgnunetchat provides a separate level of abstraction over GNUnet Messenger, including standard functionality applied […]
The Warsmash project is developing an alternative open game engine for Warcraft III, capable of recreating gameplay provided the original game is installed on the system (game resource files from the original Warcraft III release are required). The project is in the alpha development stage but already supports both single-player modes and participation in online multiplayer battles. The primary purpose of the development […]