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A new release of OpenRGB 0.6, a free tool for controlling RGB-lit devices, has been published. The package supports motherboards from ASUS, Gigabyte, ASRock, and MSI with RGB subsystems for case lighting, memory modules with lighting from ASUS, Patriot, Corsair, and HyperX, graphics cards ASUS Aura/ROG, MSI GeForce, Sapphire Nitro, and Gigabyte Aorus, and various LED strip controllers (ThermalTake, Corsair, NZXT Hue+), […]
Dylan Graham introduced a lightweight runtime LWDR for programming in the D language for microcontrollers equipped with real-time operating systems (RTOS). The current version targets ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers. The development does not aim for full coverage of all D capabilities but provides basic tools. Memory allocation is done manually (new / delete), a garbage collector is not implemented, but there are various hooks for […]
The release of the NGINX Unit 1.24 application server has taken place, which develops a solution for running web applications in various programming languages (Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Go, JavaScript/Node.js, and Java). Under the management of NGINX Unit, multiple applications in different programming languages can run simultaneously, with their launch parameters dynamically adjustable without the need to edit configuration files and restart. Code […]
The release of Electron platform 13.0.0 has been prepared, which provides a self-sufficient framework for developing cross-platform user applications, based on Chromium, V8, and Node.js components. The significant version number change is due to the update to the Chromium 91 codebase, Node.js 14.16 platform, and JavaScript engine V8 9.1. Among the changes in this release: Added the property process.contextIsolated to determine the execution of the current […]
The release of the PCRE2 library 10.37, which provides a set of functions in the C language with implementations of regular expressions and pattern matching close in syntax and semantics to Perl 5 regular expressions, has been released. PCRE2 is a redesigned implementation of the original PCRE library with an incompatible API and extended capabilities. The library is based on developers of the Exim mail server and is distributed […]
Microsoft has released the Windows Package Manager 1.0 (winget), providing tools for installing applications using the command line. The code is written in C++ and is distributed under the MIT license. Packages are installed from a repository supported with community participation. Unlike installing programs from the Microsoft Store catalog, winget allows for the installation of applications without unnecessary marketing and […]
New releases of the Pacman package manager version 6.0.0 and the Archinstall installer version 2.2.0, used in the Arch Linux distribution, are available. The key changes in Pacman 6.0 include: support for downloading files in multiple parallel streams. A progress indicator string for data download has been implemented. To disable the progress indicator, the option "--noprogressbar" can be specified in pacman.conf. Automatic skipping of mirrors that are unresponsive has been ensured, when accessing them […]
Troy Hunt has opened the source code of the 'Have I Been Pwned?' (haveibeenpwned.com) service that checks against a database of 11.2 billion accounts compromised due to breaches of 538 websites. The intention to open the project code was initially announced last August, but the process was delayed, and the code has only now been published. The service code is written in […]
Mozilla has published a plan to implement the third version of the Chrome manifest in Firefox, which defines the capabilities and resources available to extensions. The third version of the manifest has faced criticism due to breaking the functionality of many extensions designed to block unwanted content and ensure security. Firefox intends to implement nearly all features and restrictions of the new manifest, including a declarative API for content filtering (declarativeNetRequest), […]
The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) committee, which is responsible for developing internet protocols and architecture, has completed the formation of RFC for the QUIC protocol and published related specifications identified as RFC 8999 (version-independent properties of the protocol), RFC 9000 (transport over UDP), RFC 9001 (TLS encryption for the QUIC communication channel), and RFC 9002 (congestion control and packet loss detection during data transmission). […]
Virtuozzo (formerly a division of Parallels), which develops server software for virtualization based on open projects, has begun the public distribution of the VzLinux distribution, which was previously used as the base operating system for the company's virtualization platform and various commercial products. VzLinux is now available to everyone and is positioned as a replacement for CentOS 8, ready for production deployments. For download […]
Basalt Software has announced the release of the Simply Linux 9.1 distribution, built on the basis of the ninth ALT platform. The product is distributed under a license agreement that does not transfer distribution rights but allows individuals and legal entities to use the system without restrictions. The distribution is available in builds for x86_64, i586, aarch64, armh (armv7a), mipsel, riscv64, e2kv4/e2k (beta) architectures and can be […]