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The first alpha release of the new branch of the PHP programming language, PHP 8.1, has been announced. The release is scheduled for November 25. Key innovations, already available for testing or planned for implementation in PHP 8.1, include added support for enumerations; for example, you can now use the following constructs: enum Status { case Pending; case Active; case Archived; } class Post { public function __construct( private Status $status […]
Simon Peter, the creator of the self-contained AppImage package format, has published a release of the helloSystem 0.5 distribution, based on FreeBSD and positioned as a system for ordinary users who may want to switch from macOS due to dissatisfaction with Apple's policies. The system is devoid of the complexities typical of modern Linux distributions, is under full user control, and allows former macOS users to feel comfortable. To learn more about […]
The developers of the CuteFishOS Linux distribution, based on the Debian package base, are developing a new desktop environment called CuteFish, which resembles macOS in style. Mentioned as a friendly project is JingOS, which has a similar interface to CuteFish but is optimized for tablets. The project's developments are written in C++ using Qt and KDE Frameworks libraries. The code is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The installation builds of the CuteFishOS distribution are still […]
Collabora has announced the implementation of OpenGL ES 3.1 support in the Panfrost driver for Midgard GPUs (Mali T760 and newer) and Bifrost GPUs (Mali G31, G52, G76). These changes will be included in the upcoming release of Mesa 21.2, expected next month. Further plans include working on increasing performance on Bifrost chips and implementing GPU support on […]
The Linux Foundation has announced a partnership with TransTech Social Enterprises, an incubator for LGBTQ talent focused on economic empowerment for the transgender community. The partnership will offer scholarships to promising students, aiming to provide them with more opportunities to start working with open-source technology software. Currently, the partnership provides 50 […]
After a year of development, the release of the Redcore Linux 2101 distribution has been published, attempting to combine the features of Gentoo with ease of use for regular users. The distribution offers a simple installer that allows for a quick deployment of a working system without requiring the recompilation of components from source code. Users are provided with a repository of precompiled binary packages, accompanied by a continuous update cycle (rolling model). For package management, a proprietary […]
Google has released an update for Chrome 91.0.4472.101, which addresses 14 vulnerabilities, including the CVE-2021-30551 issue, already being exploited by attackers in exploits (0-day). Details have not been disclosed yet, but it is known that the vulnerability is caused by improper type handling (Type Confusion) in the V8 JavaScript engine. The new version also fixes another severe vulnerability, CVE-2021-30544, caused by accessing memory after it has been […]
The candidate for the release of the Rocky Linux 8.4 distribution is now available for testing. This aims to create a new free build of RHEL capable of taking over the traditional CentOS place after Red Hat decided to end support for the CentOS 8 branch at the end of 2021 instead of 2029, as originally planned. Rocky Linux builds are prepared for x86_64 and […]
A group of researchers from several universities in Germany has developed a new MITM attack method on HTTPS, allowing the extraction of Cookies with session identifiers and other confidential data, as well as achieving the execution of arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of another site. The attack, named ALPACA, can be applied to TLS servers implementing various application layer protocols (HTTPS, SFTP, SMTP, IMAP, POP3), but […]
Norwegian company Vivaldi Technologies has released a new version of the Vivaldi 4.0 browser for desktop and Android. The browser is based on open-source Chromium, and the developers declare a fundamental refusal to collect user data and monetize it. Vivaldi builds are prepared for Linux, Windows, Android, and macOS. For previous releases, the project under the open license distributes the source code changes to Chromium. Implementation […]
Arch Linux developers have warned users that starting from the update of the libxcrypt package version 4.4.21, the use of vulnerable password hashing schemes such as MD5 and SHA1 will be prohibited when setting new passwords in the distribution. For accounts where passwords already use MD5 and SHA1 hashes, a warning will be displayed during login attempts suggesting to update the password. Source: […]
After two years of development, the stable release of the modular cross-platform bootloader manager GNU GRUB 2.06 (GRand Unified Bootloader) has been presented. GRUB supports a wide range of platforms, including standard PCs with BIOS, IEEE-1275 platforms (PowerPC/Sparc64 hardware), EFI systems, RISC-V, MIPS-compatible Loongson 2E processor hardware, Itanium systems, ARM, ARM64, and ARCS (SGI), as well as devices using the free CoreBoot package. Main […]
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