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PuTTY 0.75 has been released, a client for SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and SUPDUP protocols, featuring a built-in terminal emulator and supporting operation in Unix-like systems and Windows. The project's source code is available under the MIT license. Key changes: Pageant now allows the loading of a file with SSH-2 private keys, prompting for a password during first use rather than at startup […]
The Armbian 21.05 Linux distribution has been released, providing a compact system environment for various single-board computers based on ARM processors, including models like Odroid, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, Helios64, pine64, Nanopi, and Cubieboard based on Allwinner, Amlogic, Actionsemi, Freescale/NXP, Marvell Armada, Rockchip, and Samsung Exynos processors. The builds are based on Debian 10 and Ubuntu package repositories […]
After three months of development, the release of the libmdbx 0.10.0 (MDBX) library took place, featuring a high-performance, compact key-value embedded database. The libmdbx code is distributed under the OpenLDAP Public License. Libmdbx is a significant overhaul of the LMDB database and, according to the developers, surpasses its predecessor in reliability, feature set, and performance. It is claimed that libmdbx is up to 20% faster than LMDB in CRUD […]
New releases of the GNUstep framework packages have become available, designed for developing cross-platform graphical and server applications using an API similar to Apple Cocoa interfaces. In addition to libraries implementing AppKit and components of the Foundation framework, the project also develops tools for interface design with Gorm and the ProjectCenter development environment, aimed at creating portable equivalents of InterfaceBuilder, ProjectBuilder, and Xcode. The main […]
The developers of postmarketOS, a smartphone distribution based on Alpine Linux, Musl, and BusyBox, have implemented a user interface for smartwatches, drawing on the work of the AsteroidOS project. Initially, the postmarketOS distribution was developed for smartphones and offered the ability to use different user interfaces, including KDE Plasma Mobile, Phosh, and Sxmo. Enthusiasts have been developing ports of postmarketOS for smartwatches for several years […]
The release of the Linux distribution Bottlerocket 1.1.0 is now available, developed with the involvement of Amazon to efficiently and securely launch isolated containers. The tools and management components of the distribution are written in Rust and are licensed under MIT and Apache 2.0. Bottlerocket supports deployment in Amazon ECS and AWS EKS Kubernetes clusters, as well as the creation of custom builds and editions allowing for the use of various […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 6.8 has taken place. Since the release of version 6.7, 35 bug reports have been closed and 359 changes have been made. The most important changes include: installation of libraries in subdirectories specific to different hardware architectures. The Secur32 library has been converted to the PE executable file format. Support for the Map object has been added to the JavaScript implementation. Bug reports have been closed […]
Mozilla has introduced the Rally project, providing a platform for researching user behavior and preferences, allowing users to control the data shared. Unlike uncontrolled data collection about the user, Rally requires explicit consent to participate in the experiment (opt-in) and the ability to track in detail what data is being shared for analysis, who will have access to it, and how long […]
The Document Foundation has announced the release of a corrective update for the Community edition of LibreOffice 7.1.3, aimed at enthusiasts, experienced users, and those who prefer the latest software versions. Installation packages are prepared for Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. The update includes fixes for 105 bugs (RC1, RC2). About a quarter of the fixes relate to improved compatibility with Microsoft Office formats […]
The W3C consortium has presented the first draft of the WebTransport specification, defining the protocol and accompanying JavaScript API for sending and receiving data between the browser and server. The communication channel is organized over HTTP/3 using the QUIC protocol as transport, which is, in turn, an extension of the UDP protocol, supporting the multiplexing of multiple connections and providing encryption methods equivalent to TLS/SSL. […]
The Qt Company has released the Qt 6.1 framework, continuing efforts to stabilize and enhance the functionality of the Qt 6 branch. Qt 6.1 supports the Windows 10, macOS 10.14+, Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+, CentOS 8.1+, OpenSuSE 15.1+), iOS 13+, and Android (API 23+) platforms. The source code of the Qt components is provided under LGPLv3 and GPLv2 licenses. Key improvements […]
The Technical Advisory Board of the Linux Foundation has published a summary report analyzing the incident with researchers from the University of Minnesota, related to attempts to promote into the kernel patches containing hidden bugs leading to vulnerabilities. Kernel developers confirmed previously published information that out of 5 patches prepared during the 'Hypocrite Commits' study, 4 patches with vulnerabilities were immediately rejected and […]