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After two years of development, a new version, RetroShare 0.6.6, has been released. This platform allows for secure file and message sharing through an encrypted Friend-to-Friend network. In this type of peer-to-peer network, users establish direct connections only with peers they trust. Builds are prepared for Windows, FreeBSD, and many GNU/Linux distributions. The source code for RetroShare is written in C++ using the […]
Google has announced the second beta version of the open mobile platform Android 12. The release of Android 12 is expected in the third quarter of 2021. To evaluate the new features of the platform, a beta testing program has been proposed. Firmware builds have been prepared for Pixel 3 / 3 XL, Pixel 3a / 3a XL, Pixel 4 / 4 XL, Pixel 4a / 4a 5G, and […]
The linux-next branch, on which the Linux kernel version 5.13 will be based, has included an initial set of components for developing device drivers in Rust. Documentation on using Rust in the Linux kernel and an example kernel module with a character device driver in Rust have been separately published. The code was added by Stephen Rothwell, the maintainer of the linux-next branch. Typically, the branch […]
The team responsible for maintaining the infrastructure for Linux kernel development has announced the launch of a new mailing list service at lists.linux.dev. In addition to traditional mailing lists for Linux kernel developers, the server allows for the creation of mailing lists for other projects with domains different from kernel.org. All mailing lists serviced on vger.kernel.org will be migrated to the new server, preserving all […]
The release of the minimalist web browser links 2.22 has occurred, supporting both console and graphical modes. In console mode, color display and mouse control are possible, as long as the terminal being used supports it (for example, xterm). In graphical mode, image output and font smoothing are supported. All modes provide support for table and frame rendering. The browser supports the HTML specification […]
Several vulnerabilities have been identified in the open-source web forum engine MyBB, which in combination allow for the execution of PHP code on the server. The issues are present in versions from 1.8.16 to 1.8.25 and have been fixed in the MyBB 1.8.26 update. The first vulnerability (CVE-2021-27889) allows an unprivileged forum participant to embed JavaScript code in posts, discussions, and private messages. The forum allows the addition of images, lists, and multimedia […]
SQLite 3.35 has been released, a lightweight DBMS designed as a plug-in library. SQLite code is released as public domain, meaning it can be used without restrictions and free of charge for any purpose. Financial support for SQLite developers comes from a consortium formed specifically for this purpose, which includes companies such as Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Key changes: Built-in mathematical functions have been added […]
The release of XWayland 21.1.0 is available, a DDX component (Device-Dependent X) that provides the ability to run the X.Org Server for executing X11 applications in Wayland-based environments. The component has been developed within the main codebase of X.Org and was previously released alongside the X.Org server, but due to stagnation of the X.Org Server and uncertainty regarding the 1.21 release amidst the continued active development of XWayland, it has been decided to separate XWayland and […]
In the upcoming Chrome 90 release, scheduled for April 13, the ability to assign different labels to windows for clearer separation in the desktop panel will be added. The support for renaming windows will simplify organization when using separate browser windows for different tasks, such as opening individual windows for work tasks, personal interests, entertainment, pending materials, etc. The name changes […]
The release of the zlib-ng 2.0 library is now available, marked as the first stable release of the project (following a patch release 2.0.1). Zlib-ng is API-compatible with zlib but offers additional optimizations not adopted in the official zlib repository due to a conservative approach to accepting changes. Additionally, a modernized API based on zlib is provided, modified to facilitate porting. The project code […]
The OpenBSD project has released a portable edition of the LibreSSL 3.2.5 package, which is a fork of OpenSSL aimed at ensuring a higher level of security. The new version addresses a bug in the TLS client implementation that leads to accessing a freed memory block (use-after-free) during session resumption operations. The OpenBSD developers acknowledged that this bug leads to a vulnerability but refrained from […]
Samuel Karp, an engineer from Amazon working on the Bottlerocket Linux distribution and container isolation technologies for AWS, is developing a new runtime, runj, based on FreeBSD jail environments, to provide isolated execution of containers that conform to the OCI (Open Container Initiative) specification. The project is positioned as experimental, being developed in his spare time away from his main job and is currently at […]