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A translation of the book about the legendary era when computers were large and heavy, frequency was measured in megahertz, and programs were written by bearded men on green terminals, marks the beginning of C and UNIX. Contents: Chapter 1. Bell Labs Chapter 2. The Birth of Unix (1969) Chapter 3. First Edition (1971) Chapter 4. Sixth Edition (1975) Chapter 5. Seventh Edition (1976–1979) […]
A new version of the secure messenger Jami, codenamed 'Together', has been released. This major update has fixed numerous bugs, significantly improved stability, and added new features. The pandemic that affected the entire world prompted developers to rethink the meaning of Jami, its goals, and what it should become. It was decided to transform Jami into […]
SiFive has showcased plans for Linux-based computers powered by the SiFive FU740 SoC processor. This five-core processor consists of four SiFive U74 cores and one SiFive S7 core. The computer is aimed at developers and enthusiasts looking to build systems based on RISC-V architecture and is intended not as a final solution, but as a foundation for something […]
Pentobi is a computer opponent for the board game Blokus. Supported game modes: Classic, Duo, Trigon, Junior, Nexos, GembloQ, Callisto. Strong Blokus engine with different levels of play. Player rating when playing ranked games against the computer. Game analysis feature. Save and load games in Smart Game format, including comments and move options. Download Pentobi https://repology.org/project/pentobi/packages Source: linux.org.ru
Nat Friedman, now the head of GitHub, leaked the platform's source code through his personal profile in a repository used for DMCA disputes. Currently, the source code is not available, but a snapshot of the event has been captured in the web archive. Source: linux.org.ru
An article discussing the reasons for the popularity of this browser among Linux operating system users has been published on Vivaldi's official Russian-language blog. According to the developers, the share of Linux users who chose Vivaldi is five times larger than Linux's share among operating systems. The reasons for this popularity include the use of Chromium code, active engagement with the user community, and adherence to the principles […]
A major update to the 'Swiss Army knife' of rescue and recovery, SystemRescue 7.00, has been released. Changes include: Project renaming: SystemRescueCd => SystemRescue New website address: https://www.system-rescue.org/ Kernel version updated to LTS linux-5.4.71 Added dislocker tool for accessing disks encrypted with bitlocker Source: linux.org.ru
Shotcut is a free cross-platform video editor for FreeBSD, Linux, MacOS, and Windows. Thanks to FFmpeg, Shotcut supports a wide range of video, audio, and graphic formats. It also features a timeline for nonlinear editing with multiple tracks that can consist of files in various formats. In this version, QtWebKit and WebVfx (HTML5 components) have been removed from all builds to simplify updates […]
Intel has unveiled the Iris Xe MAX graphics chip, designed for thin laptops. This chip is the first representative of discrete graphics based on the Xe architecture. The Iris Xe MAX platform utilizes Deep Link technology (detailed description available via the link) and supports PCIe Gen 4. Deep Link technology will be supported on Linux in VTune and OpenVINO tools. […]
Tornado is a non-blocking web server and framework written in Python. Tornado was designed for high performance and can handle tens of thousands of simultaneous long-lived connections, making it ideal for processing long-poll requests, WebSockets, and web applications requiring long-term connections with each user. Tornado consists of a web framework, an HTTP client, and a server based on asynchronous […]
Cloud Hypervisor is a virtual machine monitor that runs on top of KVM and is optimized for cloud-native workloads. Cloud Hypervisor is written in Rust and based on rust-vmm crates. New in this version: added support for Windows guest OS added default io_uring support for virtio-block removed vhost-user support removed support for transport […]
SmartGuitarAmp — a guitar plugin created using JUCE that utilizes neural network models to emulate real equipment. This plugin employs the WaveNet model to recreate the sound of actual gear. The current version simulates a small tube amplifier, with the possibility of adding more options in the future. There are two channels: CLEAN, which is equivalent to the clean channel on the amplifier, and LEAD — […]