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On April 20, 2026, a new version of the free real-time operating system Embox was released. Embox is designed for embedded systems. Its main idea is to provide Linux-like software without actual Linux. The OS is POSIX-compliant and cross-platform (ARM, MIPS, x86, RISC-V, Microblaze, SPARC, PowerPC, E2K), has an equivalent of ./configure; make; make install, and supports C++. A number of file systems are supported: FAT, ext2/3/4, […]
The developers of the SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) library have implemented rules that prohibit the acceptance of changes containing code generated by large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Grok. While the use of AI for identifying issues and analyzing proposed changes is permitted, the corrections of such issues must be made by humans. Based on the project's experience, the problems identified through AI often turn out to be […]
The Arch Linux distribution has provided reproducible builds of container images, allowing verification that the binary files included in the image were built from the provided source code and do not contain hidden changes. Reproducible Arch Linux images are hosted on Docker Hub with the tag repro. Anyone can build a container image from the source code that matches bit for bit with the ready-made images distributed by the project, […]
Huawei was one of the first companies to experiment with foldable smartphone technology, launching the Pura X model — a so-called widescreen foldable smartphone. It is sized between clamshell phones and book-type foldable smartphones. Today, the company unveiled the Huawei Pura X Max in China. The device is equipped with larger 5.4-inch external and 7.7-inch internal displays. If at […]
The Astra Group announces the commercial release of a new product — Astra Migration, a tool for automatic migration from Windows OS to Astra Linux OS. The product allows for the migration of over 100 workstations simultaneously, speeding up the migration process dozens of times compared to manual transitions. Astra Migration is already available for ordering and is designed to solve one […]
On April 14, 2026, the company announced that Cal.com is going closed source. This was confirmed on April 15 in the changelog v6.4: the open part of the project is being relaunched under the name Cal.diy, and the code of the commercial edition of Cal.com will no longer be published. The team emphasizes that earlier the commercial part was not fully open source, but source-available; now it becomes […]
After 6 months of development, the release of the LXQt 2.4.0 desktop environment (Qt Lightweight Desktop Environment) has been presented, continuing the development of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects. The LXQt interface adheres to the ideas of classical desktop organization but introduces a modern design and features that enhance usability. LXQt is positioned as a lightweight, modular, fast, and user-friendly environment, incorporating the best traits of LXDE and Razor-qt. The code is hosted […]
The wave of layoffs in the global tech sector is gaining momentum. In the first quarter of 2026, 95 companies laid off more than 73,200 employees, according to data from Layoffs.fyi. The main motive is business restructuring under the influence of AI. Corporations are reallocating budgets towards automation and IT infrastructure while scaling back traditional divisions. If the trend continues, annual job losses will be significantly higher. The largest share […]
The developers of Linux Mint have announced a shift to a longer development cycle. The next major release, Linux Mint 23, is now expected only by the end of 2026, and the project intends to move away from the previous more frequent release rhythm to spend more time on not just testing and packaging releases but actually developing new features. At the same time, the project also reported about […]
Linus Torvalds has accepted a set of changes into the Linux kernel 7.1, which is expected to be released in mid-June, featuring a new implementation of the driver for the NTFS file system. The new driver is included under the name 'ntfs', which was previously used for the remote version of the old driver that operated in read-only mode. Until now, the main NTFS driver in the kernel remained ntfs3, added […]
Kent Overstreet has released version 1.38.0 of the Bcachefs file system. The release covers two packages: bcachefs-kernel-dkms with a kernel module built using the DKMS (Dynamic Kernel Module Support) system, and bcachefs-tools with the user-space utility bcachefs, which implements commands for creating (mkfs), mounting, recovering, and checking the file system. The packages are built for Debian, Ubuntu, and are expected for Arch […]
The free content management system Joomla 6.1 has been released. Joomla offers features such as user and media file management tools, support for creating multilingual page variants, an advertising campaign management system, a user address book, voting, built-in search, a link categorization and tracking system, a WYSIWYG editor, a template system, news feed management, and an XML-RPC API for integration with other systems, along with page caching […]