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HikVision Video Surveillance — Free of Charge

About six months ago, we quite spontaneously decided to give away outdated models of DVRs that had been sitting in our warehouse. And we were surprised three times! Firstly, by how quickly they were taken. We thought that even though the DVRs were new, they were morally outdated, so there wouldn't be many people wanting to get them. Secondly, of course, we provided a link to a catalog with modern […]

DevOps or How We Are Losing Wages and the Future of the IT Industry.

The saddest thing about the current situation is that IT is gradually becoming an industry where there is no 'stop' in terms of responsibilities for one person. Sometimes when reading job postings, you see not just 2-3 people, but an entire company in one person; everyone is in a hurry, technical debt is rising, and old legacy systems look perfect in comparison with new products because at least […]

Release JPype 1.0, a library for accessing Java classes from Python

The release of the JPype 1.0 layer is now available, allowing full access for Python applications to Java class libraries. With JPype, Java-specific libraries can be used from Python, creating hybrid applications that combine Java and Python code. Unlike Jython, integration with Java is achieved not by creating a Python variant for the JVM, but through interaction at […]

The GloDroid project develops an Android 10 edition for PinePhone, Orange Pi, and Raspberry Pi.

Developers from the Ukrainian branch of GlobalLogic are advancing the GloDroid project with a mobile platform edition of Android 10 from the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) repository for platforms based on Allwinner processors, supported by the SUNXI project, as well as for Broadcom platforms. Installation is supported on the Pinephone smartphone, Pinetab tablet, and Orange Pi Plus 2, Orange Pi Prime, Orange Pi PC/PC 2 boards […]

10 open source alternatives to Google Photos

Do you feel like you're drowning in digital photos? It seems that your phone is filling up with selfies and snapshots on its own, but choosing the best shots and organizing the photos never happens without your intervention. Organizing the memories you've created takes time, but dealing with structured photo albums is so much more pleasant. In your phone's operating system […]

PgGraph — a utility for archiving and searching table dependencies in PostgreSQL

Today I want to introduce the readers of Habr to a utility written in Python for managing table dependencies in PostgreSQL databases. The utility's API is straightforward and consists of three methods: archive_table — recursive archiving/deletion of rows with specified Primary Keys get_table_references — finding dependencies for a table (it will show the tables that the specified table references and those that reference it) get_rows_references — finding rows […]

Logging in Kubernetes: EFK vs. PLG

Monitoring has become a very important component of growing cloud solutions with the increasing complexity of distributed systems. It is essential for understanding their behavior. Scalable tools are needed that can collect data from all services — providing specialists with a unified interface for performance analysis, error demonstration, availability, and logs. These tools must also be efficient and productive. In this article, we […]

Release of the Sway 1.5 user environment using Wayland

The release of the Sway 1.5 composite manager has been prepared, built using the Wayland protocol and fully compatible with the i3 tiling window manager and i3bar panel. The project's code is written in C and is distributed under the MIT license. The project is aimed at use in Linux and FreeBSD. Compatibility with i3 is ensured at the level of commands, configuration files, and IPC, allowing […]

Release of the EndeavourOS distribution 2020.07.15, continuing the development of the Antergos project

The release of the EndeavourOS project 2020.07.15 has been published, succeeding the Antergos distribution, which was discontinued in May 2019 due to a lack of free time from remaining maintainers to support the project adequately. The distribution offers a simple installer for setting up a basic Arch Linux environment with Xfce desktop as the default and the option to install one of 9 standard workspaces […]

Sway 1.5 (and wlroots 0.11.0) — a compositor for Wayland, compatible with i3

A new version of the i3 compatible tiling window manager Sway 1.5 (for Wayland and XWayland) has been released. The wlroots 0.11.0 composer library has been updated (enabling the development of other WMs for Wayland). 78 developers contributed 284 changes that provide a multitude of new features and bug fixes. Key changes include: Headless mode for running environments without output display, which can be used together with WayVNC; Support for new […]

Released audio effects LSP Plugins 1.1.24

A new version of the LSP Plugins effect package, designed for audio processing during mixing and mastering of recordings, has been released. The most notable changes include: Added a plugin for volume compensation using equal loudness curves — Loudness Compensator. Added a plugin to protect against sharp signal spikes at the start and end of playback — Surge Filter. Significant changes have been made to the Limiter plugin: several […]

Wapiti - website vulnerability scanning on your own

In the previous article, we discussed Nemesida WAF Free — a free tool for protecting websites and APIs from hacking attacks. In this article, we decided to review the popular vulnerability scanner Wapiti. Scanning a website for vulnerabilities is a necessary measure that, together with source code analysis, allows for an assessment of its security level against compromise threats. A scan of the web resource can be performed […]

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