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The release of the desktop-oriented GhostBSD 20.02 distribution is now available, built on the TrueOS platform and featuring the MATE desktop environment. By default, GhostBSD uses the OpenRC initialization system and the ZFS file system. It supports both Live mode operation and installation on a hard drive (using its own installer ginstall, written in Python). Boot images are provided for the x86_64 architecture (2.2 GB). […]
The release of the wayland-protocols package 1.20 is now available, containing a set of protocols and extensions that enhance the capabilities of the base Wayland protocol and provide essential features for building composite servers and desktop environments. Release 1.20 was generated almost immediately after 1.19 due to the exclusion of certain files (README.md, GOVERNANCE.md, MEMBERS.md) from the archive. The new version updates the xdg-shell protocol, adding the ability to change the position […]
On February 27, 2020, the free certification authority Let’s Encrypt issued its billionth certificate. In a celebratory press release, project representatives recall that the previous milestone of 100 million issued certificates was celebrated in June 2017. At that time, the share of HTTPS traffic on the internet was 58% (64% in the USA). In the two and a half years since, these figures have significantly increased: “Today, 81% of pages loaded worldwide […]
Information security has separated from telecommunications into an independent industry with its own specifics and equipment. However, there is a little-known class of devices at the intersection of telecom and information security – Network Packet Brokers, also known as load balancers, specialized/monitoring switches, traffic aggregators, Security Delivery Platforms, Network Visibility, and so on. And for us, as a Russian developer and manufacturer […]
Researchers from the Chinese company Chaitin Tech have identified a vulnerability (CVE-2020-1938) in Apache Tomcat, the open-source implementation of Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Expression Language, and Java WebSocket technologies. The vulnerability has been assigned the codename Ghostcat and a critical severity level (9.8 CVSS). The problem allows, in the default configuration, access to the contents of any files in the directory by sending a request over network port 8009 […]
The release of the DXVK 1.5.5 layer has been formed, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, working through call translation to the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers supporting Vulkan API 1.1 are required, such as AMD RADV 18.3, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]
The release of the JPype 0.7.2 layer is now available, allowing full access for Python applications to Java class libraries. With JPype, specific Java 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 in […]
The Rakudo Star 2020.01 package is released, including the Rakudo compiler, MoarVM virtual machine, documentation, modules, and tools necessary for development in the Raku language (the new name for Perl 6 after renaming). The compiler conforms to the Raku v6.d specification, except for support for advanced macros, non-blocking I/O, and a number of minor features that are planned to be made functional in future releases. In […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 5.3, has occurred. Since the release of version 5.2, 29 bug reports have been closed, and 350 changes have been made. Key changes include: Continued work to enable the use of ucrtbase as a C runtime; Full support for normalizing Unicode strings has been added; Enhanced handling of shell directories (Shell Folders, special directories for placing certain types […]
Flipper Zero is a pocket multi-tool project for hackers in the form factor of a Tamagotchi, which I am developing with friends. Previous post [1]. A lot has happened since the first post about Flipper. We have been working hard all this time, and the project has undergone radical changes. The main news is that we have decided to completely abandon the Raspberry Pi Zero and make our […]
The first release of the Monado project has been published, aimed at creating an open implementation of the OpenXR standard, which defines a universal API for developing virtual and augmented reality applications, along with a set of layers for interacting with hardware, abstracting features of specific devices. The standard is prepared by the Khronos consortium, which also develops standards such as OpenGL, OpenCL, and Vulkan. The project's code is written in C and […]
The Archive.org project (Internet Archive Wayback Machine), which stores archives of website changes since 1996, announced a joint initiative with the developers of the Brave web browser. As a result, when trying to open a nonexistent or unavailable page in Brave, the browser will check for the page on archive.org and, if found, will display a prompt suggesting to open the archived copy. The innovation is implemented in […]