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The fheroes2 0.9.7 project is now available, attempting to recreate the game Heroes of Might and Magic II. The project code is written in C++ and distributed under the GPLv2 license. To run the game, files with game resources are required, which can be obtained, for example, from the demo version of Heroes of Might and Magic II. Main changes: A system of AI hero roles has been introduced to optimize game expansion. […]
Cisco has announced a major new release of its free antivirus suite, ClamAV 0.104.0. Let us recall that the project passed into the hands of Cisco in 2013 after the purchase of Sourcefire, the company developing ClamAV and Snort. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. At the same time, Cisco announced the beginning of the formation of ClamAV branches with a long term support (LTS), support for which will be provided […]
The release of the Lakka 3.4 distribution kit has been published, which allows you to turn computers, set-top boxes or single-board computers into a full-fledged game console for running retro games. The project is a modification of the LibreELEC distribution, originally designed for creating home theaters. Lakka builds are generated for platforms i386, x86_64 (GPU Intel, NVIDIA or AMD), Raspberry Pi 1-4, Orange Pi, Cubieboard, Cubieboard2, Cubietruck, Banana Pi, Hummingboard, Cubox-i, […]
Nate Graham, who leads the QA team for the KDE project, announced that the KDE Plasma desktop running using the Wayland protocol has been brought to a stable state. It is noted that Nate has personally switched to using a Wayland-based KDE session in his daily work and all standard KDE applications are not causing any problems, but some problems remain […]
Linus Torvalds has been accepted into the repository where the future kernel branch is being formed. Linux 5.15, patches with the NTFS file system implementation from Paragon Software. The 5.15 kernel release is expected in November. The new NTFS driver was open-sourced by Paragon Software last August and differs from the driver already in the kernel in that it can run in […]
A new significant release of the OpenWrt 21.02.0 distribution has been introduced, aimed at use in various network devices such as routers, switches and access points. OpenWrt supports many different platforms and architectures and has a build system that allows for simple and convenient cross-compilation, including various components in the build, which makes it easy to create ready-made firmware or […]
Con Kolivas has warned of his intention to cease development of his projects for the kernel. Linux, aimed at improving the responsiveness and interactivity of user tasks. This includes stopping development of the MuQSS (Multiple Queue Skiplist Scheduler, previously known as BFS) task scheduler and discontinuing the adaptation of the "-ck" patch set for new kernel releases. The reason cited is […]
In response to a report of very slow rendering of the interface for managing site data on the platform macOS (chrome://settings/siteData, "All cookies and site data" section in settings) Google representatives stated that they plan to remove this interface and make the "chrome://settings/content/all" page the primary interface for evaluating website data. The problem is that in its current form, the "chrome://settings/content/all" page only provides general […]
After a year of development, RPM 4.17.0 has been released. The RPM4 project is developed by Red Hat and is used in distributions such as RHEL (including derivative projects) CentOS, Scientific Linux, AsiaLinux, Red Flag Linux, Oracle Linux), Fedora, SUSE, openSUSE, ALT Linux, OpenMandriva, Mageia, PCLinuxOS, Tizen, and many others. Previously, an independent team of developers developed the RPM5 project, which directly […]
Roskomnadzor announced the addition to the list of blocking VPN providers whose activities have been declared unacceptable due to the possibility of bypassing restrictions on access to content recognized as illegal in the Russian Federation. In addition to VyprVPN and OperaVPN, the block will now apply to Hola VPN, ExpressVPN, KeepSolid VPN Unlimited, Nord VPN, Speedify VPN and IPVanish VPN, which received a warning in June requiring connection to the government […]
Red Hat announced the creation of a separate team that will oversee activities related to maintaining the EPEL repository. The team's goal is not to replace the community, but to provide ongoing support for it and ensure that EPEL is ready for the next major RHEL release. The team was formed as part of the CPE (Community Platform Engineering) group, which maintains the infrastructure for developing and publishing Fedora releases […]
Mozilla announced the completion of an independent audit of the client software for connecting to the Mozilla VPN service. The audit included an analysis of a standalone client application written using the Qt library and supplied for Linux, macOS, Windows, Android and iOS. Mozilla VPN operates on over 400 servers from Swedish VPN provider Mullvad, located in over 30 countries. Connecting […]