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Some time ago, we faced the issue of cleaning tuples in Tarantool spaces. The cleaning needed to be initiated not when Tarantool was already running out of memory, but in advance and with a certain frequency. For this task, Tarantool has a module written in Lua called expirationd. After a short period of using this module, we realized it was not suitable for us: […]
Even for those who are far from physics, it is known that the maximum possible speed of data transmission for any signal is equal to the speed of light in a vacuum. It is denoted by the letter 'c', which is almost 300,000 kilometers per second. The speed of light in a vacuum is one of the fundamental physical constants. The impossibility of achieving speeds greater than the speed of light in three-dimensional space is a conclusion from the Special Theory […]
The release of CrossOver 19.0 has occurred — a program developed by CodeWeavers that allows running many applications written for Microsoft Windows OS on Linux and macOS. CrossOver is based on the Wine project. Key changes: Wine 4.12-1 with 5,000 improvements and fixes; the ability to run 32-bit Windows programs in a 64-bit environment on macOS Catalina; FAudio 19.10; support for Python 3. Source: linux.org.ru
The author of the popular PPA repository set, jonathonf, which forms builds of new versions of various applications, has restricted access to some PPAs in protest against the policies of companies that exploit the work of enthusiasts to implement commercial projects, behaving as free-loaders that consume the results of others' work without giving anything back. Jonathon F is offended that he is being manipulated […]
The official position of the Program Committees of Highload++ and other IT conferences regarding the claims against Igor Sysoev and Maxim Konovalov. The attack on Igor Sysoev, an outstanding programmer and creator of Nginx, a product distributed under a free license, accessible to everyone for free use and for studying the source code, is a glaring act of aggression against the entire industry. We express our support for Igor, and we want […]
Recent events compel us to take a position regarding the news surrounding the Nginx project. At Yandex, we believe that the modern internet is impossible without the culture of open source and the people who invest their time in developing open-source software. Just consider: we all use open-source browsers, receive pages from servers running open-source code, which operates on […]
In a conversation with a friend, I suddenly discovered that children in grades 8-10 at their school are not taught programming at all. Just Word, Excel, and that's it. No Logo, not even Pascal, nor even VBA for Excel. I was very surprised, opened the internet, and started reading — One of the tasks of a specialized school is to facilitate the upbringing of a new generation that responds to […]
The December issue of the Minimal Linux Live distribution has been released, with a bootable ISO image that is only 10 MB in size. To load it, 256 MB of RAM is required. The basic build includes only the Linux kernel, Glibc, and a set of utilities based on Busybox. This distribution allows users to expand the minimalist environment according to their needs using the project’s set of scripts. The content is formed based on a simple configuration file. […]
The code bases of the D9VK and DXVK projects have merged. Developments from D9VK have been integrated into the master branch of the DXVK repository. The developer assesses D9VK as ready for use and implementing nearly all the intended functionalities. Thus, all implementations of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 11, Direct3D 10, and Direct3D 9 on top of the Vulkan graphics API will now evolve within a unified code base. Information […]
In 2005, GNOME developers set an ambitious goal — to capture 10% of the global desktop market by 2010. Fourteen years have passed since this initiative was announced, and almost ten years since it was supposed to become a reality. Yet, GNOME still occupies a significantly smaller share than planned. What […]
The most valuable things each person has are their life and the time allotted to them. Everyone manages these resources in their own way. There are no second chances, you cannot be born again, and you cannot turn the clock back. Igor Sysoev devoted nearly 20 years of his life to painstakingly working on creating what is arguably the best web server in existence for all of humanity. Igor […]
We are convinced that open source is one of the foundations for rapid technological advancement. Sometimes such solutions turn into businesses, but what’s important is that the efforts of enthusiasts and the code behind them can be utilized and improved by teams around the world. Anton Stepanenko, Development Director at Ozon: — We believe that Nginx is one of those projects that definitely […]