Linux kernel release 6.0: 03/10/2022 After two months of development, Linus Torvalds released the Linux 6.0 kernel. A major change in the number of the version is made for aesthetic reasons and is a formal step that relieves discomfort due to the accumulation of a large number of issues in the series (Linus joked that the reason for changing the number of the branch is rather that his fingers on his hands and legs count the numbers of versions). Among the most notable changes: support for asynchronous buffered recording in XFS, block driver ublk, task scheduler optimization, mechanism for verifying the correctness of the kernel, support for the ARIA block cipher. The new version accepted 16585 fixes from 2129 developers, patch size was - 103 MB (changes affected 13939 files, added 1420093 lines of code, removed 318741 lines). About 40% of all changes presented in 6.0 are related to device drivers, about 19% of the changes are related to updating code specific to hardware architectures, 12% related to the network stack, 4% to file systems and 2% with internal kernel subsystems. https://lkml.org/lkml/2022/10/2/255

Release of the Stellarium 1.0: 03/10/2022 After 20 years of development, the Stellarium 1.0 project was released, providing a free 'planetarium' for three-dimensional navigation on the star sky. The basic catalog of celestial objects has more than 600,000 stars and 80,000 objects of deep space (additional catalogs cover more than 177 million stars and more than a million objects of deep space), and also includes information about constellations and nebulae. The project code is written in C++ using the Qt framework and distributed under the GPLv2 license. The builds are supplied for Linux, Windows and macOS. The interface provides flexible scaling, 3D-visualization and simulation of various objects. It suppots projection on the dome of the 'planetarium', the creation of mirror projections and integration with a telescope. Plugins can be used to expand the functionality and control of the telescope. It is possible to add your own space objects, simulate artificial satellites and the implementation of their looks. The new version has implemented the transition to the Qt6 framework and provides an acceptable level of accuracy of reproduction of past states.There is increased detail during simulation of eclipses. They expanded the capabilities of the astronomical calculator, improved work on screens with high pixel density (HiDPI), added information about the perception of objects of the starry sky by the culture of the peoples of the Samoa archipelago. https://stellarium.org/release/2022/10/01/stellarium-1.0.html

Release of IceWM 3.0.0 with tab support: 03/10/2022 The release of the lightweight window manager IceWM 3.0.0 is available. IceWM provides full control through keyboard combinations, the ability to use virtual desktops, task bar and application menus. The window manager is configured through a fairly simple configuration file, themes are also supported. Built-in applets for monitoring CPU, memory, traffic. Separately, several third-party GUIs for customization, desktop implementations and menu editors are available. The code is written in C++ and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. A major change in the version number is a natural continuation of the version numbered in the project, 2.99 to 3.0. However, a major innovation is also presented in the 3.0 branch - the ability to switch between windows using tabs. The window in IceWM can now include several client windows, switching between them is carried out using tabs. To merge windows via a tab, it is enough to drag the header of one window to the header of another window, using the middle mouse button. To navigate the tabs using the keyboard, you can use the combinations of Alt+F6 and Alt+Shift+Esc. The tabs are also displayed in the window submenu. https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm/releases/tag/3.0.0

COSMIC custom environment will use Iced instead of GTK 04/10/2022 Michael Aaron Murphy, the leader of the developers of the Pop!_OS distribution and a participant in the development of the Redox operating system, spoke about the work on the new edition of the COSMIC user environment. COSMIC is transformed into a self-sufficient project that does not use GNOME Shell and is developed in Rust. The environment is planned to be used in Pop!_OS, on laptops and PCs of System76. The Iced library is fully written in Rust, uses safe types, modular architecture and reactive programming. There are several drawing engines that support Vulkan, Metal, DX12, OpenGL 2.1+ and OpenGL ES 2.0+, as well as a window shell and engine for Web integration. Applications based on Iced can be collected for Windows, macOS, Linux and launch in a web browser. The developers have offered a ready-made set of widgets, the ability to create asynchronous handlers and use an adaptive layout of the interface elements depending on the size of the window and the screen. The code is distributed under the MIT license. https://twitter.com/mmstick https://iced.rs/

Release of OpenSSH 9.1: 05/10/2022 After six months of development, the OpenSSH 9.1, open client implementation and server for SSH 2.0 and SFTP protocols were released. The release is characterized as mainly containing bug fixes, including the elimination of several potential vulnerabilities caused by problems when working with memory. https://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-dev/2022-October/040438.html

ALP prototype, replaces SUSE Enterprise Linux: 05/10/2022 SUSE has published the first prototype of the ALP (Adaptable Linux Platform), positioned as a continuation of the development of SUSE Enterprise Linux. The key difference between the new system is the division of the very basics of the distribution into two parts: a trimmed “host OS” to work on top of the metal and a layer for application support, focused on launching in containers and virtual machines. The builds are available for x86_64 at the moment. As the basis for “host OS” is SEL Micro, based on the MicroOS project. For centralized management, Salt (pre-installed) and Ansible configuration systems are offered. Podman and K3s (Kubernetes) tools are available for launching isolated containers. Among the system components put in containers are yast2, podman, k3s, cockpit, GDM (GNOME Display Manager) and KVM. https://www.suse.com/c/the-first-prototype-of-adaptable-linux-platform-is-live/

Release of Wireshark 4.0: 06/10/2022 The release of a new stable branch of the network analyzer Wireshark 4.0 has been published. Recall that initially the project was called Ethereal, but in 2006 due to the conflict with the owner of the trademark Ethereal, the developers were forced to rename the project to Wireshark. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. https://www.wireshark.org/news/20221004.html

Redcore Linux 2201 release: 06/10/2022 A year after the last release, the Redcore Linux 2201 distribution has been released, which is trying to combine Gentoo's functionality with simple convenience for ordinary users. The distribution provides a simple installer that allows you to quickly deploy a working system without requiring building components from source code. Users are provided with a repository with ready-made binary packages, accompanied by a continuous update cycle (rolling-model). To manage the packages involved, they use their own package manager sisyphus. For installation, an iso-image with a KDE desktop, of 4.2 GB (x86_64) is offered. https://redcorelinux.org/news/redcore-linux-hardened-2201-rastaban-stable

RetroArch 1.11: 06/10/2022 RetroArch 1.11 has been published, a superstructure for emulation of various game consoles, which allows you to run classic games with a simple unified graphical interface. The emulators include consoles such as Atari 2600/7800/Jaguar/Lynx, Game Boy, Mega Drive, NES, Nintendo 64/DS, PCEngine, PSP, Sega 32X/CD, SuperNES, etc. Gamepads from existing game consoles, including the Playstation 3, Dualshock 3, 8bitdo, XBox 1 and XBox360, as well as general purpose gamepads such as the Logitech F710. The emulator supports advanced capabilities like multiplayer games, save state, improvement of the quality of the image of old games with the help of shaders, rewinding the game back, hot connection of game consoles and video streaming. https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-1-11-0-release

Canonical launches free extended updates service for Ubuntu: 07/10/2022 Canonical has provided a free subscription to the Ubuntu Pro commercial service (formerly Ubuntu Advantage), which provides access to extended updates for Ubuntu LTS. The service provides an opportunity to receive updates for vulnerabilities for 10 years (the full term of support for LTS-branch 5 years) and opens access to live patches that allow you to apply updates to the Linux kernel without rebooting on the fly. A free subscription to Ubuntu Pro is provided for individuals and small businesses with up to 5 physical hosts in their infrastructure (the program also covers all virtual machines placed on these hosts). To get access tokens to the service, Ubuntu Pro free requires an account in Ubuntu One, which anyone can get. To subscribe to extended updates,use the “pro attach” command or the “Software & Updates” graphical application (Livepatch tab). Additionally, they announced the development of upgrades for new categories of applications for workstations and data centers. For example, the release of extended updates will now cover packages such as Ansible, Apache Tomcat, Apache Zookeeper, Docker, Drupal, Najos, Node.js, phpMyAdmin, Puppet, PowerDNS, Python 2, Redis, Rust and WordPress. https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-pro-beta-release

KaOS 2022.10: 08/10/2022 The release of KaOS 2022.10, a distribution with a continuous update model aimed at providing a desktop based on fresh releases of KDE and applications using Qt, is out. Out of all the features specific to the design, you can note the placement of a vertical panel on the right side of the screen, like MX Linux. The distribution is evolving with an eye on Arch Linux, but supports its own independent repository, with over 1,500 packages and offers a number of its own graphical utilities. XFS is used as a default file system. Builds are published for x86_64 (2.9 GB). https://kaosx.us/news/2022/kaos10/

Parrot 5.1 Released: 08/10/2022 Parrot 5.1, based on Debian 11 and includes a selection of tools to verify system security, forensic analysis and reverse engineering is available for download. Several iso-images with an MATE environment designed for everyday use, security testing, installation on Raspberry Pi 4 boards and the creation of specialized installations, for example, for use in cloud environments, are proposed. The Parrot distribution is positioned as a portable lab environment for security experts and criminologists, which focuses on means to verify cloud systems and devices of the Internet. The distro also includes cryptographic tools and programs to ensure secure access to any network, including TOR, I2P, anonsurf, gpg, tccf, zulucrypt, veracrypt, truecrypt and luks. https://parrotsec.org/blog/2022-09-24-parrot-5.1-release-notes/

KDE 6 branch soon: 09/10/2022 At the KDE Akademy 2022 conference held in Barcelona, the KDE 6 branch development plan was mentioned. The release of Plasma 5.27 desktop will be the last in the KDE 5 series and after that, the developers will begin the KDE 6 branch. A key change in the new branch will be the transition to Qt 6 and the delivery of an updated basic set of libraries and runtime components KDE Framework 6, which forms the KDE software stack. At the end of December, they plan to freeze the KDE Framework 5 branch for new features and begin to build KDE Frameworks 6. In addition to adapting to work on top of the Qt 6 in KDE Frameworks 6, processing of the API is also planned, in the new branch it will be possible to revise some concepts As for the desktop KDE Plasma 6.0, the main focus in the preparation of this release is error correction. The release is expected in about a year - KDE Plasma 5.27 is expected in February, after which the summer issue (5.28) will be missed and the release of KDE Plasma 6.0 will be released in the fall of 2023 instead of the release of 5.29. https://blog.broulik.de/2022/10/physical-akademy-2022-in-barcelona/

The Wayland-Protocols 1.27: 10/10/2022 The wayland-protocols 1.27 package containing a set of protocols and extensions that complement the capabilities of the Wayland protocol and provide the capabilities necessary to build composite servers and user environments was published. All protocols consistently pass three phases - development, testing and stabilization. After the development stage the protocol is placed in the staging branch and is officially included in the modelland-protocols set, and after the completion of this test, it is moved to stable. Protocols from the category “staging” can already be used in composite servers and clients, where the functionality associated with them is required. Unlike the “unstable” category, “staging” prohibits changes that break compatibility, but in the case of problems and shortcomings during testing, it is not excluded to replace a new version of the protocol or other Wayland extension. https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2022-October/042466.html

Release of DRBD 9.2.0: 10/10/2022 The release of a distributed replicated block device DRBD 9.2.0, which allows you to implement something similar to a RAID-1 array, made up from network-connected disks of different machines (mirroring on the network). The system is designed as a module for the Linux kernel and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The drbd 9.2.0 branch can be used to transparently replace drbd 9.x.x and is fully compatible at the protocol level, configuration files and utilities. DRBD makes it possible to combine cluster node drives into a single failover storage. For applications and systems, this storage looks like a block device for all systems. When using DRBD, all operations with a local disk are sent to other nodes and synchronized with the disks of other machines. In case of failure of one node, the storage will automatically continue to work at the expense of the remaining nodes. When the availability of the failed node is resumed, its condition will be automatically brought to the current type. The cluster forming the storage can include several dozen nodes located both in a local network and geographically distributed to different data centers. Synchronization in such branched storages are performed using mesh-network technologies (data spread along the chain from node to node). The mapping of nodes can be performed both in synchronous mode and in asynchronous mode. For example, locally placed nodes can use synchronous replication, and for remote sites, asynchronous replication with additional compression and traffic encryption can be used. https://lists.linbit.com/pipermail/drbd-announce/2022-October/000594.html

Release of VirtualBox 7.0: 11/10/2022 After almost three years since the last major release, Oracle has released the VirtualBox 7.0 virtualization system. Ready-made installation packages are available for Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Debian, SLES, RHEL builds for AMD64 architecture), Solaris, macOS and Windows. https://www.mail-archive.com/vbox-announce@virtualbox.org/msg00218.html

Release of KDE Plasma 5.26: 11/10/2022 The user shell, KDE Plasma 5.26, built using the KDE Framework 5 platform and the Qt 5 library using OpenGL/OpenGL ES to speed up the graphics, was announced. To evaluate the new version, you can access it through the Live-build from the openSUSE project and builds from the KDE Neon User Edition project. Packages for various distributions can be found on this page. Release 5.26 is likely to be the penultimate before the KDE Plasma 6.0 line, built on Qt 6. https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.26.0/

The daily Blender builds include Wayland support: 11/11/2022 Developers of Blender reported the inclusion of support for the Wayland protocol in daily updated test builds. In stable releases, Wayland's native support is planned to be offered in Blender 3.4. The decision to support Wayland is due to the desire to get rid of restrictions when using XWayland and improve the quality of work in Linux distributions that use Wayland by default. To work with the environment on Wayland, you need to install the libdecor library for decorating windows on the client's side. Among the features that are not yet available in the builds on Wayland, there is a lack of support for tablets, 3D mice (NDOF), screens with high pixel density, window frames and cursor alignment. https://code.blender.org/2022/10/wayland-support-on-linux/

Release of Kata Containers 3.0: 11.10.2022 After two years of development, the Kata Containers 3.0 project is out, developing a stack to organize containers using insulation based on full-fledged virtualization mechanisms. The project was created by Intel and Hyper by combining Clear Containers and runV technologies. The project code is written in Go and Rust and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The development of the project is supervised by a working group created under the auspices of the independent organization OpenStack Foundation, which includes companies such as Canonical, China Mobile, Dell/EMC, EasyStack, Google, Huawei, NetApp, Red Hat, SUSE and ZTE. The basis of Kata is runtime, which allows you to create compact virtual machines performed using a full-fledged hypervisor, instead of using traditional containers that use the common Linux kernel and isolated by the namespaces and cgroups. The use of virtual machines allows you to achieve a higher level of security, protecting against attacks caused by vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/releases/tag/3.0.0

A Robot Named Fight Game Code: 13/10/2022 The source code of 'A Robot Named Fight', developed as a roguelike, has been published. The player controls a robot to investigate the procedurally generated non-repeating levels of the mazeline, collect artifacts and bonuses, perform tasks to access new content, destroy attackers and in the finale to fight the main monster. The code is written in C using the Unity engine and published under its own proprietary license prohibiting the distribution of derivative works for commercial purposes. However, the author of the game said that he was considering the possibility of translating the code to the GPL or a similar license. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/603530/view/3293844171243621529

The machine learning system for the generation of realistic human movements: 13/10/2022 A group of researchers from Tel Aviv University have opened source code associated with the MDM (Motion Diffusion Model) machine learning system, which allows you to generate realistic human movements. The code is written in Python using the PyTorch framework and is distributed under the MIT license. For experimentation, you can use both ready-made models and train models independently with the help of the proposed scripts, for example, using a collection of three-dimensional images of a person HumanML3D. GPUs with CUDA support are required to train the system. The proposed system attempts to use diffusion models to generate movements that are inherently better suited for simulating human movements, but not without disadvantages, such as high requirements for computing resources and management complexity. To minimize the deffusion deficiencies in MDM, a neural network with the “transformer” architecture and sample prediction (sample) is used instead of predicting noise at each stage, making it easier to prevent anomalies, such as loss of contact with the surface with the leg. https://guytevet.github.io/mdm-page/

Release of DBMS PostgreSQL 15: 13/10/2022 After a year of development, a new stable branch of PostgreSQL 15 DBMS was published. Updates for the new branch will be released for five years until November 2027. https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-15-released-2526/

Project Genode published OS Sculpt 22.10: 14/10/2022 Sculpt 22.10, from Genode OS Framework, a general-purpose operating system that can be used by ordinary users to perform everyday tasks, is out. The original code of the project is distributed under the AGPLv3 license. LiveUSB image, 28 MB, is available for download. Work on systems with x86 processors and Intel graphics subsystem with included VT-d and VT-x extensions is supported https://genode.org/news/sculpt-os-release-22.10

Google has opened the code of KataOS (And Sparrow): 15/10/2022 Google has announced the opening of the code related to the KataOS project, aimed at creating a secure operating system for embedded equipment. The KataOS system components are written in Rust and executed on top of the seL4 microkernel, for which RISC-V systems provide mathematical proof of reliability, indicating full compliance with the code specifications specified in a formal language. The project code is open under the Apache 2.0 license. The current GitHub release includes most of the KataOS core pieces, including the frameworks we use for Rust (such as the sel4-sys crate, which provides seL4 syscall APIs), an alternate rootserver written in Rust (needed for dynamic system-wide memory management), and the kernel modifications to seL4 that can reclaim the memory used by the rootserver. And we've collaborated with Antmicro to enable GDB debugging and simulation for our target hardware with Renode. https://opensource.googleblog.com/2022/10/announcing-kataos-and-sparrow.html

Release of Ardour 7.0: 16/10/2022 After more than a year of development, the release of the free sound editor Ardour 7.0, designed for multi-channel recording, processing and mixing of sound, was published. Ardour provides a multi-track timeline, an unlimited level of redo of changes throughout the file (even after the program is closed), support for a variety of hardware interfaces. The program is positioned as a free analogue of professional tools like, ProTools, Nuendo, Pyramix and Sequoia. The code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. Ready-made builds for Linux are available in Flatpak format. https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html

Updating Void Linux installation builds: 17/10/2022 New bootable builds of the Void Linux distribution have been released, which is an independent project that does not use the developments of other distributions and is developed using a continuous program version update cycle. Past builds were published a year ago. In addition to the appearance of current boot images based on a more recent snapshot of the system, updating the builds of functional changes makes sense only for new installations (in already installed package update systems are delivered as ready). The builds are available in variants based on Glibc and Musl system libraries. For x86_64, i686, armv6l, armv7l and aarch64, there are live-images with Xfce and basic console builds. The builds for ARM support; BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black, Cubieboard 2, Odroid U2/U3, RaspberryPi (ARMV6) and Raspberry Pi boards. In contrast to previous releases, the new builds for the Raspberry Pi are now combined into universal images for Raspberry Pi boards based on armv6l (1 A, 1 B, 1 A+, 1 B+, Zero, Zero, Zero), WH arm7l (2 B) and aarch64 (3 B, 3 A+, 3 B+, 3 B+, Zero 2W, 4 B,400). The distribution is used for initialization and management of services by the runit system manager. To manage packages, they are making xbps and a xbps-src packet assembly system. Xbps allows you to install, delete and update applications, identify incompatibility of shared libraries and manage dependencies. As a standard library, instead of Glibc, you can use Musl. The systems is distributed under the BSD license. https://voidlinux.org/news/2022/10/new-images.html

Rhino Linux, a rolling distribution based on Ubuntu: 17/10/2022 The developers of the Rolling Rhino Remix announced the transformation of the project into a separate distribution - Rhino Linux. The reason for the creation of a new product was the revision of the goals and model of the project, which has already outgrown the state of amateur development and began to go beyond the simple respin of Ubuntu. The new distribution will still continue to be based on Ubuntu, but will include additional utilities and a team of several developers (two more members have joined the work). A slightly redesigned version of Xfce will be offered as a desktop. The main line-up will include a Pacstall packet manager, positioned as an analogue of the AUR (Arch User Repository) repository for Ubuntu, allowing third-party developers to distribute their packages without inclusion in the main repository of the distribution. Through the repository implemented with Pacstall, Xfce desktop components, the Linux kernel, bootable screensaver and Firefox browser will be distributed. https://rhinolinux.org/more.html

Release of Tails 5.5: 17/10/2022 The release of the specialized distribution Tails 5.5 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on Debian and designed for anonymous access to a network, is out. Anonymous access to Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except traffic over the Tor network, are blocked by the default packet filter. Encryption is used to store user data between launches. The new version uses the Linux kernel 5.10.140, improved support for new graphics cards and wireless devices. Tor Browser has been updated until release 11.5.4, which included vulnerabilities patches transferred from Firefox ESR 102.3. For the wget utility, the use of different Tor chains at each start is provided. The Thunderbird email client has been upgraded to 102102. https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.5/index.en.html

Release of the Open 3D Engine 22.10: 18/10/2022 The Open 3D Foundation (O3DF) has unveiled Open 3D Engine 22.10 (O3DE), suitable for the development of modern AAA games and high-precision simulators capable of working in real time and providing quality cinematics. The code is written in C++ and published under the Apache 2.0 license. It supports Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android platforms. The original code of the O3DE engine was opened in July 2021 by Amazon and are based on the code of the previously developed proprietary Amazon Lumberyard engine, built on CryEngine engine technology licensed from Crytek in 2015. After that, the development of the engine is supervised by the non-profit organization Open 3D Foundation, created under the auspices of the Linux Foundation. In addition to Amazon, companies such as Epic Games, Adobe, Huawei, Microsoft, Intel and Niantic joined the joint work on the project. The engine includes an integrated game development environment, a multithreaded Atom Renderer photoreal rendering system with Vulkan, Metal and DirectX 12 support, an extensible 3D model editor, character animation system (Emotion FX), a semifab development system, a real-time physical process simulation engine and mathematical libraries that use SIMD instructions. Visual programming environment (Script Canvas) and Lua and Python languages can be used to define game logic. https://www.o3de.org/blog/posts/o3de-22-10-release/

Release of ErgoFramework 2.2: 18/10/2022 The next release of ErgoFramework 2.2 is out, implementing the full Erlang network stack and its OTP library in Go. The framework provides a developer with flexible tools from the world of Erlang for the creation of distributed solutions in the Go language using ready-made general-purpose design templates. In addition, the framework provides proxies functionality with the possibility of end-to-end encryption, not available in Erlang/OTP and Elixir. Since there is no direct analogue of the Erlang process in the Go language, the goroutine process is used in the framework as the basis for gen.Server with a wrapper “recover” for the possibility of handling exceptional situations. The project code is distributed under the MIT license. The network stack in ErgoFramework fully implements the DIST specification of the Erlang protocol. This means that applications written on the basis of ErgoFramework work natively with any applications written in Erlang or Elixir (an example of interaction with Erlang node). It is also worth noting that the design template gen.Stage is implemented according to the Elixir GenStage specification and fully compatible with it (example implementation). https://github.com/ergo-services/ergo

Release of Stratis 3.3: 19/10/2022 The Stratis 3.3 project, developed by Red Hat and the Fedora community, has been published to unify and simplify the pool configuration and management tools from one or more local drives. Stratis provides things dynamic allocation of space in storage, homeshots, integrity and layer creation for caching. Stratis support is integrated into the Fedora and RHEL distributions since the releases of Fedora 28 and RHEL 8.2. The project code is distributed under the MPL 2.0 license. The system largely repeats in its capabilities, advanced tools for managing ZFS and Btrfs partitions, but implemented as a layer (demon stratisd), running on top of the device-mapper subsystem of the Linux kernel (dm-thin, dm-cache, dm-current, dm-inpool, dm-ray-ray and dm-integrity modules are used. Unlike ZFS and Btrfs, Stratis components only work in user space and do not require the core specific modules. https://github.com/stratis-storage/stratisd/releases/tag/v3.3.0

Release of antiX 22: 19/10/2022 The release of the lightweight Live distribution AntiX 22, built on Debian and focused on outdated equipment, was released. Though the release is based on Debian 11, it comes without systemd manager and with eudev instead of udev. Runit or sysvinit can be used for initialization. The user environment is built by default with the help of the window manager IceWM, but fluxbox, jwm and herbstluftwm are additionally included in the delivery. The size of iso-images: 1.5 GB (full, includes LibreOffice), 820 MB (basic), 470 MB (without graphics) and 191 MB (networking). Builds are prepared for x86_64 and i386 architectures. https://antixlinux.com/antix-22-released/

Coreboot 4.18: 19/10/2022 The release of the CoreBoot 4.18 project has been published, a free alternative to proprietary firmware and BIOS is being developed. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. More than 200 developers took part in the creation of the new version, who prepared more than 1,800 changes. https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2022/10/18/announcing-coreboot-4-18/

Release of Asterisk 20: 20/10/2022 After a year of development, a new stable branch of the open communication platform Asterisk 20, used to deploy software PBXs, voice communication systems, VoIP-cluses, IVR-systems (voice menu), voice mail, telephone conferences and call centers, were released. The source code of the project is available under the GPLv2 license. Asterisk 20 is classified as extended support (LTS), which will be released for five years instead of typical two years. Support for the last Asterisk 18 LTS branch will last until October 2025, and the Asterisk branches will last until October 2023. In the preparation of LTS-releases, the focus is on ensuring stability and optimizing performance, the priority of conventional releases are to increase functionality. https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/

Release of Ubuntu 22.10: 20/10/2022 On the day of the project's eighteenth anniversary, the Ubuntu 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu” distribution is available, which is attributed to the interim releases, for which updates are available only for 9 months (support will be carried out until July 2023). Installation images are designed for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, UbuntuKylin (edition for China) and Ubuntu Unity. https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Release of OpenBSD 7.2: 21/10/2022 OpenBSD 7.2 is out. The OpenBSD project was founded by Theo de Raadt in 1995 after a conflict with NetBSD developers, which resulted in the closure of Teo's NetBSD repository. After that, Tao de Raadt and a group of like-minded people created a new open operating system based on the NetBSD source tree, the main goals of which were portability (supported by 13 hardware platforms), standardization, correct operation, proactive security and integrated cryptographic tools. The size of the full installation ISO-image of the base system OpenBSD 7.2 is 556 MB. In addition to the operating system, the OpenBSD project is known for its components, which have been distributed in other systems and have proven themselves as one of the most secure and high-quality solutions. Among them: LibreSSL (OpenSSL fork), OpenSSH, packet filter PF, pharmacological routing demons OpenBGPD and OpenOSPFD, NTP server OpenNTPD, mail server OpenSMTPD, multiplexer of the text terminal (similar to GNU screen) tmux, OpenRSYNC file synchronization utility, etc. https://www.mail-archive.com/announce@openbsd.org/msg00449.html