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Friday, July 24th, 2020
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Event |
| 1:32p |
Security updates for Friday
Security updates have been issued by Debian (qemu), Fedora (java-11-openjdk, mod_authnz_pam, podofo, and python27), openSUSE (cni-plugins, tomcat, and xmlgraphics-batik), Oracle (dbus and thunderbird), SUSE (freerdp, kernel, libraw, perl-YAML-LibYAML, and samba), and Ubuntu (libvncserver and openjdk-lts). | | 2:05p |
digiKam 7.0.0 released Version
7.0.0 of the digiKam photo editing and management application is out. This release adds support for a number of new raw formats, support for Apple's HEIF format, and a new mosaic plugin. The headline feature, though, appears to be completely reworked face detection: " The new
code, based on recent Deep Neural Network features from the OpenCV library,
uses neuronal networks with pre-learned data models dedicated for the Face
Management. No learning stage is required to perform face detection and
recognition. We have saved coding time, run-time speed, and a improved the
success rate which reaches 97% of true positives. Another advantage is that
it is able to detect non-human faces, such as those of dogs." | | 3:12p |
Bison 3.7 released
Version 3.7 of the Bison parser generator is out. The biggest new feature
would appear to be the generation of "counterexamples" for conflicts —
examples of strings that could be parsed in multiple ways. There is also
better support for reproducible builds, documentation links in warnings,
and more. | | 9:40p |
[$] Mycroft: an open-source voice assistant Mycroft is a free and open-source software project aimed at providing voice-assistant technology, licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. It is an interesting alternative to closed-source commercial offerings such as Amazon Alexa, Google Home, or Apple Siri. Use of voice assistants has become common among consumers, but the privacy concerns surrounding them are far-reaching. There have been multiple instances of law enforcement's interest in the data these devices produce for use against their owners. Mycroft claims to offer a privacy-respecting, open-source alternative, giving users a choice on how much of their personal data is shared and with whom. |
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