| 4:13p |
Security updates for Tuesday
Security updates have been issued by Debian (libxstream-java and xen), Fedora (curl), openSUSE (curl, kernel, mariadb, and openssl-1_1), Oracle (kernel, libexif, thunderbird, and xorg-x11-server), Red Hat (curl, gd, kernel, kernel-rt, linux-firmware, net-snmp, openssl, pacemaker, python-rtslib, samba, targetcli, and xorg-x11-server), Scientific Linux (libexif, thunderbird, and xorg-x11-server), and SUSE (clamav, gdm, and kernel). |
| 4:42p |
CloudLinux promises a CentOS Replacement
CloudLinux has put out a press release stating that it will commit over
$1 million per year toward the creation and maintenance of a CentOS
replacement distribution. "CloudLinux is sponsoring Project Lenix, which will create a free, open-source, community-driven,
1:1 binary compatible fork of RHEL 8 (and future releases). It will provide an uninterrupted way to
convert existing CentOS servers with absolutely zero downtime. Entire server fleets will be able to
be converted with a single command with no reinstallation and no reboots required." |
| 7:45p |
[$] A new release for GNU Octave On November 26, version 6.1 of GNU Octave, a language and environment for numerical computing, was released. There are several new features and enhancements in this release, including improvements to graphics output, better communication with web services, and over 40 new functions. We will take a look at where Octave fits into the landscape of numerical tools for scientists and engineers, and recount some of its long history. |