Microsoft Teams screen sharing bug impacts macOS users in government clouds
Microsoft has identified a persistent bug in Teams for macOS that causes screen-sharing sessions to freeze, fail, or display as a blank black screen. The issue predominantly affects organizations operating within Microsoft 365 Government environments, including GCC, GCC High, and DoD tenants. While the problem is most frequent on devices with low memory or high disk usage, it is specifically tied to older operating system versions.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/microsoft-teams-screen-sharing-bug-impacts-macos-users-in-government-clouds/
Microsoft has identified a persistent bug in Teams for macOS that causes screen-sharing sessions to freeze, fail, or display as a blank black screen. The issue predominantly affects organizations operating within Microsoft 365 Government environments, including GCC, GCC High, and DoD tenants. While the problem is most frequent on devices with low memory or high disk usage, it is specifically tied to older operating system versions.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/microsoft-teams-screen-sharing-bug-impacts-macos-users-in-government-clouds/
Why local AI is the future of sovereign and specialized intelligence
The local AI landscape has reached a critical inflection point where high-performance models and sophisticated harnesses now allow frontier-level intelligence to run on consumer and workstation hardware. This shift is driven by the need for data sovereignty, cost predictability for "always-on" agents, and the ability to maintain performance without internet dependency. As open-source models close the gap with proprietary cloud offerings, the focus is shifting toward specialized, in-domain learners that outperform generalized models in specific professional contexts.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/why-local-ai-is-the-future-of-sovereign-and-specialized-intelligence/
The local AI landscape has reached a critical inflection point where high-performance models and sophisticated harnesses now allow frontier-level intelligence to run on consumer and workstation hardware. This shift is driven by the need for data sovereignty, cost predictability for "always-on" agents, and the ability to maintain performance without internet dependency. As open-source models close the gap with proprietary cloud offerings, the focus is shifting toward specialized, in-domain learners that outperform generalized models in specific professional contexts.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/why-local-ai-is-the-future-of-sovereign-and-specialized-intelligence/
Бета-версия офисного пакета LibreOffice 26.8
Организация The Document Foundation объявила о начале бета-тестирования офисного пакета LibreOffice 26.8. Готовые установочные пакеты подготовлены для различных дистрибутивов Linux, Windows и macOS. Релиз состоится 18-20 августа.
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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65894
Организация The Document Foundation объявила о начале бета-тестирования офисного пакета LibreOffice 26.8. Готовые установочные пакеты подготовлены для различных дистрибутивов Linux, Windows и macOS. Релиз состоится 18-20 августа.
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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65894
📰 Llama.cpp, Speeches, and Open WebUI turned my Raspberry Pi into a voice assistant that actually works
The best part? This voice assistant runs entirely locally.
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#raspberry
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https://www.xda-developers.com/i-built-a-voice-assistant-with-my-raspberry-pi/
The best part? This voice assistant runs entirely locally.
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#raspberry
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https://www.xda-developers.com/i-built-a-voice-assistant-with-my-raspberry-pi/
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Llama.cpp, Speaches, and Open WebUI turned my Raspberry Pi into a voice assistant that actually works
The best part? This voice assistant runs entirely locally
📰 COSMIC Desktop’s Big Visual Upgrade Is Finally Here
Pop!_OS 24.04 users can now enable COSMIC’s long-awaited Frosted Glass effect, with a wider Linux rollout expected next week.
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#linux
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https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-big-visual-upgrade-is-finally-here/
Pop!_OS 24.04 users can now enable COSMIC’s long-awaited Frosted Glass effect, with a wider Linux rollout expected next week.
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#linux
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https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-big-visual-upgrade-is-finally-here/
Linuxiac
COSMIC Desktop’s Big Visual Upgrade Is Finally Here
Pop!_OS 24.04 users can now enable COSMIC’s long-awaited Frosted Glass effect, with a wider Linux rollout expected next week.
📰 Compromised jscrambler 8.14.0 npm Release Drops Rust Infostealer During Install
Version 8.14.0 of the jscrambler npm package shipped with a malicious preinstall hook that silently drops and runs a native infostealer during installation, one build each for Windows, macOS, and Linux.Published on July 11, 2026, it needs no import and no CLI call. Installing 8.14.0 is enough to run it.Socket flagged the release six minutes after it was.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/compromised-jscrambler-8140-npm-release.html
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Version 8.14.0 of the jscrambler npm package shipped with a malicious preinstall hook that silently drops and runs a native infostealer during installation, one build each for Windows, macOS, and Linux.Published on July 11, 2026, it needs no import and no CLI call. Installing 8.14.0 is enough to run it.Socket flagged the release six minutes after it was.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/compromised-jscrambler-8140-npm-release.html
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📰 COSMIC just hit version 1.2, and it's quietly doing things GNOME and KDE still make you fight for
The world of Linux desktops is rich and varied, with plenty of options to suit your preferences. But while KDE and GNOME dominate the landscape, a relative newcomer is starting to make waves with features other desktops still don't fully support. It's called COSMIC, and it recently hit version 1.2.
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#gnome #kde #linux
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https://www.xda-developers.com/cosmic-hit-version-1-2-quietly-doing-things-gnome-kde-still-make-you-fight-for/
The world of Linux desktops is rich and varied, with plenty of options to suit your preferences. But while KDE and GNOME dominate the landscape, a relative newcomer is starting to make waves with features other desktops still don't fully support. It's called COSMIC, and it recently hit version 1.2.
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#gnome #kde #linux
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https://www.xda-developers.com/cosmic-hit-version-1-2-quietly-doing-things-gnome-kde-still-make-you-fight-for/
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COSMIC just hit version 1.2, and it's quietly doing things GNOME and KDE still make you fight for
A new Linux desktop is here, and it's wonderful
Первый стабильный выпуск IncidentRelay, системы для организации дежурств и маршрутизации оповещений
После пяти месяцев разработки опубликован выпуск проекта IncidentRelay 1.1, развивающего открытую систему для организации дежурств, маршрутизации оповещений и сопровождения инцидентов, запускаемую на собственном сервере (self-hosted). IncidentRelay 1.1 отмечен как первый стабильный выпуск (ветка 1.0 имела статус бета-версии). Проект ориентирован на SRE, DevOps и инфраструктурные команды, которым требуется локально разворачиваемая альтернатива SaaS-сервисам для управления дежурством (on-call management), применения политик эскалации и реагирования на инциденты. Код проекта написан на Python и распространяется под лицензией MIT.
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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65895
После пяти месяцев разработки опубликован выпуск проекта IncidentRelay 1.1, развивающего открытую систему для организации дежурств, маршрутизации оповещений и сопровождения инцидентов, запускаемую на собственном сервере (self-hosted). IncidentRelay 1.1 отмечен как первый стабильный выпуск (ветка 1.0 имела статус бета-версии). Проект ориентирован на SRE, DevOps и инфраструктурные команды, которым требуется локально разворачиваемая альтернатива SaaS-сервисам для управления дежурством (on-call management), применения политик эскалации и реагирования на инциденты. Код проекта написан на Python и распространяется под лицензией MIT.
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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65895
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📰 Claude desktop app for Linux enters beta
Anthropic has released a beta of its Claude desktop app for Linux, launching alongside an apt repo Ubuntu users can add for ongoing updates. According to the official docs, Claude desktop for Linux offers “the same Chat, Cowork, and Claude Code experience as macOS and Windows: parallel sessions, visual diff review, an integrated terminal and editor, and live app preview”. However, not all of the app’s features are yet available.
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/claude-desktop-linux-beta
Anthropic has released a beta of its Claude desktop app for Linux, launching alongside an apt repo Ubuntu users can add for ongoing updates. According to the official docs, Claude desktop for Linux offers “the same Chat, Cowork, and Claude Code experience as macOS and Windows: parallel sessions, visual diff review, an integrated terminal and editor, and live app preview”. However, not all of the app’s features are yet available.
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#linux #ubuntu
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/claude-desktop-linux-beta
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Claude desktop app for Linux enters beta – here’s how to try it
Anthropic has released a beta of its Claude desktop app for Linux, launching alongside an apt repo Ubuntu users can add for ongoing updates. According to
📰 Reworked System Call Entry Handling Slated For Linux 7.3
Stemming from looking at a proposed Linux kernel patch to alter the Linux kernel's system call number handling, veteran Linux kernel developer Thomas Gleixner went down a rabbit hole of the kernel's system call entry handling to make a number of clean-ups and improvements to the code. That rework to the system call entry handling is now expected to land for the Linux 7.3 kernel cycle...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rework-Sysclal-Entry-Linux-7.3
Stemming from looking at a proposed Linux kernel patch to alter the Linux kernel's system call number handling, veteran Linux kernel developer Thomas Gleixner went down a rabbit hole of the kernel's system call entry handling to make a number of clean-ups and improvements to the code. That rework to the system call entry handling is now expected to land for the Linux 7.3 kernel cycle...
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#kernel #linux
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rework-Sysclal-Entry-Linux-7.3
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Reworked System Call Entry Handling Slated For Linux 7.3
Stemming from looking at a proposed Linux kernel patch to alter the Linux kernel's system call number handling, veteran Linux kernel developer Thomas Gleixner went down a rabbit hole of the kernel's system call entry handling to make a number of clean-ups…
ESP32 Keeps Tabs On Your Local Airspace | Hackaday
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https://hackaday.com/2026/07/08/esp32-keeps-tabs-on-your-local-airspace/
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https://hackaday.com/2026/07/08/esp32-keeps-tabs-on-your-local-airspace/
Hackaday
ESP32 Keeps Tabs On Your Local Airspace
We know, we know. Despite being called ESP32-Plane-Radar, this project from [Mateusz Juszczyk] isn’t actually using radar. But thanks to the round LCD this desktop gadget does a fantastic job…
Госдума России приняла закон «О поддержке развития технологий искусственного интеллекта в Российской Федерации»
Сразу во 2-м и 3-м чтении 8.07.2026 был принят очень важный для целой отрасли закон. Закон носит рамочный характер и предполагает, что правительство выпустит массу подзаконных актов, регулирующих отдельные технические и правовые вопросы. Закон, в случае одобрения Советом Федерации и Президентом РФ, вступит в действие в основном уже с 1 сентября 2026 г., хотя полностью все положения заработают с 1 марта 2027 г. В ситуации уже состоявшегося внедрения моделей, там где потребуется применение только национальных или суверенных моделей, их можно будет продолжать использовать до 1 сентября 2032 г.
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llm, госрегулирование, искусственный интеллект, россия
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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/ai/18337915
Сразу во 2-м и 3-м чтении 8.07.2026 был принят очень важный для целой отрасли закон. Закон носит рамочный характер и предполагает, что правительство выпустит массу подзаконных актов, регулирующих отдельные технические и правовые вопросы. Закон, в случае одобрения Советом Федерации и Президентом РФ, вступит в действие в основном уже с 1 сентября 2026 г., хотя полностью все положения заработают с 1 марта 2027 г. В ситуации уже состоявшегося внедрения моделей, там где потребуется применение только национальных или суверенных моделей, их можно будет продолжать использовать до 1 сентября 2032 г.
( читать дальше... )
llm, госрегулирование, искусственный интеллект, россия
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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/ai/18337915
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📰 Heavy Metal Death Can is a retro survival horror set on a Cold War–era submarine - now on Linux
Heavy Metal Death Can released back in May and just recently the developer updated the game to include Native Linux and macOS support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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#linux
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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/heavy-metal-death-can-is-a-retro-survival-horror-set-on-a-cold-war-era-submarine-now-on-linux/
Heavy Metal Death Can released back in May and just recently the developer updated the game to include Native Linux and macOS support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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#linux
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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/heavy-metal-death-can-is-a-retro-survival-horror-set-on-a-cold-war-era-submarine-now-on-linux/
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Heavy Metal Death Can is a retro survival horror set on a Cold War–era submarine - now on Linux
Heavy Metal Death Can released back in May and just recently the developer updated the game to include Native Linux and macOS support.
China accelerates AI deployment as Western skepticism slows adoption
China has rapidly integrated artificial intelligence across its economy, reaching a penetration rate of nearly 43% in daily life and industrial sectors. The nation now holds approximately 60% of the world's AI patents, supported by a core industry valuation exceeding $174 billion. This aggressive rollout is driven by a strategic commitment to digital transformation during the current five-year economic plan.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/china-accelerates-ai-deployment-as-western-skepticism-slows-adoption/
China has rapidly integrated artificial intelligence across its economy, reaching a penetration rate of nearly 43% in daily life and industrial sectors. The nation now holds approximately 60% of the world's AI patents, supported by a core industry valuation exceeding $174 billion. This aggressive rollout is driven by a strategic commitment to digital transformation during the current five-year economic plan.
Source
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https://4sysops.com/archives/china-accelerates-ai-deployment-as-western-skepticism-slows-adoption/
Orange Pi 6 SBC delivers 45 TOPS AI with dual 2.5GbE
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https://www.electronics-lab.com/orange-pi-6-sbc-packs-cix-p1-soc-45-tops-ai-dual-2-5gbe-and-lpddr5/
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https://www.electronics-lab.com/orange-pi-6-sbc-packs-cix-p1-soc-45-tops-ai-dual-2-5gbe-and-lpddr5/
Electronics-Lab
Orange Pi 6 SBC delivers 45 TOPS AI with dual 2.5GbE
Orange Pi 6 SBC features a CIX P1 12-core SoC, 45 TOPS AI, dual 2.5GbE, LPDDR5 memory, and dual PCIe 4.0 NVMe slots.
German AI consortium launches Soofi S 30B-A3B sovereign open-source model
A German research consortium has released Soofi S 30B-A3B, an open-source large language model designed for high performance in both German and English. The model utilizes a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture, which contains 31.6 billion total parameters but only activates 3.2 billion per token to reduce computational costs. It was trained on 27 trillion tokens, with the German language share intentionally increased to 15.3% to outperform existing European sovereign baselines.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/german-ai-consortium-launches-soofi-s-30b-a3b-sovereign-open-source-model/
A German research consortium has released Soofi S 30B-A3B, an open-source large language model designed for high performance in both German and English. The model utilizes a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture, which contains 31.6 billion total parameters but only activates 3.2 billion per token to reduce computational costs. It was trained on 27 trillion tokens, with the German language share intentionally increased to 15.3% to outperform existing European sovereign baselines.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/german-ai-consortium-launches-soofi-s-30b-a3b-sovereign-open-source-model/
AI orchestration systems prioritize cost and efficiency over model size
The artificial intelligence industry is transitioning from a race for larger models toward the development of integrated orchestration systems. These platforms function as a harness, automatically routing tasks to the most appropriate model based on complexity, cost, and required data access. This shift allows organizations to utilize inexpensive open-weight models for routine operations while reserving premium proprietary models for high-stakes reasoning or coding tasks.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/ai-orchestration-systems-prioritize-cost-and-efficiency-over-model-size/
The artificial intelligence industry is transitioning from a race for larger models toward the development of integrated orchestration systems. These platforms function as a harness, automatically routing tasks to the most appropriate model based on complexity, cost, and required data access. This shift allows organizations to utilize inexpensive open-weight models for routine operations while reserving premium proprietary models for high-stakes reasoning or coding tasks.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/ai-orchestration-systems-prioritize-cost-and-efficiency-over-model-size/
📰 Slack Who? This Self-Hosted Chat App Just Went Open Source
Built by one developer over the past year, Chatto is a team chat solution that can be self-hosted.
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#opensource
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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17379567/chatto-goes-open-source
Built by one developer over the past year, Chatto is a team chat solution that can be self-hosted.
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#opensource
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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17379567/chatto-goes-open-source
It's FOSS
Slack Who? This Self-Hosted Chat App Just Went Open Source
Built by one developer over the past year, Chatto is a team chat solution that can be self-hosted.
Ubuntu 26.04 fixes Papers bug that sent PDF links to wrong page
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is prepping a bug fix update to Papers, the document viewer that replaced Evince in 25.04, resolving several annoyances – including internal PDF links that jumped to the wrong page. The internal link snafu only occurred in some PDFs, not all, and typically took you to a page one off the actual target. Annoying. The fix stops two separate bits of code that both tried to set the zoom level when links jumped to fit-width or fit-page view. A knock-on quirk also saw the alt + p shortcut (which will jump back to the previous page) wouldn’t […]
You're reading Ubuntu 26.04 fixes Papers bug that sent PDF links to wrong page, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-04-papers-pdf-viewer-bug-fixes
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is prepping a bug fix update to Papers, the document viewer that replaced Evince in 25.04, resolving several annoyances – including internal PDF links that jumped to the wrong page. The internal link snafu only occurred in some PDFs, not all, and typically took you to a page one off the actual target. Annoying. The fix stops two separate bits of code that both tried to set the zoom level when links jumped to fit-width or fit-page view. A knock-on quirk also saw the alt + p shortcut (which will jump back to the previous page) wouldn’t […]
You're reading Ubuntu 26.04 fixes Papers bug that sent PDF links to wrong page, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-04-papers-pdf-viewer-bug-fixes
📰 My Linux laptop runs better now that I treat it like a server
I'm my own sysadmin and I only have myself to blame.
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#linux
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https://www.xda-developers.com/my-linux-pc-runs-better-now-that-i-treat-it-like-a-server/
I'm my own sysadmin and I only have myself to blame.
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#linux
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https://www.xda-developers.com/my-linux-pc-runs-better-now-that-i-treat-it-like-a-server/
XDA
My Linux laptop runs better now that I treat it like a server
I'm my own sysadmin and I only have myself to blame
Инициатива по упрощению тестирования экспериментальных версий программ в GNOME OS
Разработчики GNOME OS, дистрибутива для разработчиков и тестировщиков GNOME, представили инициативу по созданию инструментария для упрощения тестирования экспериментальных версий программ в дистрибутивах, распространяемых в форме атомарно обновляемых монолитных системных образов. Развиваемый инструментарий GNOME OS Developer Tool Suite позволит собирать, распространять и тестировать расширения к дистрибутивам, поставляемым в форме системных образов. Инструментарий даст возможность разработчикам и тестировщикам изменять части системы и тестировать вносимые изменения, не нарушая при этом монолитность системного образа, не используя изолированные от системы контейнеры и не отключая механизмы обеспечения безопасности.
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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65897
Разработчики GNOME OS, дистрибутива для разработчиков и тестировщиков GNOME, представили инициативу по созданию инструментария для упрощения тестирования экспериментальных версий программ в дистрибутивах, распространяемых в форме атомарно обновляемых монолитных системных образов. Развиваемый инструментарий GNOME OS Developer Tool Suite позволит собирать, распространять и тестировать расширения к дистрибутивам, поставляемым в форме системных образов. Инструментарий даст возможность разработчикам и тестировщикам изменять части системы и тестировать вносимые изменения, не нарушая при этом монолитность системного образа, не используя изолированные от системы контейнеры и не отключая механизмы обеспечения безопасности.
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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65897