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International Ogranizatsiya for Standardization (ISO) has published a new international standard for programming language C: ISO / IEC 9899:2011, formerly known as C1x . The main changes:

• multi-threading;
• improved support for Unicode;
• generalized macros (type-generic expressions, allow static overloading);
• anonymous structures and unions (simplify handling to nested structures);
• flare control facilities;
• Static assertions (static assertions);

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After a long period of training and testing were pleased with the light of his appearance the new version of the Linux distribution for routers, access points and other network applications – OpenWrt Backfire 10.03.1 Key izmemeniya include:

• The kernel has been updated to 2.6.32.25
• Migrating to branch LuCI 0.10
• Support for PCI-e x86 platform
• Wi-Fi channel changed from 11th to 5th

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Costoyalsya release EiskaltDC + + 2.2.5 – cross-platform graphical client for networks Direct Connect and Direct Connect Advanced .

The main differences from the version 2.2.4 :

The overall changes

• Added kernel options: UseADLOnlyOnOwnList, AllowUploadOverMultiHubs, AllowSimUploads.
• Added the ability to build a miniupnpc version 1.6. Support for version 1.5 saved. The local copy miniupnpc updated to version 1.6.
• Fixed a crash program using the changed value IpTOSValue (default -1) without root privileges.
• Added recognition of additional fields from the file lists FlylinkDC + +: bitrate audio, video and resolution.

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Presented by the 1st official release language Ceylon M1 “Newton”. Ceylon – it’s JVM-language for writing business applications and developed by RedHat. The release includes a compiler, documentation for the compiler and the runtime language module.

Language features:

• JVM primitive types are simple classes in Ceylon;
• inference and conclusion of the argument types Based on an analysis of the main types;
• simplified definition of the classes: removed the getters, setters and designers;
• optional parameters with default values;
• Named arguments and “object builder” syntax;

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Merry Christmas and welcome. For the last time this year and in this form, the editor of your free reports radios back with a Christmas special.

Similarly well stocked as the thick sack of Santa Claus also offers this mission mass and class.

We wish you a Merry Christmas with family and friends a happy new year 2012 and look forward to hear again.

The grml project has released version 2011.12 of the live distribution for system recovery and system management.

Grml 2011.12 is the second release this year, according to 2011.05 . The distribution has been updated to kernel 3.1.6. It is based on Debian, and can also be installed on a hard drive, but is especially intended as a live CD for administrators.

Grml 2011.12 “servant root privilages” had the goal to be smaller and to reduce the number of variants. Thus, the variants “small” and “medium” were deleted. There remains only the normal edition, which is large at 350 MB. It stands as an ISO image for 32-bit, 64 bit or as a combined image for both architectures (grml96) available .
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The new version 2.1 of the free process control OpenAPC contains significant new features as a massive import of 3D models and a MODBUS TCP master plugin.

The OpenAPC package is a comprehensive free software, which is intended primarily for process control and visualization of processes in industry and manufacturing and is already used in a professional environment for the control of equipment. The open architecture of the automation software and well-documented software interface but also offer many possibilities in the private and semi-professional field. The software package will contain an MMI-editor, in which even the most complex user interfaces can be created easily and intuitively with the mouse. All common GUI elements like buttons, checkboxes, sliders, input fields and other support, extensions are easy to retrofit on plugins.
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The Linux distribution Linux Mint has started a fork of Gnome Shell under the name Cinnamon. Cinnamon is to preserve the look of Gnome 2, but not to prevent new developments.

The Gnome-Shell was undoubtedly the most controversial part of Gnome 3, which in March 2011 appeared was. Many experienced users exerted massive criticism of the awkwardness of the operation, including Linux initiator Linus Torvalds , who, like some other kernel developers to Xfce desktop was changed or another. With the release of Gnome 3.2 However, the criticism was much softer. The community had become self-help and numerous extensions developed for the Gnome shell, including those that optimize the operation, or restore the old behavior of Gnome 2 again. Since early December also approved extensions are officially offered by Gnome.
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The KDE team has released a release candidate of KDE SC 4.8. This gives all users the opportunity to see over the holidays last error.

Compared with the last beta version of the corrected release candidate of KDE 4.8 SC according to the developers hundreds of errors and optimizes various points, but adds no new elements added more.
Compared with SC 4.7 KDE Version 4.8 brings many changes, including the window manager KWin and Plasma Workspaces. Qt Quick is now increasingly used. The new plasma components provide a standardized API implementation of widgets available with the native plasma appearance. Some functions have been rewritten with QtQuick, including the KWin window switching in and being notified when adding devices.
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The new version of Hugin , a free program for building panoramas, includes several enhancements that automate some tasks.

The first such innovation is a new utility runs automatically, which runs around couples photos, is vertical, and adds a vertical control points.

The second innovation is the ability to perform batch image alignment relative to each other with automatic assembling panoramas. Thus assembling a series of panoramas is to create projects, add them to the original picture and start batch processing. Everything else is done for you.
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