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Proprietary Software, Windows TCO, Security, and More
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Proprietary
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SQ8L returns as a FREE 64-bit Ensoniq SQ-80 synth for macOS, Windows, and Linux
The free SQ8L synth is back as an unofficial 64-bit port for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Siegfried Kullmann’s original Ensoniq SQ-80 emulation was a 32-bit Windows VST, last updated in 2008. Its source code was never released, so the revival team rebuilt the plugin from the original binary. The current release is still a beta, but you can download builds for all three desktop platforms now.
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STH ☛ SPECviewperf 15.0.1 Linux Edition Released: Linux’s Key Graphics Benchmark Adds Arm Support
A couple of weeks back, the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation released a new Linux version of SPECviewperf, the consortium’s workstation graphics benchmark. Now up to version 15.0.1 and the group’s first Linux Edition release in almost half a decade, the new release gives the Linux graphics benchmark a significant facelift in both the features it offers and the workloads it tests.
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Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets
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NYPost ☛ Ransomware negotiator arrested on federal charges as FBI probes hacking of personnel files
A Canadian cybersecurity executive who negotiates with ransomware hackers faces federal extortion-related charges as authorities investigate a hacking group that claims to have stolen sensitive FBI employee information
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Security
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FOSS Force ☛ Fresh Eyes on Old Code: Hey Hi (AI) and Open Source Security
Open source speeds up application development — but is it making our software insecure?
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Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation
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