June 3, the development team of open-source 3D CG creation software Blender released the latest version “Blender 2.83”. It is the first long-term support (LTS) release. While the focus is on delivering stability, it introduces new features like VR support.
Git v2.27 Released, Transport Protocol v2 is demoted
June 1, development team of distributed revision control system Git announced the latest version “Git v2.27.0”.
Firefox 77 Released
June 2, Mozilla released the latest version of the open-source web browser “Firefox77”. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is available for download from the official website.
Linux Kernel 5.7 Released
The latest version Linux 5.6 is the successor of Linux Kernel 5.6, released on March 31. It is a final stable version after seven RC (Release Candidates).
Android Studio 4.0 Released, with numerous feature enhancements
May 28, Google released “Android Studio 4.0”, an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Android application development. It introduces new features like Motion Layout API editor.
Version Control System “Apache Subversion 1.14-LTS” Released
May 28, Apache Software Foundation (ASF) announced the release of the version control system “Apache Subversion 1.14.0-LTS”. It provides long term support for four years. It introduces support for Python 3 and a new tool in support of deduplication.
Stack Overflow Announced “2020 Developer Survey”, Rust is the Most Beloved Programming Language
May 27, Stack Overflow, who organizes community for developers, announced its annual developer survey “2020 Developer Survey”. Rust was chosen as the most beloved programming language for the fifth time in a row. Also, the results of the survey on working conditions have been announced.
Open-Source Music Production Software “Ardour 6.0” Released, first major release in two years
May 24, development team of open-source music production software “Ardour” announced the latest major release “Ardour 6.0”. It introduces new features like latency compensation as a result of their work on architectural changes.
OpenSSH 8.3 Released, with focus on bug fixes
May 27, development team of SSH protocol implementation “OpenSSH” released “OpenSSH 8.3”. This latest release focuses on bug fixing.
Qt 5.15 LTS Released, with better graphics features in preparations towards Qt 6
May 26, the Qt Company released “Qt 5.15 LTS”, a framework for building cross-platform UI/applications. This will be the last feature release of the Qt 5 series. It will provide long-term support for three years.