GNU Guile 2.0 Now Ready for Public Consumption
After three years, Guile 2.0, a GNU interpreter and compiler for the Scheme programming language, is now available.
GNU Guile 2.0 contains new compiler infrastructure and VM, new REPL, new debugger, support for hygienic macros, unicode support, partial R6RS compatibility, new dynamic foreign function interface, switch to the Boehm-Demers-Weiser garbage collector, along with various new modules and dependencies.
GNU Guile is available for download from the GNU ftp site. The GNU Status report contains a summary of Guile 2.0 news. More information on what GNU Guile is, what it can do for users can be found in the GNU Guile Guide on the GNU Website.
Issue 179/2015
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RC4 Finally Gets the Fork
Leading browser makers say no to porous encryption algorithm
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IBM says TOR network a vehicle for ransomware
Report from the X-Force group says attackers are using TOR to hide their crimes
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Mozilla Announces new Firefox API
Future Firefox extensions will be compatible with Chrome.
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Weird Security Flaw Affected Intel Chips for 16 Years
Better read this if you bought your computer before 2011
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OpenSSH 7.0 Secure Shell Arrives
Users should upgrade to the new version as soon as possible
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Qemu Flaw Lets the Guest Escape
Xen project announces a privilege escalation problem for Qemu host systems
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Android Bug Threatens Millions of Users
Attackers can compromise an Android phone just by sending a text message
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Lenovo and Canonical Announce Laptop Deal
PC vendor will pre-install Ubuntu on portables in India.
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Mozilla Firefox Blocks Flash
More embarrassment for Adobe's embattled multimedia tool
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Security Problem in Firefox’s NoScript Add-On
Mozilla’s script blocker add-on could be putting malware sites on the whitelist.