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Genode OS Framework release 17.11 | 2017-11-30
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| Most of the many improvements of version 17.11 are geared towards the
| practical use of Genode as day-to-day OS. They include a reworked GUI
| stack, new user-input features, and the packaging of many components.
| The new version also revises the boot concept on x86, updates the seL4
| kernel, and enhances Genode's user-level networking facilities.
Whereas each Genode release is usually focused on one or two flagship
features, version 17.11 accumulated countless improvements made during the
practical use of Genode on a day-to-day basis. The topics range from
convenience features like scroll-wheel emulation for Lenovo trackpoints, over
the proper handling of keyboard modes (numlock and capslock), to a reworked
GUI stack that takes new usage patterns into account. Since the forthcoming
general-purpose scenario is entirely based on Genode's recently introduced
custom package-management concept, it prompted us to package all ingredients
of the scenario.
On the platform level, the new version streamlines the boot concept on x86
among all supported kernels. All x86 microkernels consistently use GRUB2 now.
Modern kernels like seL4, NOVA, or our custom kernel are able to boot via UEFI
and legacy boot. Speaking of our custom kernel, the current release wraps up a
long-term internal redesign that simplifies the kernel while improving its
performance.
Feature-wise, the new release further cultivates the use of the Nim
programming language for native Genode components, includes a port of
libretro-based emulators for game consoles, and enables the resizing of
libSDL-based applications like avplay.
The complete picture is presented in the official
[https:/documentation/release-notes/17.11 - release documentation of version 17.11...]
Genode OS Framework release 17.08 | 2017-08-30
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