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+Genode OS Framework release 16.05 | 2016-05-27
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+| With version 16.05, the Genode API receives a fundamental revision.
+| The list of further improvements ranges from the introduction of Rust,
+| over improved GDB support, to a profound update of many device drivers
+| and ACPI features.
+
+The current release marks the most profound API revision in the project's
+history. The new API is designed to reinforce the best practices
+for implementing Genode components. It is the result of countless
+experiments and the practical experiences made while developing over hundred
+genuine components during the past ten years.
+
+The introduction of the new API prompted us to rework our documentation.
+In particular, Genode 16.05 is accompanied with a new edition of the
+"Genode Foundations" book that incorporates all architectural changes and
+interface modifications of the past year.
+
+The second focus of the current release is the major update of device
+drivers. All the drivers that we ported from the Linux kernel correspond
+now to Linux version 4.4.3. Those drivers comprise the Intel wireless
+stack, the Intel graphics driver, the USB drivers, and the TCP/IP stack.
+The updated OpenBSD-based audio driver corresponds to OpenBSD 5.9.
+
+Apart from the revision of the base framework and device drivers, Genode
+gains the ability to use the Rust programming language, makes many ACPI
+features accessible, and allows the use of the GNU debugger with the
+64-bit version of the NOVA hypervisor.
+
+The complete story behind these and many more changes is covered by the
+[http:/documentation/release-notes/16.05 - release documentation of version 16.05...]
+
+
 How Genode came to RISC-V | 2016-03-22
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