From f58cc1e83c369d110cc41d80e5701c3bab709148 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Norman Feske Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:31:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] News item for Genode 15.11 --- doc/news.txt | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/news.txt b/doc/news.txt index 5c160c7d0..1d51c1980 100644 --- a/doc/news.txt +++ b/doc/news.txt @@ -4,6 +4,42 @@ =========== +Genode OS Framework release 15.11 | 2015-11-30 +############################################## + +| The primary focus of version 15.11 is the use of Genode as a desktop +| OS. It vastly improves the GUI and audio stacks, features the port of Intel +| KMS from Linux, extends the support for the USB Armory and Xilinx Zynq-7000, +| and introduces new file-system infrastructure such as a VFS server. + +Whereas the previous release marked the point where the very first user adopted +Genode as day-to-day OS, we maintained the direction to create a Genode-based +desktop OS. Most improvements of the new version are related to this goal: +The GUI and audio stacks have become much more modular, dynamic, and flexible. +With a new copy-and-paste mechanism, we added a universally expected +desktop-integration feature in a unique way that mitigates the misuse of the +clipboard as a covert communication mechanism. Those higher-level features +are complemented with profound low-level device-driver improvements, most +noteworthy the addition of the Intel KMS driver. This driver allows us to +drive multiple displays and switch screen resolutions on the fly. + +What high- and low-level components have in common, is the use of Genode's +uniform configuration concept, which solves a variety of configuration +problems with a single low-complexity mechanism. It allows us to modify +all kinds of system configurations - ranging from the wireless driver +to the style of window decoration - live by merely editing and saving +text files. + +Even though the majority of improvements are attributed to the use of +Genode as desktop OS, the release also covers other areas. +Xilinx Zynq-7000 has been added to the supported platforms, TrustZone on +the USB Armory received a lot of attention, and a new VFS server makes +Genode's file-system infrastructure much more flexible. + +These and many more topics are covered in detail by the +[http:/documentation/release-notes/15.11 - release documentation of version 15.11...] + + Genode OS Framework release 15.08 | 2015-08-31 ##############################################