============================================== Genode Labs Newsletter - October/November 2009 ============================================== Content 1. ARM-architecture support 2. Qt4/Webkit and socket-based networking 3. Genode OS Framework 9.11 released 1. ARM-architecture support --------------------------- Since the first release of the Genode OS Framework in summer 2008, we focused our development on the x86 PC platform because it is the most approachable target for potential developers and allows us to demonstrate Genode on standard PC hardware. However, because we see growing interest in Genode on embedded platforms, we strive to broaden the architecture support of the framework. Our first step beyond the x86 architecture is the addition of initial support for ARM CPUs, starting with the OKL4 kernel. This kernel supports both x86 and ARM-based platforms, in particular the GTA01 device that we selected as show case for our porting work. If you like to try out the result, you can find more information about running Genode on this device via OKL4 at our dedicated Wiki page: http://genode.org/community/wiki/GenodeOKL4OnTheGTA01Platform 2. Qt4/Webkit and socket-based networking ----------------------------------------- In addition to our efforts with improving the base-platform support of the Genode OS framework, we are constantly working on extending the functionality of the framework infrastructure. One of the most significant recent additions is socket-based networking support through the integration of the light-weight IP stack, which opens realms of new application areas for Genode. Other areas of improve- ment are the seamless integration of shared-library support and our porting efforts of poplar open-source libraries such as Freetype2. The completeness of the current infrastructure is best illustrated by our native port of the Qt4/Webkit browser engine to Genode, which is by far the most complex sub system of Qt4. 3. Genode OS Framework 9.11 released ------------------------------------ On 25th of November, we have released the version 9.11 of the Genode OS framework. This has been the most comprehensive release so far. In addition to the improvements described above, the new version introduces a long list of new features and optimizations. For example, we added support for USB storage devices accompanied with basic file-system support, made OKLinux a regular part of the Genode distribution, introduced a new interface for communicating bulk data between processes, and added a zero-footprint runtime for executing free-standing Ada code on Genode. For a complete reference about our progress during the past three months, please take a look at the release notes of version 9.11: http://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/9.11 The new version is available at the download section of the Genode website: http://genode.org/download/latest-release About the newsletter -------------------- If you have friends or colleagues who might be interested in our projects, we would appreciate you to forward this email. If you received this newsletter as a forwarded email, you may subscribe to the newsletter here: http://genode-labs.com/newsletter In the case of receiving this newsletter unintended, you can cancel your subscription at any time by replying to this email with the subject set to "unsubscribe". Best regards -- Norman Feske Genode Labs http://www.genode-labs.com/ ยท http://genode.org/
