===================================================== Genode Labs Newsletter - December 2015 / January 2016 ===================================================== Content 1. Genode talks at FOSDEM 2016 2. Road Map 2016 3. Upcoming Hack'n'Hike end of May 1. Genode talks at FOSDEM 2016 ------------------------------ The schedule for this year's FOSDEM in Brussels has been finalized. Genode will show a strong presence in the form of four talks. On Saturday (January 30), we will contribute to the microkernel developer room (K.4.601) with a variety of topics. On Sunday, we have the chance to present our current state of Genode as desktop OS at the Desktops developer room. The detailed Genode-specific schedule is as follows: *Saturday 10:40, Microkernel developer room, K.4.601* Norman Feske "An exploration of the seL4 kernel from Genode's perspective" https://fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/microkernels_genode_sel4/ *Saturday 14:10, Microkernel developer room, K.4.601* Emery Hemingway "Porting Nix to Genode - Package management without a canonical file system" https://fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/microkernels_genode_nix/ *Saturday 15:55, Microkernel developer room, K.4.601* Martin Stein "Genode's TrustZone demo on the USB Armory" https://fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/microkernels_genode_usb_armory/ *Sunday 10:20, Desktops developer room, K.4.401* Norman Feske "Genode as Desktop OS" https://fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/genode_as_a_desktop_os/ 2. Road Map 2016 ---------------- After we kicked off the road map discussion for 2016 on the Genode mailing list in mid of December with a reflection of the last year and a vision for the next year, many different opinions, plans, and suggestions were exchanged. Whereas the technical directions and interests of the participants were quite diverse, everyone agreed that now would be a good time to open up Genode to a broader community. In particular, the desire for guiding documentation that includes code examples was voiced multiple times. Furthermore, our aspiration to make Genode palatable as a desktop OS for a narrow group of end users received common acknowledgement. Those two directions have become the basis for the finalized road map for 2016: http://genode.org/about/road-map 3. Upcoming Hack'n'Hike end of May ---------------------------------- The Hack'n'Hike is the yearly highlight of the Genode developer community. We meet at a cozy accommodation for multiple days. At daylight, we spend the time at beautiful nature sites, which is the perfect setting for letting ideas flow and just enjoy the companionship of the others. In the evenings, we turn to hacking on various projects, teaming up to work on challenging problems, or learning new things. This year, the Hack'n'Hike will take place during 27th - 30th of May. We picked the Gutshaus Heeselicht in Stolpen as our venue: http://www.gutshaus-heeselicht.de Everyone who is interested in getting involved with the community, catching up, or just hanging out with the Genode crowd is welcomed to join! As every year, the Hack'n'Hike is sponsored by Genode Labs. So your participation/accommodation is free. Please let us know until the 26th of January if you like to join in. You can do so by writing to hacknhike@genode-labs.com or by commenting at the official Hack'n'Hike issue: https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/issues/1544 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 -- Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske Genode Labs http://www.genode-labs.com · http://genode.org Genode Labs GmbH · Amtsgericht Dresden · HRB 28424 · Sitz Dresden Geschäftsführer: Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske, Christian Helmuth