================================================ Genode Labs Newsletter - October / November 2017 ================================================ Content 1. Genode OS Framework 17.11 released 2. Join us at the microkernel developer room at FOSDEM 3. Next Genode Hack'n'Hike in May 2018 1. Genode OS Framework 17.11 released ------------------------------------- We just released the version 17.11 of the Genode OS Framework today. The new version accumulates countless big and small improvements we made while migrating the entire Genode Labs staff to a Genode- based system scenario for productive work. The improvements range from convenience features like scroll-wheel emulation for Lenovo trackpoints, over a reworked GUI stack, to several new features of Genode's virtual networking facilities. As the forthcoming general- purpose OS scenario is entirely based on our recently introduced custom package-management concept, it prompted us to package all components required by the scenario. The new version also wraps up two long-term developments under the hood of the framework. First, it streamlines the boot concept among all supported x86 kernels, which now consistently use GRUB2 as boot loader. Modern x86 kernels like seL4, NOVA, or our custom kernel can be booted either via UEFI or via a legacy BIOS. Speaking of our custom kernel, the second major wrap-up is the kernel's internal redesign that was conducted over more than one year. The new version simplifies the kernel while improving its performance. Users of the seL4 kernel can enjoy the update to the kernel branch 7.0, which contains most of the contributions we submitted to the seL4 project and relieves us from maintaining custom kernel patches. With regard to new functionality, the most visible topics of the new version are the further cultivation of the Nim programming language for Genode components, the port of game-console emulators based on libretro, and the ability to dynamically resize libSDL- based applications. For the complete story of all the improvements of the new version, please refer to the official release documentation: https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/17.11 2. Join us at the microkernel developer room at FOSDEM ------------------------------------------------------ All of you who follow our newsletter over a longer period already know that FOSDEM in Brussels is the conference that we anticipate most. Crowds of Free-Software and open-source enthusiasts gather to present their projects, exchange ideas, and discuss ways to collaborate. In this spirit, the microkernel developer room hosted at FOSDEM has become almost an institution. It goes without saying that Genode will participate in the developer room again. If you are interested to meet us, learn about open-source micro- kernel technology, or present your own project or ideas, don't miss it! FOSDEM 2018 takes place during 3rd and 4th of February in Brussels: https://fosdem.org/2018/ The call for participation for the microkernel developer room is open until December 8: https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/microkernel-devroom/2017-November/000142.html 3. Next Genode Hack'n'Hike in May 2018 -------------------------------------- Whereas FOSDEM attracts thousands of people of the whole world of Free Software, Genode's Hack'n'Hike is quite the opposite. It is a small family-like gathering of Genode developers and enthusiasts who spend a few days together in a beautiful nature site to enjoy the surroundings at daylight and enjoy Genode-programming at night. It is the perfect opportunity to meet, team up, socialize, and feel the spirit behind Genode's development. The next edition of the Hack'n'Hike is already in preparation: https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/issues/2412 Date: May 25 - 28, 2018 Location: Forsthaus Bielatal in Saxon Switzerland / Germany Genode Labs sponsors the accommodation, breakfast, and dinner. If you are interested to join the fun, please get in touch - either by commenting in the GitHub issue linked above or by dropping us a message to hacknhike@genode-labs.com. 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: https://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 https://www.genode-labs.com/ · https://genode.org/ https://twitter.com/GenodeLabs · /ˈdʒiː.nəʊd/ Genode Labs GmbH · Amtsgericht Dresden · HRB 28424 · Sitz Dresden Geschäftsführer: Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske, Christian Helmuth
