================================================ Genode Labs Newsletter - October / November 2021 ================================================ Content 1. Sculpt OS 21.10 2. Brace yourself for another virtual microkernel devroom at FOSDEM 3. Genode OS Framework 21.08 released 1. Sculpt OS 21.10 ------------------ Sculpt OS is our flagship example of Genode. It is a general-purpose operating system that runs on commodity PC hardware and is used as day-to-day OS by all of us Genode developers. In October, we proudly released the version 21.10, which introduces GPU-accelerated graphics, media playback in our Chromium-based web browser, USB webcam support, an encrypted file store, and VirtualBox 6 in addition to version 5. https://genode.org/news/sculpt-os-release-21.10 It goes without saying that the new release is accompanied with an updated manual: https://genode.org/documentation/articles/sculpt-21-10 https://genode.org/documentation/sculpt-21-10.pdf A ready-to-use disk image is provided at the Sculpt download page: https://genode.org/download/sculpt Users of the previous version 21.03 will feel just at home with the new version. The main differences lie in the installable packages offered by the various developers. In particular, the new support for hardware-accelerated graphics can be taken for a spin using the instructions of the following article. https://genodians.org/ssumpf/2021-10-25-glmark2 With version 21.10, Sculpt OS breaks ground in another direction: It is the first version that is available for 64-bit ARM in addition to PC platforms. The following article presents this flavor for the MNT Reform open-hardware laptop. https://genodians.org/skalk/2021-10-25-sculpt-arm 2. Brace yourself for another virtual microkernel devroom at FOSDEM ------------------------------------------------------------------- Since as long as we can remember, FOSDEM in Brussels is our go-to venue for presenting the progress of Genode to the community of Open-Source and Free-Software enthusiasts. Over the years, the microkernel devroom has become almost an institution. Given the pandemic situation, the upcoming edition of the conference will be held in virtual format again. Martin Decky - who shepherded the previous virtual microkernel devroom - took the initiative of organizing the next instance in tandem with our team mate Sebastian Sumpf. So we can look forward to another (virtual) event about component-based operating systems. Even though the exact schedule is not decided yet, we recommend to already mark the date: https://fosdem.org/2022/ 5th and 6th of February 2022 3. Genode OS Framework 21.11 released ------------------------------------- Just yesterday, we proudly published version 21.11 of the Genode OS Framework. This version is packed with device drivers that open up new use cases of the framework. For example, thanks to new drivers for the display and touchscreen of the PinePhone, interactive Genode scenarios become alive on this open mobile platform. On the i.MX8-based MNT Reform laptop, the first version of a Vivante GPU driver enables the use of hardware-accelerated graphics. Speaking of GPU support, the release also features an updated version of our custom Intel-GPU multiplexer that has become compatible with Gen9 and newer Intel chips. At the other end of the hardware spectrum, the release features a new take on the use of Genode on Xilinx Zynq, which combines reconfigurable hardware with a 32-bit ARM SoC and thereby provides an attractive experimentation ground for software-hardware co- design work. Besides the many hardware-related topics outlined above, another highlight is the feature completion of VirtualBox 6. By enabling shared folders, clipboard, audio, and USB pass-through, it has reached feature parity with our time-tested version 5. These among many other topics of Genode 21.11 are detailed in the official release documentation: https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/21.11 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
