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On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 1:36 PM, Andrew David Wong <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 After nearly two years in > development and countless hours of testing, we're pleased to announce the > stable release of Qubes OS 4.0! Major changes in version 4.0 > ============================ Version 4.0 includes several fundamental > improvements to the security and functionality of Qubes OS: * The Qubes Admin > API [01] * Qubes Core Stack version 3 [02] * Fully virtualized VMs for > enhanced security [03] * Multiple, flexible Disposable VM templates [04] * A > more expressive, user-friendly Qubes RPC policy system [05] * A powerful new > VM volume manager that makes it easy to keep VMs on external drives [06] * > Enhanced TemplateVM security via split packages [07] and network interface > removal [08] * More secure backups with scrypt for stronger key derivation > [09] and enforced encryption * Rewritten command-line tools with new options > [10] This release delivers on the features we promised in our announcement of > Qubes 4.0-rc1 [11], with some course corrections along the way, such as the > switch from HVM to PVH for most VMs in response to Meltdown and Spectre [03]. > For more details, please see the full Release Notes [12]. The Qubes 4.0 > installation image is available on the Downloads [13] page, along with the > complete Installation Guide [14]. Current 4.0 release candidate users > =================================== In our Qubes 4.0-rc5 announcement [15], > we explained that if the testing of 4.0-rc5 did not reveal any major > problems, we would declare it to be the stable 4.0 release without any > further significant changes and that, in this scenario, any bugs discovered > during the testing process would be fixed in subsequent updates. This is, in > fact, what has occurred. We found that, with the fifth release candidate, 4.0 > had finally reached a level of stability that met our standards such that we > were comfortable designating it the stable release. Accordingly, current > users of 4.0-rc5 can upgrade in-place by downloading the latest updates from > the *stable* repositories in both dom0 [16] and TemplateVMs [17]. We know > that this stable release has been a long time in coming for many you. We > sincerely appreciate your patience. Thank you for sticking with us. We're > especially grateful to all of you who have contributed code [18] and > documentation [19] to this release, tested [20] release candidates, and > diligently reported bugs [21]. This stable release would not have been > possible without your efforts. Your involvement makes Qubes a truly > open-source project. Your energy, skill, and good will make this project a > joy to work on. We are lucky to have you. The past and the future > ======================= Since first announcing extended support for Qubes 3.2 > [22], we determined that users would be better served by having a version of > Qubes 3.2 with updated TemplateVMs and a newer kernel. We've designated this > release Qubes 3.2.1. As the name suggests, this is a point release for Qubes > 3.2 that does not contain any major changes, and it is this release to which > the extended support period will apply. We intend for Qubes 3.2.1 to be a > viable alternative to version 4.0 for those who wish to use Qubes on hardware > that does not meet the system requirements for Qubes 4.0 [23]. While our > standard policy [24] is to support each Qubes release for six months after > the next major or minor release, the special extension for 3.2.1 raises this > period to one full year. Therefore, the stable release of Qubes 4.0 sets the > EOL (end-of-life) date for Qubes 3.2.1 at one year from today on 2019-03-28. > We expect 3.2.1 to be available soon, after Kernel 4.9 testing is completed. > Looking forward, our work on Qubes 4.x has only just begun. Our sights are > now set on Qubes 4.1, for which we have a growing list [25] of planned > enhancements to nearly every aspect of Qubes OS. Whether you're new to Qubes > or have been here for years, we welcome you to join us and get involved [26]. > We've personally chosen to devote our time and skills to making Qubes freely > available to the world because we believe that being open-source is essential > to Qubes being trustworthy and secure. If Qubes is valuable to you, we ask > that you please consider making a donation [27] to the project. With your > support, we can continue to make reasonable security a reality for many years > to come. [01] https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2017/06/27/qubes-admin-api/ [02] > https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2017/10/03/core3/ [03] > https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-secpack/blob/master/QSBs/qsb-037-2018.txt > [04] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2253 [05] > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/qrexec3/#extra-keywords-available-in-qubes-40-and-later > [06] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1842 [07] > https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2771 [08] > https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1854 [09] > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/backup-emergency-restore-v4/ [10] > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/tools/4.0/ [11] > https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2017/07/31/qubes-40-rc1/ [12] > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/releases/4.0/release-notes/ [13] > https://www.qubes-os.org/downloads/ [14] > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/installation-guide/ [15] > https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2018/03/06/qubes-40-rc5/ [16] > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/software-update-dom0/#how-to-update-software-in-dom0 > [17] > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/software-update-vm/#installing-or-updating-software-in-the-templatevm > [18] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/contributing/#contributing-code [19] > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/doc-guidelines/ [20] > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/testing/ [21] > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/reporting-bugs/ [22] > https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2016/09/02/4-0-minimum-requirements-3-2-extended-support/#extended-support-for-qubes-os-32 > [23] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/system-requirements/#qubes-release-4x [24] > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/supported-versions/#qubes-os [25] > https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+4.1%22+label%3Aenhancement > [26] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/contributing/ [27] > https://www.qubes-os.org/donate/ This announcement is also available on the > Qubes website: https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2018/03/28/qubes-40/ - -- Andrew > David Wong (Axon) Community Manager, Qubes OS https://www.qubes-os.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEZQ7rCYX0j3henGH1203TvDlQMDAFAlq70poACgkQ203TvDlQ > MDAVfw/9FkvtBLgu9suGtfWyIgbtIN0iq3XLkaKL2VKicu8iMqS0aABgxcCipYgt > K7ahK67RMy/erHKw9TTQGNsHJ6ZHRXptClTg04T/21zNT7f6+q57yd/hFykJ8TLA > DRbtRoo9Mf6Pmo0ZgjlxoZVwVhWUmWDWA2mkldzQkQYoogWcUqS5RoSjRfVIE7Sn > 2HIBVEZ+fti9cBP/Z9MFDLKZKLh+tNtwc2uF6fbQkWZPXFxmIeKc+9ZTBOLTC1kR > +igPR1RlZN3fvDse6WSAslCdTT7Cy1zLrlYcdzaz3iIju8UwH2gk94uMRKf8U04U > 1eqfnEvdgT0F5cO/wp3drr4VYpM9nlOVotZCfeb79ayCM00upidifENyc8ny0p4I > i7HaSUTVR1U2gtk5DUg8SxrM+97nZd9PvQziQuRVn/YKEY44+dG/sO+3LI5ox9U+ > a9JZn7hKUYuJXjEPdvaVCN0hSXqIECo8jlzD9Mutahct6mX/ACmfjF5Y+KFyr4An > N5PiAsXlBgQiALmr7eGQZbHz678Llfhb/h+kR6xqBxEYAv22P5zcOgXUvW1TTiYT > V1HOZHOtL20GaX38hSGcwHC8GFaB2SsLYWEN8vmrzNpfXdeyoMpWoPWBbEHHaO8e > 9RkCAUZyiGBRWIoEwgircfCjdyrYt+54PiGt/+ngyW5i28vjMSY= =whdR -----END PGP > SIGNATURE----- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "qubes-announce" group. 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