Em quarta-feira, 28 de março de 2018 13:36:46 UTC-4, Andrew David Wong escreveu: > -----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-----
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