> On Aug 28, 2020, at 3:14 AM, Norman Feske <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm happy to announce today's release of Genode 20.08. The two most > prominent topics of the new version are our port of the Chromium web > engine and the redesign of the low-level GUI stack. > > With the Chromium engine, we expose Genode to an extremely heavy-weight > workload, which stresses the framework like never before on many levels, > from the quality of our POSIX runtime, the ability to bridge 3rd-party > build systems with Genode, to the performance and robustness of our > native protocol stacks (TCP/IP, graphics, file-system access). So the > collateral improvements while porting this behemoth of software are > valuable for the users of the framework at large. > > The rework of the framework's low-level GUI stack is the result of a > design and planning phase of over two years. With the architectural > change conducted during this release cycle, we clear the path for the > ability to swap-out graphics and input drivers on the fly without > reboot, and to realize features like screen capturing and remote desktop > scenarios in a privacy-protecting way. > > Besides these highlights, the release comes with plentiful improvements > ranging from hardware-support (i.MX8), over the modularisation of CBE > block encryptor, to CPU-affinity management for Sculpt OS. > > A quick summary of the most visible topics: > > - Redesigned low-level GUI stack > - Removal of drivers from the trusted computing base > - Consistent use of 32 bits per pixel > - Improved Qt5 integration and work flows > - Chromium engine and Falkon web browser > - Pluggable crypto and trust anchor for the CBE block encrypter > - Device drivers and platforms > - ARM Trusted Firmware access > - Power and clock management for i.MX 8M Quad SoC > - New block server backed by VFS content > - New port of SDL2 library > - Interactive CPU-affinity management for Sculpt OS > > You can find all the details in the release documentation at > > https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/20.08 > > Enjoy!
I just want to say, the Genode releases (and their fantastic write-ups) are honestly some of the highlights of my year. I await every one eagerly. Please keep up the incredible work! I am convinced that the future of the computing itself looks an awful lot like Genode. Matt > Norman > > -- > Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske > Genode Labs > > https://www.genode-labs.com · https://genode.org > > Genode Labs GmbH · Amtsgericht Dresden · HRB 28424 · Sitz Dresden > Geschäftsführer: Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske, Christian Helmuth > > _______________________________________________ > Genode users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.genode.org/listinfo/users _______________________________________________ Genode users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.genode.org/listinfo/users
