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 Genode Labs Newsletter - October / November 2015
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 1. Genode OS Framework 15.11 released
 2. Meet us at FOSDEM 2016
 3. Genode coming to the RISC-V architecture


 1. Genode OS Framework 15.11 released
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 With the release version 15.11, we maintain our strong focus on
 making Genode fit for desktop computing. On that account, the
 release vastly improves the framework's GUI and audio stacks,
 introduces desktop-integration features like copy-and-paste and
 the ability to interactively configure all kinds of components
 including device drivers.

 Speaking of device drivers, we are proud to announce the
 availability of the Intel KMS driver as a user-level component
 on Genode. This framebuffer driver allows us to drive multiple
 displays and switch screen resolutions on the fly. Thereby, it
 perfectly complements the main theme of the current release.

 Besides the main focus on desktop computing, the release is not
 short of other areas of improvement. Xilinx Zynq-7000 has been
 added to the supported platforms, TrustZone on the USB Armory
 received a lot of attention, and a new VFS server makes Genode's
 file-system infrastructure much more flexible. Those and many
 more topics are covered by our detailed release documentation:

   http://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/15.08


 2. Meet us at FOSDEM 2016
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 We look forward to the upcoming FOSDEM conference in Brussels,
 which is the worlds largest gathering of open-source and free-
 software enthusiasts. There will be literally hundreds of talks
 and lectures over the course of the weekend of January 30 - 31:

   https://fosdem.org/2016/

 Following the tradition of the past years, FOSDEM will host a
 dedicated developer room for microkernel-related developments.
 This year, the developer room is organized by our friends of
 the HelenOS project. Of course, a developer room is filled with
 life only via active participation. Everyone is invited to
 contribute:

   https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2015-October/002191.html

 It goes without saying that Genode Labs will play an active
 role at FOSDEM. If you are interested in microkernels or free
 software in general, or would simply like to catch up, we
 encourage you to attend FOSDEM!


 3. Genode coming to the RISC-V architecture
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 When building secure systems, considerations have not only to be
 made about the software design, but also about the hardware the
 software is executed on. In the light of the ever more increasing
 hardware complexity and opaque features like Intel ME or the
 proprietary firmwares executed in the TrustZone of commodity ARM
 devices, the question of the trustworthiness of today's CPUs
 arises. This realization is where the RISC-V architecture came to
 our attention:

   http://riscv.org

 RISC-V aims at creating a completely open hardware architecture. It
 is complemented by the lowRISC project that targets the production
 of an open SoC using modern 45 nm or even 28 nm technology in the
 near future. The actual hardware implementation of RISCV-V, called
 Rocket chip, is provided by UC Berkely, implemented in a hardware
 construction language called Chisel, and can be synthesized for
 FPGAs.

 During the summer months, we have successfully ported Genode to
 the RISC-V architecture. The port includes the base-hw kernel,
 the framework's basic components as well as the dynamic linker.
 Depending on the feedback from the community, we are planning to
 incorporate this line of work into the mainline development of
 Genode.


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