================================================ Genode Labs Newsletter - August / September 2020 ================================================ Content 1. New Sculpt OS version 20.08 2. Showcasing Genode on 64-bit ARM hardware 3. Genode OS Framework 20.08 released 1. New Sculpt OS version 20.08 ------------------------------ Following a bi-annual release cycle for our Sculpt operating system, we are pleased to announce the release of version 20.08 along with a ready-to-use system image and a virtual-machine appliance: https://genode.org/download/sculpt It goes without saying that the new version is accompanied with thoroughly updated documentation, available as an online version and as a printable PDF: https://genode.org/documentation/articles/sculpt-20-08 https://genode.org/documentation/sculpt-20-08.pdf (PDF) The most groundbreaking feature of Sculpt OS 20.08 is the new ability to host the Chromium web engine natively as a component in the form of the Falkon web browser. Thereby, Sculpt users become able to browse the modern web and use state-of-the-art web applications without relying on a virtual machine. You can find this new feature and other improvements covered by the following article: https://genodians.org/nfeske/2020-09-17-sculpt-os 2. Showcasing Genode on 64-bit ARM hardware ------------------------------------------- We published the following video, proudly presenting Genode's recent advances with supporting 64-bit ARM hardware, targeting NXP's i.MX8 application processor in particular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZCf-39OIwk The video shows four i.MX8 EVK development boards with a variety of system scenarios: - Driving an OLED display and touch input device - Hosting the entire software stack needed for the remote use of Android, targeting application-streaming scenarios - Running Android inside a virtual machine, effectively using Genode as a pass-through hypervisor - Browsing the web using the Falkon web browser running directly on Genode Let those tech demos fuel your imagination. 3. Genode OS Framework 20.08 released ------------------------------------- End of August, we published the version 20.08 of the Genode OS framework, featuring the technical underpinnings of the above mentioned Sculpt OS 20.08 and the 64-bit ARM demos. The most visible topic is our completely redesigned low-level GUI stack that paves the ground for restarting and updating device drivers without reboot, improves input latency, and increases the quality of graphical output. The second major topic revolves around Qt5 and the Chromium web engine. On our mission to bring the Qt web engine to Genode, we revised Genode's Qt5 integration and work flows, leveraging the regular Qt tool chain. Prompted by the immense pressure that Chromium puts on Genode, the release comes with profound improvements of the framework's POSIX runtime. Further highlights are the modularization of the CBE block encryptor so that the crypto algorithm and the implementation of a trust anchor can be customized without changing the CBE, a new port of the SDL2 library, the new ability to manage CPU affinities in Sculpt OS, and extended device-driver infrastructure for ARM. You can find all the details in the release documentation at https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/20.08 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
