From 150c8609f878212c7edc3128ed9ed4786e27ee37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Norman Feske Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:47:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] News item for version 25.02 --- doc/news.txt | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/news.txt b/doc/news.txt index 1aee8da1ab..4856ebfd01 100644 --- a/doc/news.txt +++ b/doc/news.txt @@ -4,6 +4,42 @@ =========== +Genode OS Framework release 25.02 | 2025-02-28 +############################################## + +| Version 25.02 extends Genode's multi-monitor abilities to the +| window-management level and to virtual machines, features the ports of Qemu +| and the Chromium web engine version 112, boosts the graphics performance via +| SIMD optimizations, and brings Sculpt OS to the latest Intel Meteor-Lake +| Framework laptops as well as F&S MX8MP armStone hardware. + +With Genode 25.02, we deliver the technical underpinnings for the next version +of Sculpt OS: An up-to-date web-browser engine, a profound window-management +solution designed for multi-monitor setups, refined framework interfaces +for treating individual directories as virtual file systems, and much +improved graphics performance by leveraging vector instructions on the 64-bit +ARM and x86 architectures. + +Speaking of Sculpt OS, the framework extends the range of supported +hardware platforms to Intel Meteor Lake as used by the latest Framework +laptops, and adds F&S MX8MP armStone to the arsenal of ready-to-use +NXP i.MX-based boards. + +Under the hood, Genode's custom microkernel received much love. Besides +maturing the kernel's x86 virtualization abilities, IOMMU IRQ protection is +now fully supported, the kernel advanced in terms of diagnostic aid for +developers, and gained performance. + +Going up the stack, the steadily evolving Goa SDK unlocks the direct use +of 3rd-party software on Genode we could only dream about previously. +The best example is the fresh port of Qemu, which is a crucial tool +for the work of Genode's developers and has now become available in the +form of a Genode component. + +For the full description of these and more improvements, please refer to the +[https:/documentation/release-notes/25.02 - release documentation of version 25.02...] + + Road Map for 2025 | 2025-01-22 ##############################