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Genode OS Framework release 24.11 | 2024-11-22
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| With mirrored and panoramic multi-monitor setups, pointer grabbing,
| atomic blitting and panning, and panel-self-refresh support, Genode's GUI
| stack gets ready for the next decade. Hardware-wise, version 24.11 brings
| a massive driver update for the i.MX SoC family. As a special highlight, the
| release is accompanied by the first edition of the free book "Genode
| Applications" as a gateway for application developers into Genode.
Closing up the Year of Sculpt OS usability as the theme of our road map
for 2024, we are excited to unveil the results of two intense lines of
usability-concerned work with the release of Genode 24.11.
For the usability of the Genode-based Sculpt OS as day-to-day operating
system, the support of multi-monitor setups has been an unmet desire
for a long time. Genode 24.11 does not only deliver a solution as a
singular feature but improves the entire GUI stack in a holistic way,
addressing panel self-refresh, mechanisms needed to overcome tearing
artifacts, rigid resource partitioning between GUI applications, up to
pointer-grabbing support.
The second line of work addresses the usability of application development for
Genode and Sculpt OS in particular. Over the course of the year, our Goa SDK
has seen a succession of improvements that make the development, porting,
debugging, and publishing of software a breeze. Still, given Genode's
novelties, the learning curve to get started has remained challenging. Our new
book "Genode Applications" is intended as a gateway into the world of Genode
for those of us who enjoy dwelling in architectural beauty but foremost want
to get things done. It features introductory material, explains fundamental
concepts and components, and invites the reader on to a ride through a series
of beginner-friendly as well as advanced tutorials. The book can be downloaded
for free at [https://genode.org].
Regarding hardware support, our work during the release cycle was hugely
motivated by the prospect of bringing Genode to the MNT Pocket Reform laptop,
which is based on the NXP i.MX8MP SoC. Along this way, we upgraded all
Linux-based i.MX drivers to kernel version 6.6 while consolidating a variety
of vendor kernels, equipped our platform driver with watchdog support, and
added board support for this platform to Sculpt OS.
You can find these among more topics covered in the detailed
[https:/documentation/release-notes/24.11 - release documentation of version 24.11...]
Sculpt OS release 24.10 | 2024-10-30 Sculpt OS release 24.10 | 2024-10-30
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