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 Genode OS Framework release 13.02 | 2013-02-28
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-! The version 13.02 takes a major leap with supporting the NOVA hypervisor by
-! fully embracing IOMMUs and NOVA's virtualization capabilities. Additionally,
+| The version 13.02 takes a major leap with supporting the NOVA hypervisor by
+| fully embracing IOMMUs and NOVA's virtualization capabilities. Additionally,
 | the framework enables the use of ARM Cortex A15, comes with a new audio
 | interface, and introduces file-system notifications.