Genode OS Framework version 9.11 released

With release 9.11 Genode gets Webkit, USB storage, TCP/IP stack, support for ARM, OKLinux and more.g

November 24th, 2009

The current release is a major leap towards the goal of Genode to become a general-purpose OS platform. The addition of OKLinux – a paravirtualized Linux kernel – to the distribution makes it possible to run security-sensitive native Genode applications side by side with unmodified Linux binaries. This particular version of Linux has no direct hardware access but rather uses native Genode services as virtual hardware devices. With respect to available device classes, we extended Genode’s support to cover USB storage and networking drivers. Moreover, the porting of the Light-weight IP stack and Q4/Webkit now enables developers to create web applications on top of Genode. Beside the new functionality, Genode’s platform scope was broadened by initial support of the ARM architecture. Read on about these and all additional changes in more detail in the release notes for Genode 9.11 genode.org/documentation/release-notes/9.11

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