Genode OS Framework

With Genode 22.02, 3D acceleration becomes available to guest operating systems running in VirtualBox 6, Sculpt OS evolves into a versatile framework for building special-purpose operating systems, and Genode starts to interact with the modem of the Pinephone.

Our plans for 2022 envision the use of Genode for advanced mobile use cases such as video chat.

Genode 21.11 puts the spotlight on device drivers. Interactive Genode scenarios come to the Pinephone, hardware-accelerated graphics becomes available on Intel Gen9+ and Vivante GPUs, and Xilnx Zynq receives new love.

Sculpt OS version 21.10 introduces GPU-accelerated graphics on Intel, media playback in the web browser, VirtualBox 6, and USB webcam support.

The highlights of Genode 21.08 are revamped GPU support as well as new drivers for the Pinephone and MNT-Reform laptop based on a new streamlined approach for porting Linux kernel code. Further topics range from VirtualBox improvements, over media playback in the native web browser, to LTE connectivity in Sculpt OS.

Version 21.05 introduces webcam support, features an encrypted file vault for Sculpt OS, and adds new drivers for the i.MX8 SoC and Pine-A64. Furthermore, it is accompanied with a new tool chain based on GCC 10 and new guidance documentation for driver development.

We have released an updated Sculpt 21.03 image featuring several hardware-compatibility tweaks and performance improvements.

Version 21.03 of the Sculpt operating system makes the system resilient against classes of driver failures, adds configurable real-time priorities, and introduces interfaces for screen capturing and user-event injection.

The highlights of version 21.02 are the addition of VirtualBox 6, mobile-data connectivity via LTE, pluggable network drivers, initial support for the Pine-A64-LTS board, and revived work on RISC-V.

In 2021, we plan to bring Genode to the Pinephone, advance the framework's GPU support, and focus on development workflows.