diff --git a/doc/news.txt b/doc/news.txt index 1ef040aa85..46f5b2cd18 100644 --- a/doc/news.txt +++ b/doc/news.txt @@ -4,6 +4,36 @@ =========== +Sculpt OS release 22.10 | 2022-10-13 +#################################### + +| Sculpt OS 22.10 is a maintenance release of our Genode-based +| general-purpose OS. It imposes a new rigid regime to the management of +| low-level devices, improves USB hotplug support, and comes with numerous +| performance optimizations. + +The just released version 22.10 of the Sculpt operating system bears the fruit +of our year-long effort to apply the rigidity of Genode's architecture to the +management of PCI configuration and device interrupts. This sweeping change +left no single device driver unturned. If we did our job right, you should not +notice any visible difference from the previous Sculpt version. + +However, you should definitely _feel_ a difference when using the new version. +We put several performance optimizations in place - from accelerated system +startup, over increased network thoughput, to improved user-interface +responsiveness. Moreover, we put much emphasis on stressing Sculpt's USB +hotplug support, which includes the dynamic assignment and revocation of +USB devices to and from virtual machines. + +With respect to available software, Sculpt users can enjoy an updated +Chromium engine - via the Falkon or Morph web browsers - and an updated +audio driver based on OpenBSD 7.1. + +Sculpt OS 22.10 is available as ready-to-use system image at the +[https://genode.org/download/sculpt - Sculpt download page] along with +updated [https://genode.org/documentation/articles/sculpt-22-10 - documentation]. + + Genode OS Framework release 22.08 | 2022-08-31 ##############################################