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              * Kolibri OS  0.7.7.0+ *

              *    February 2010     *

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   The latest release of the OS is available on the official site:

            http://kolibrios.org

   If you have questions - look for support on our forum:

            http://board.kolibrios.org (rus+eng)

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             *  What is new in this release?   *

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    The following changes, revisions, fixes in the kernel have been made:

  From Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond) - Russian Federation

    1) Improvement of drives detection using BIOS service (V86)

    2) Kernel bugfixes.

  From Sergey Semyonov (Serge) - Russian Federation

    1) Driver for ATI videocards updated.

    2) Linux-like kernel mutexes

  From Mihail Semenyako (mike.dld) - Republic of Belarus

    1) Refactoring of window subsystem.

  From 

    1) Processing API functions in order to completely remove the shift-register-call

    2) Refactoring, optimization, bugfixes of some places in the kernel.

  From A.Jerdev (art_zh) - United Kingdom

    1) Memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) access from the userworld.

    2) PCIe Extended configuration space access (auto-adjust for AMD-NPT since Athlon64).

  From turbanoff

    1) Read from ext2fs/ext3fs.

  From Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79) - Russian Federation

    1) Improvements in the processing of mouse clicks.

  From hidnplayr

    1) Rewriting of the entire network subsystem.

  From Asper

   1) Drivers for the sound cards VT823(X) and EMU10K1X.

  From tsdima

    1) Driver for the sound card ForteMedia fm801.

  From Maxis

    1) changes in free memory checks.

    The following changes, revisions, fixes in applications have been made:

   * New versions of applications and new applications:

    VIEW3DS  - macgub, version 0.054

    FASM     - Pavel Rymovski (Heavyiron), updated to version 1.69.11

               IgorA, use the library box_lib, russification,

               Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79) fix bugs encountered

               Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), fix of window wrapping

    PCIDEV   - art_zh,  MMIO sample dumps added;  vendors database

                trimmed to reduce the distro size.

    BOARD    - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), do not throw out existing

                messages at the program start

    UNVWATER - Asper, demo ported from OctaOS

                (the author is Octavio Vega Fernandez).

    HEED     - staper, version 0.14: use the library box_lib;

                Ctrl+C/X/V, Ctrl+B to select a block

               Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79), using of OpenDialog component,

                little optimization of the code

    SHELL    - Albom, version 0.4.2

    CPU      - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond) at the suggestion of

               Kirill Lipatov (Leency), do not show system processes

                by default

    HTMLV    - Kirill Lipatov (Leency), version 0.62a

    EOLITE   - Kirill Lipatov (Leency), version 0.98.7a

    RTFREAD  - Sorcerer, cosmetic fix

               dunkaist, menu_bar and scroll_bar from box_lib, 'end' hotkey

    E80      - Albom, version 0.5.1

    KIV      - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), file name in the window

                title, configurable keyboard shortcuts for next/prev

                images in the current folder

    SUDOKU   - staper, port of Sudoku game - that is a puzzle with digits, where you

                have to fill free cells with digits from 1 to 9 so that every row,

                every column and every small square 3x3 contain each digit just one time.

                There are 9 levels in the game.

    REVERSI  - staper, port of strategy game Reversi (Othello)

    MSQUARE  - staper, math puzzle "magic square": sum of the numbers in rows, columns

                (less often in diagonals) should be equal

    FINDN-S  - Artemonische, a simple game in which you have to collect all the numbers

                in the order of 10 to 90

    PANEL    - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), a little change in the panel clock

                and reanimation of backlight on the Alt+[Shift+]Tab press.

    AC97SND  - Asper, support of playlists in m3u format.

    @NOTIFY  - SoUrcerer, program for popup text messages

    DOSBOX   - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), version 0.74

    ASCIIVJU - Konstantin Dutkevich (Nazarus), program shows ASCII table

    PIPETKA  - Rock_maniak_forever, program to get color of a pixel on the screen

    SNAKE    - dunkaist, yet another implementation of classic game

	DOWNLOADER	- Updated to work with new stack by hidnplayr, bugfixes by mario

	FTPC	 - Command-line FTP client from hidnplayr

	FTPD	 - New FTP daemon with ini-based config from hidnplayr

	PING	 - ICMP echo (ping) program from hidnplayr

	IRCC     - New IRC client from hidnplayr

	NETCFG   - Network configuration utility from hidnplayr

	NETSTAT  - Network status program from hidnplayr

	NSLOOKUP - Name service lookup utility from CleverMouse

	SYNERGYC - Synergy software keyboard/mouse sharing client from hidnplayr

	TELNET	 - New telnet client from hidnplayr

	TFTPC	 - New TFTP client from hidnplayr

	ZEROCONF - Updated to work on new stack, bugfixes by

	LOADDRV  - New program, loads the driver of which the name was given as a parameter,

				from hidnplayr

   * New versions of dynamic libraries and new dynamic libraries:

    libini   - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), added function to read

                keyboard shortcuts

    box_lib  - IgorA, update component tree_list, new component

                text_editor, documentation on the library

               Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79) refinement of OpenDialog component, rewriting

                of some applications to use it, new component PathShow

	console	 - numpad support and some escape code support from hidnplayr

			   bugfixes by Serge, SoUrcerer and Leency

	http	 - HTTP library from hidnplayr

	* New versions of drivers and new drivers:

	sound.obj	- service to detect the soundcard and load correct driver

				   by hidnplayr

	3c59x.obj	- 3Com network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr

	dec21x4x.obj- New DEC network driver (for VirtualPC), written by hidnplayr

	i8254x.obj  - New intel eepro/1000 network driver written by hidnplayr

	i8255x.obj  - intel eepro/100 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr

	mdt80x.obj  - Myson mtd80x network driver, written by hidnplayr

	pcnet32.obj - AMD pcnet driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr

	r6040.obj   - New RDC R6040 network driver, written by hidnplayr and asper

	rhine.obj   - New VIA Rhine network driver, written by hidnplayr and asper

	rtl8029.obj - Realtek 8029 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr

	rtl8139.obj - Realtek 8139 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr

	rtl8169.obj - Realtek 8169 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr

	sis900.obj  - SIS 900 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr

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* Dates of publication of the distribution kits *

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RE N1           30.08.2003

RE N2           07.10.2003

RE N3           26.11.2003

RE N4           23.12.2003

RE N5           15.02.2004

RE N6           27.03.2004

KOLIBRI N1      16.05.2004

RE N7           11.06.2004

KOLIBRI N2      28.08.2004

RE N8           01.12.2004

KOLIBRI N3      22.02.2005

        Beta 2: 20.03.2005

KOLIBRI N4      07.06.2005

KOLIBRI 0.5.0.0 04.10.2005

        0.5.1.0 12.10.2005

        0.5.2.0 02.12.2005

        0.5.3.0 18.03.2006

        0.5.8.0 09.07.2006

        0.5.8.1 25.07.2006

        0.6.0.0 04.09.2006

        0.6.3.0 31.10.2006

        0.6.5.0 14.02.2007

        0.7.0.0 07.06.2007

        0.7.1.0 23.09.2007

        0.7.5.0 31.01.2009

        0.7.7.0 13.12.2009

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* KolibriOS TEAM *

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This list contains all, who has actively helped to creation and development

of KolibriOS, whoever possible.

 (people are enumerated in the order by time of participation in the project,

  from bottom to top - from past to future, through present)

* Trans                                \

* VaStaNi                              |

* Ivan Poddubny                        |

* Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79)            |

* Mihail Semenyako (mike.dld)          |  system programming

* Sergey Kuzmin (Wildwest)             |

* Andrey Halyavin (halyavin)           |  loaders,

* Mihail Lisovin (Mihasik)             |  kernel improvements and so on

* Andrey Ignatiev (andrew_programmer)  |

* NoName                               |

* Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond)          |

* Iliya Mihailov (Ghost)               |

* Sergey Semyonov (Serge)              |

* Johnny_B                             |

* kasTIgar                             |

* SPraid                               |

* Rus                                  |

* Alver                                |

* Maxis                                |

* Galkov                               |

* CleverMouse                          |

* tsdima                               |

* turbanoff                            |

* Asper                                |

* art_zh                               /

* Mihail Lisovin (Mihasik)             \

* Andrey Ivushkin (Willow)             |

* Mihail Semenyako (mike.dld)          |

* Pavlushin Evgeny (Exis)              |

* Ivan Poddubny                        |  application programming

* Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79)            |

* Sergey Kuzmin (Wildwest)             |

* Andrey Halyavin (halyavin)           |  creation of new,

* Hex                                  |  port of existing

* Andrey Ignatiev (andrew_programmer)  |  or revisions of old

* ealex                                |  applications for Kolibri

* Olaf                                 |

* Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond)          |

* Navanax                              |

* Johnny_B                             |

* Pavel Rymovski (Heavyiron)           |

* Vitaly Bendik (mistifi(ator)         |

* Iliya Mihailov (Ghost)               |

* Maxim Evtihov (Maxxxx32)             |

* Vladimir Zaitsev (Rabid Rabbit)      |

* vectoroc                             |

* Alexey Teplov ()                |

* Sergey Semyonov (Serge)              |

* YELLOW                               |

* iadn                                 |

* Maciej Guba (macgub)                 |

* Mario Birkner (cYfleXX)              |

* hidden player (hidnplayr)            |

* trolly                               |

* nilgui                               |

* kaitz                                |

* DedOk                                |

* SPraid                               |

* Rus                                  |

* Alver                                |

* Dron2004                             |

* Gluk                                 |

* Aleksandr Bogomaz (Albom)            |

* Kirill Lipatov (Leency)              |

* Vasiliy Kosenko (vkos)               |

* IgorA                                |

* staper                               |

* chaykin                              |

* Alexander Meshcheryakov              |

    (Self-Perfection)                  |

* CleverMouse                          |

* tsdima                               |

* art_zh                               |

* Asper                                |

* Pterox                               |

* Artemonische                         |

* dunkaist                             /

* Hex                                  \

* Diamond                              /  documentation

* CodeWorld                            \  forum http://meos.sysbin.com

* mike.dld                             /  site http://kolibrios.org; svn-server

* Alexey Teplov ()                \          (KolibriOS logo)

* goglus                               |  design  (KolibriOS background)

* Kirill Lipatov (Leency)              /          (KolibriOS icons)

* Pavel Rymovski (Heavyiron)           \

* Vitaly Bendik (mistifi(ator)         |

* vectoroc                             |

* Veliant                              |  testing,

* AqwAS                                |  countenance

* Mike                                 |

* camper                               |

* Dmitry the Sorcerer                  |

* Ataualpa                             |

* Maxis                                |

* Galkov                               |

* ChE                                  /

and others...

						KolibriOS team