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  1.               ************************
  2.               * Kolibri OS  0.7.7.0+ *
  3.               *    February 2010     *
  4.               ************************
  5.  
  6.    The latest release of the OS is available on the official site:
  7.             http://kolibrios.org
  8.  
  9.    If you have questions - look for support on our forum:
  10.             http://board.kolibrios.org (rus+eng)
  11.  
  12.              ***********************************
  13.              *  What is new in this release?   *
  14.              ***********************************
  15.  
  16.     The following changes, revisions, fixes in the kernel have been made:
  17.  
  18.   From Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond) - Russian Federation
  19.     1) Improvement of drives detection using BIOS service (V86)
  20.     2) Kernel bugfixes.
  21.  
  22.   From Sergey Semyonov (Serge) - Russian Federation
  23.     1) Driver for ATI videocards updated.
  24.     2) Linux-like kernel mutexes
  25.  
  26.   From Mihail Semenyako (mike.dld) - Republic of Belarus
  27.     1) Refactoring of window subsystem.
  28.  
  29.   From <Lrz>
  30.     1) Processing API functions in order to completely remove the shift-register-call
  31.     2) Refactoring, optimization, bugfixes of some places in the kernel.
  32.  
  33.   From A.Jerdev (art_zh) - United Kingdom
  34.     1) Memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) access from the userworld.
  35.     2) PCIe Extended configuration space access (auto-adjust for AMD-NPT since Athlon64).
  36.  
  37.   From turbanoff
  38.     1) Read from ext2fs/ext3fs.
  39.  
  40.   From Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79) - Russian Federation
  41.     1) Improvements in the processing of mouse clicks.
  42.  
  43.   From hidnplayr
  44.     1) Rewriting of the entire network subsystem.
  45.  
  46.   From Asper
  47.    1) Drivers for the sound cards VT823(X) and EMU10K1X.
  48.  
  49.   From tsdima
  50.     1) Driver for the sound card ForteMedia fm801.
  51.  
  52.   From Maxis
  53.     1) changes in free memory checks.
  54.  
  55.  
  56.  
  57.  
  58.  
  59.     The following changes, revisions, fixes in applications have been made:
  60.  
  61.    * New versions of applications and new applications:
  62.  
  63.     VIEW3DS  - macgub, version 0.054
  64.     FASM     - Pavel Rymovski (Heavyiron), updated to version 1.69.11
  65.                IgorA, use the library box_lib, russification,
  66.                Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79) fix bugs encountered
  67.                Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), fix of window wrapping
  68.     PCIDEV   - art_zh,  MMIO sample dumps added;  vendors database
  69.                 trimmed to reduce the distro size.
  70.     BOARD    - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), do not throw out existing
  71.                 messages at the program start
  72.     UNVWATER - Asper, demo ported from OctaOS
  73.                 (the author is Octavio Vega Fernandez).
  74.     HEED     - staper, version 0.14: use the library box_lib;
  75.                 Ctrl+C/X/V, Ctrl+B to select a block
  76.                Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79), using of OpenDialog component,
  77.                 little optimization of the code    
  78.     SHELL    - Albom, version 0.4.2
  79.     CPU      - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond) at the suggestion of
  80.                Kirill Lipatov (Leency), do not show system processes
  81.                 by default
  82.     HTMLV    - Kirill Lipatov (Leency), version 0.62a
  83.     EOLITE   - Kirill Lipatov (Leency), version 0.98.7a
  84.     RTFREAD  - Sorcerer, cosmetic fix
  85.                dunkaist, menu_bar and scroll_bar from box_lib, 'end' hotkey
  86.     E80      - Albom, version 0.5.1
  87.     KIV      - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), file name in the window
  88.                 title, configurable keyboard shortcuts for next/prev
  89.                 images in the current folder
  90.     SUDOKU   - staper, port of Sudoku game - that is a puzzle with digits, where you
  91.                 have to fill free cells with digits from 1 to 9 so that every row,
  92.                 every column and every small square 3x3 contain each digit just one time.
  93.                 There are 9 levels in the game.
  94.     REVERSI  - staper, port of strategy game Reversi (Othello)
  95.     MSQUARE  - staper, math puzzle "magic square": sum of the numbers in rows, columns
  96.                 (less often in diagonals) should be equal
  97.     FINDN-S  - Artemonische, a simple game in which you have to collect all the numbers
  98.                 in the order of 10 to 90
  99.     PANEL    - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), a little change in the panel clock
  100.                 and reanimation of backlight on the Alt+[Shift+]Tab press.
  101.     AC97SND  - Asper, support of playlists in m3u format.
  102.     @NOTIFY  - SoUrcerer, program for popup text messages
  103.     DOSBOX   - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), version 0.74
  104.     ASCIIVJU - Konstantin Dutkevich (Nazarus), program shows ASCII table
  105.     PIPETKA  - Rock_maniak_forever, program to get color of a pixel on the screen
  106.     SNAKE    - dunkaist, yet another implementation of classic game
  107.         DOWNLOADER      - Updated to work with new stack by hidnplayr, bugfixes by mario
  108.         FTPC     - Command-line FTP client from hidnplayr
  109.         FTPD     - New FTP daemon with ini-based config from hidnplayr
  110.         PING     - ICMP echo (ping) program from hidnplayr
  111.         IRCC     - New IRC client from hidnplayr
  112.         NETCFG   - Network configuration utility from hidnplayr
  113.         NETSTAT  - Network status program from hidnplayr
  114.         NSLOOKUP - Name service lookup utility from CleverMouse
  115.         SYNERGYC - Synergy software keyboard/mouse sharing client from hidnplayr
  116.         TELNET   - New telnet client from hidnplayr
  117.         TFTPC    - New TFTP client from hidnplayr
  118.         ZEROCONF - Updated to work on new stack, bugfixes by
  119.         LOADDRV  - New program, loads the driver of which the name was given as a parameter,
  120.                                 from hidnplayr
  121.        
  122.  
  123.  
  124.    * New versions of dynamic libraries and new dynamic libraries:
  125.     libini   - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), added function to read
  126.                 keyboard shortcuts
  127.     box_lib  - IgorA, update component tree_list, new component
  128.                 text_editor, documentation on the library
  129.                Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79) refinement of OpenDialog component, rewriting
  130.                 of some applications to use it, new component PathShow
  131.         console  - numpad support and some escape code support from hidnplayr
  132.                            bugfixes by Serge, SoUrcerer and Leency
  133.         http     - HTTP library from hidnplayr
  134.        
  135.        
  136.        
  137.         * New versions of drivers and new drivers:
  138.         sound.obj       - service to detect the soundcard and load correct driver
  139.                                    by hidnplayr
  140.         3c59x.obj       - 3Com network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
  141.         dec21x4x.obj- New DEC network driver (for VirtualPC), written by hidnplayr
  142.         i8254x.obj  - New intel eepro/1000 network driver written by hidnplayr
  143.         i8255x.obj  - intel eepro/100 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
  144.         mdt80x.obj  - Myson mtd80x network driver, written by hidnplayr
  145.         pcnet32.obj - AMD pcnet driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
  146.         r6040.obj   - New RDC R6040 network driver, written by hidnplayr and asper
  147.         rhine.obj   - New VIA Rhine network driver, written by hidnplayr and asper
  148.         rtl8029.obj - Realtek 8029 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
  149.         rtl8139.obj - Realtek 8139 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
  150.         rtl8169.obj - Realtek 8169 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
  151.         sis900.obj  - SIS 900 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
  152.  
  153.  
  154.  
  155. /-----------------------------------------------\
  156. * Dates of publication of the distribution kits *
  157. \-----------------------------------------------/
  158.  
  159. RE N1           30.08.2003
  160. RE N2           07.10.2003
  161. RE N3           26.11.2003
  162. RE N4           23.12.2003
  163. RE N5           15.02.2004
  164. RE N6           27.03.2004
  165. KOLIBRI N1      16.05.2004
  166. RE N7           11.06.2004
  167. KOLIBRI N2      28.08.2004
  168. RE N8           01.12.2004
  169. KOLIBRI N3      22.02.2005  
  170.         Beta 2: 20.03.2005
  171. KOLIBRI N4      07.06.2005
  172. KOLIBRI 0.5.0.0 04.10.2005
  173.         0.5.1.0 12.10.2005
  174.         0.5.2.0 02.12.2005
  175.         0.5.3.0 18.03.2006
  176.         0.5.8.0 09.07.2006
  177.         0.5.8.1 25.07.2006
  178.  
  179.         0.6.0.0 04.09.2006
  180.         0.6.3.0 31.10.2006
  181.         0.6.5.0 14.02.2007
  182.  
  183.         0.7.0.0 07.06.2007
  184.         0.7.1.0 23.09.2007
  185.         0.7.5.0 31.01.2009
  186.         0.7.7.0 13.12.2009
  187.  
  188. /----------------\
  189. * KolibriOS TEAM *
  190. \----------------/
  191.  
  192. This list contains all, who has actively helped to creation and development
  193. of KolibriOS, whoever possible.
  194.  (people are enumerated in the order by time of participation in the project,
  195.   from bottom to top - from past to future, through present)
  196.  
  197. * Trans                                \
  198. * VaStaNi                              |
  199. * Ivan Poddubny                        |
  200. * Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79)            |
  201. * Mihail Semenyako (mike.dld)          |  system programming
  202. * Sergey Kuzmin (Wildwest)             |
  203. * Andrey Halyavin (halyavin)           |  loaders,
  204. * Mihail Lisovin (Mihasik)             |  kernel improvements and so on
  205. * Andrey Ignatiev (andrew_programmer)  |
  206. * NoName                               |
  207. * Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond)          |
  208. * Iliya Mihailov (Ghost)               |
  209. * Sergey Semyonov (Serge)              |
  210. * Johnny_B                             |
  211. * kasTIgar                             |
  212. * SPraid                               |
  213. * Rus                                  |
  214. * Alver                                |
  215. * Maxis                                |
  216. * Galkov                               |
  217. * CleverMouse                          |
  218. * tsdima                               |
  219. * turbanoff                            |
  220. * Asper                                |
  221. * art_zh                               /
  222.  
  223. * Mihail Lisovin (Mihasik)             \
  224. * Andrey Ivushkin (Willow)             |
  225. * Mihail Semenyako (mike.dld)          |
  226. * Pavlushin Evgeny (Exis)              |
  227. * Ivan Poddubny                        |  application programming
  228. * Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79)            |
  229. * Sergey Kuzmin (Wildwest)             |
  230. * Andrey Halyavin (halyavin)           |  creation of new,
  231. * Hex                                  |  port of existing
  232. * Andrey Ignatiev (andrew_programmer)  |  or revisions of old
  233. * ealex                                |  applications for Kolibri
  234. * Olaf                                 |
  235. * Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond)          |
  236. * Navanax                              |
  237. * Johnny_B                             |
  238. * Pavel Rymovski (Heavyiron)           |
  239. * Vitaly Bendik (mistifi(ator)         |
  240. * Iliya Mihailov (Ghost)               |
  241. * Maxim Evtihov (Maxxxx32)             |
  242. * Vladimir Zaitsev (Rabid Rabbit)      |
  243. * vectoroc                             |
  244. * Alexey Teplov (<Lrz>)                |
  245. * Sergey Semyonov (Serge)              |
  246. * YELLOW                               |
  247. * iadn                                 |
  248. * Maciej Guba (macgub)                 |
  249. * Mario Birkner (cYfleXX)              |
  250. * hidden player (hidnplayr)            |
  251. * trolly                               |
  252. * nilgui                               |
  253. * kaitz                                |
  254. * DedOk                                |
  255. * SPraid                               |
  256. * Rus                                  |
  257. * Alver                                |
  258. * Dron2004                             |
  259. * Gluk                                 |
  260. * Aleksandr Bogomaz (Albom)            |
  261. * Kirill Lipatov (Leency)              |
  262. * Vasiliy Kosenko (vkos)               |
  263. * IgorA                                |
  264. * staper                               |
  265. * chaykin                              |
  266. * Alexander Meshcheryakov              |
  267.     (Self-Perfection)                  |
  268. * CleverMouse                          |
  269. * tsdima                               |
  270. * art_zh                               |
  271. * Asper                                |
  272. * Pterox                               |
  273. * Artemonische                         |
  274. * dunkaist                             /
  275.  
  276. * Hex                                  \
  277. * Diamond                              /  documentation
  278.  
  279. * CodeWorld                            \  forum http://meos.sysbin.com
  280. * mike.dld                             /  site http://kolibrios.org; svn-server
  281.  
  282. * Alexey Teplov (<Lrz>)                \          (KolibriOS logo)
  283. * goglus                               |  design  (KolibriOS background)
  284. * Kirill Lipatov (Leency)              /          (KolibriOS icons)
  285.  
  286. * Pavel Rymovski (Heavyiron)           \
  287. * Vitaly Bendik (mistifi(ator)         |
  288. * vectoroc                             |
  289. * Veliant                              |  testing,
  290. * AqwAS                                |  countenance
  291. * Mike                                 |
  292. * camper                               |
  293. * Dmitry the Sorcerer                  |
  294. * Ataualpa                             |
  295. * Maxis                                |
  296. * Galkov                               |
  297. * ChE                                  /
  298.  
  299. and others...
  300.  
  301.                                                 KolibriOS team
  302.