Genode OS Framework release 17.05

The current release improves the framework in various aspects ranging from a new approach for package management over the adoption of the GNU compiler collection version 6.3 and Qt 5.8 to the feature completeness of VirtualBox 5.1.22 on the NOVA microhypervisor. With Genode 17.05 we completed our framework API modernization, which brings users close to a stable API with rare changes in the future. A notable gem is the initial support for the Nim programming language.

Note, this release is accompanied by an updated revision of the "Genode Foundations" book, which describes the current architecture and API in detail.

All information about Genode 17.05 can be found in the extensive release documentation at https://goo.gl/H5hHKB