Public Release of MorphOS 3.16 and SDK 3.16/March 2022

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MorphOS


The MorphOS development team is proud to announce the immediate availability of MorphOS 3.16. This release includes numerous important performance, stability and security improvements. A new version of Wayfarer comes included with the OS and replaces the now obsolete Odyssey Web Browser. We've also included the Iris email client, Magic Beacon notifications system and a Command-Tab application switcher. The Synergy Client and Server applications are now compatible with the free Barrier alternative. OpenSSL3 is now available as a shared library.


For a more extensive overview of the changes included in MorphOS 3.16, please read our release notes.


We strongly urge new users to carefully read our installation and troubleshooting guides before they attempt to install MorphOS for the first time. Existing users can upgrade via the familiar procedure but are encouraged to read the guides as well. MorphOS 3.16 is available for download in our files section.




MorphOS Software Development Kit 3.16 (March 2022)


The MorphOS Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of the MorphOS 3.16 SDK, March 2022 release. This update includes GCC 11 and numerous enhancement to already available compilers, GG components and debugging tools. We've included link libraries enabling the use of a new, shared openssl3.library. Additionally, GCC4 and GCC7 have been dropped and are no longer supported.


Our new SDK requires MorphOS 3.16 and about 2 GB of free disk space and can be found in our files section. As usual, a separate source package is available for download as well.



What's New in MorphOS 3.16


The What's New in MorphOS 3.16 article has also been released at the MorphOS Library. It presents new features in a visual way.

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A vulnerability has been identified and fixed in the OpenSSL 3.0.1 included in MorphOS 3.16. The vulnerability (CVE-2022-0778) allows malicious attackers to create TLS certificates that when connected to result in the client application hanging indefinitely.

A fixed openssl3.library (based on OpenSSL 3.0.2) will be released as the part of the future MorphOS 3.17 release. Meanwhile you can install the following replacement openssl3.library that fixes the problem for MorphOS 3.16:
https://morphos-team.net/files/openssl3.library

To install it, copy the file to MOSSYS:Libs and reboot.

[jPV]

The MorphOS development team is proud to announce the immediate availability of MorphOS 3.17. This release includes numerous important performance, stability and security improvements. X5000 hardware support was improved to handle two Radeon cards and the HDD activity LED. Several text layout and rendering issues have been fixed in MUI.


For a more extensive overview of the changes included in MorphOS 3.17, please read our release notes.


We strongly urge new users to carefully read our installation and troubleshooting guides before they attempt to install MorphOS for the first time. Existing users can upgrade via the familiar procedure but are encouraged to read the guides as well. MorphOS 3.17 is available for download in our files section.

[tolkien]

Upgrading my main MorphOS machines. Thanks!