Happy Easter: MorphOS 1.4.4 released!

[magnetic]

Celebrating the 6th anniversary of MorphOS, version 1.4.4 is now available. This is hopefully the last bugfix update before the next full release, and solves many bugs and problems with the previous releases.

Please note that the update is currently only available to users who have registered themselves. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the MorphOS support site is currently down. Users who have not yet registered will have to wait for a few days while a new registration system is prepared. A new announcement will be made when it is ready. The support mailinglist will also be restored shortly, please have some patience.

 Fixes in the 1.4.4 release include support for large harddrives, ability to read DVDs in their entirety, important bug fixes to SFS, audio, 68k emulation, network card drivers and many other things. See releasenotes for more information.

MorphOS ISO 1.4.4 most important changes
========================================

ide.device
- Support for high capacity hard drives (over 128/137 GB).

CDrive - CDFileSystem
- Support for high capacity media (over 4GB).

SmartFileSystem
- Possibility to delete file from a full partition.
- Relative/crossdevice soft links work again.

pegasos.audio
- Support for S/P-DIF optical output.
- Support recording, full-duplex.
- Fixed problem with simultaneous audio applications.
- Audio prefs support latest AHI features (volume scaling, device.audio, ...)

Trance - 68k JIT emulation
- Fixed various issues with Aladdin 4D, QuakeWorld client, xfd decrunchers and more.

via_rhinepci.device and rtl_8139pci.device
- Speed optimized.
- Fixed lockup problem.
- Support for a lot more RTL8139 compatible cards.

RexxMast
- Fixed problems when using the "ts" tool.

Radeon monitor driver
- Fixed overlay to use right gamma value on all supported boards. Colours look correct now.
- Speed optimized.

ixemul.library and ixnet.library
- Fixed root path issues.
- Global variables are usable.
- Speed optimized.

Multiview
- Support for sound streaming.

Apdf
- Support for recent PDF documents.

General:
- A lot of other bugfixes and improvements everywhere.

[Elwood]

Could someone post the releasenotes here?
Thanks.

[Robert17]

Wow that's excellent, I thought MorphOS had been killed off, glad to see it's back on track now :-)

[Acill]

asked to remove, sorry.

[billchase]

Funny, people have said the same thing about OS4.  They both seem pretty alive to me.

C Snyder

[Argo]

From a post on ANN:

MorphOS ISO 1.4.4 most important changes
========================================

ide.device
- Support for high capacity hard drives (over 128/137 GB).

CDrive - CDFileSystem
- Support for high capacity media (over 4GB).

SmartFileSystem
- Possibility to delete file from a full partition.
- Relative/crossdevice soft links work again.

pegasos.audio
- Support for S/P-DIF optical output.
- Support recording, full-duplex.
- Fixed problem with simultaneous audio applications.
- Audio prefs support latest AHI features (volume scaling, device.audio, ...)

Trance - 68k JIT emulation
- Fixed various issues with Aladdin 4D, QuakeWorld client, xfd decrunchers and more.

via_rhinepci.device and rtl_8139pci.device
- Speed optimized.
- Fixed lockup problem.
- Support for a lot more RTL8139 compatible cards.

RexxMast
- Fixed problems when using the "ts" tool.

Radeon monitor driver
- Fixed overlay to use right gamma value on all supported boards. Colours look correct now.
- Speed optimized.

ixemul.library and ixnet.library
- Fixed root path issues.
- Global variables are usable.
- Speed optimized.

Multiview
- Support for sound streaming.

Apdf
- Support for recent PDF documents.

General:
- A lot of other bugfixes and improvements everywhere.


You can read the rest of it here.

[Cymric]

Tagging on to Robert17:

Yeah, most definitely. Without desiring to see another flamewar erupt: does anyone know what happened behind the scenes?

[TheMagicM]

What happened behind the scenes doesnt matter nor does it need to be posted here.  1.4.4 is out and thats all that matters.  Anything remotely sounding like flame bait gets deleted.

[ottomobiehl]

Though I've never gotten to use Morph OS I've always have had a hankerin to get my hands on it and try it out.  I have heard it can play classic Amiga apps pretty well.  Is this true?