Version 7.1315 - released 2008-04-01

New features

• Exchange support in Evolution
• Device Manager (hal-device-manager)
• New Reset Center options: Firefox settings, network configuration
• Thunar/desktop: options to show or hide system shortcuts

Improvements

• Adobe Reader upgrade from 7.0 to 8.1
• Skype upgrade from 2.0.0.27 to 2.0.0.43
• Mozilla Firefox upgrade from 2.0.0.11 to 2.0.0.12
• Media Player (gnome-mplayer & gecko-mediaplayer) upgrade from 0.5 to 0.6
• CD-DVD Creator upgrade to 03/2008 version
• Graphic server upgrade to X.org 1.3 & drivers update
• Openchrome laptop video driver update
• Edid screen detection update
• Minor packages updates & security fixes

Bugs fixed

• USB sound cards detection fix
• Fixed Desktop settings panel crash when the configuration file is corrupted
• Network Configuration file format fixes
• Fixed Static IP network configuration, the settings could be lost
• Scrollable WiFI networks list in the network configuration dialog
• Fixed a DNS detection bug in the network assistant
• Fixed Banshee conversion to WAV and CD burning feature
• Fixed drives detection in CD-DVD Creator
• Fixed preferences saving in Kiosk edition: fonts, networking
• Improved the Start menu update after an OS upgrade
• Removed Cachefs settings and Public folder pages in Opensource and Kiosk editions
• Do not try to hibernate if there is no swap space available
• Accept HTTP/1.0 answers for the remote storage, fixes proxying issues

Version 7.1176 - released 2008-02-03

New features

• Added the capability to share files on a local network with the Neighborhood (Samba)
• Added the Amazon MP3 Store to the Music Library
• Added music sharing to the Music Library - DAAP does not work with iTunes 7
• Added a Desktop Clock widget, under Desktop Settings > Show Desktop Clock
• Added the WriterTools extension for OpenOffice.org: new Internet menu enabling online dictionary lookup, translation and map.
• New reset center, a more flexible alternative to the Reset to Defaults command
• In developer edition, new packages: wireshark, eix, zsh, and new ebuilds: GoogleEarth, VLC.
• Experimental iPhone support (requires jailbreaking)

Improvements

• Improved feedback during the upgrade process; added a tray icon and notifications; this will be visible during next upgrade
• OpenOffice.org was updated to version 2.3.1
• Java support was added in OpenOffice.org (Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org > Java), which makes numerous assistants available
• Update the Music Library to version 0.13.2, with iPod-sharp 0.8.0
• Support for iPod and iTunes version 7.6
• Improve the stability of the LastFM Music Library plugin
• Update Firefox's Content Filter to version 5.3
• Improved power management, hibernate automatically after a period of inactivity
• Support subtitles in Media Player
• Added an option to mask Neighborhood and Public icons on the desktop
• Updated the printer drivers - more than 2750 models are now supported
• Updated the CD-DVD Creator to version 0.3.0svn-26009
• Faster "About Zonbu" dialog
• Improved boot time by about 10 seconds when not using a wired connection
• Improved automatic network configuration (DHCP) reliablility
• Improved reconnection to known WiFi access points; this fixes some reconnection problems with hidden SSIDs
• Using pc105 keyboard geometry for better support of international keyboards

Bugs fixed

• Using MD5 for passwords instead of DES fixes issues with special characters in passwords
• Under some circumstances, the network dialog would hang when using WiFi
• Prevent the Network control panel from hiding the Storage control panel
• Fix a bug that caused the Add Printer wizard to pop up at each reboot
• Increase SSID and WEP/WPA password maximum lengths
• Avoid clock drifting problems
• Fix issues with the automatic upload throttling for the remote storage when changing network configuration
• Added back the Properties dialog in the File Browser for items on removable media.
• Miscellaneous fixes in the Zonbu theme and icons
• Fixed fullscreen playback of videos with the X11 driver
• Open DVD menu didn't work in the Media Player
• Avoid to shut down the computer while starting hibernation, which would cause it to shut down when waking up
• Prevent the Recording Level Monitor from starting while the sound recorder is running, because the two applications conflict
• The remote storage used to ignore empty files
• Fix cachefs errors when given a wrong password
• Prepare For Offline Use feature was flawed
• Fix a bug of the Refresh button in the Storage panel
• Make it possible to change the Zonbu password while running the Kiosk Edition

Version 7.1066 - released 2007-12-16

New features

• Vector Drawing software: Inkscape
• The Zonbu Desktop Mini can now be put to sleep

Improvements

• Firefox upgraded to version 2.0.0.11
• Flash plugin upgraded, this fixes numerous bugs or crashes while using Firefox
• Gnome-mplayer upgraded to 0.5.2: better video playback within Firefox
• Update from Gaim 2.0 beta to Pidgin version 2.3.1
• Skype upgraded to version 2.0.0.27
• Image Workshop: Gimp upgraded to version 2.4.2
• Improved login screen
• Improved network configuration Control Panel
• Battery plugin (for the Zonbu Notebook) was simplified, and battery state notifications were improved
• New printer drivers with Gutenprint upgraded to version 5.1.3
• Photo Organizer: F-Spot upgraded to version 0.4.1
• gphoto2 upgraded to version 2.4.0
• Redesign of the Desktop background Control Panel
• Timezone data update
• Improved icon themes consistency
• Remove automatic Firefox pre-loading (it can be re-enable via the Startup Control Panel)

Bugs fixed

• Enforce the presence of one and only one tasklist in the panel
• Fixed file permissions when accessing HFS-formatted mass storage devices, e.g. Mac external hard-drives
• Fixed the shaky sound output when plugging a capture-only USB sound device
• Fix concurrency issues for halt, restart, hibernation and sleep processes; this prevents unexpected actions when waking up from sleep or hibernation
• Increase the frequency of battery level checks for more accuracy in the notifications and the actions
• Automatically bring down unplugged network interfaces
• Fixed Proxy Configuration integration in Network Assistant, the wrong tab was opened
• Fixed password saving issue when opening the configuration dialog in Firefox's Content Filter
• Fixed installation of OpenGL/libGL on VMWare that caused problems when running OpenGL applications (including Terminal)

Version 7.1049 - released 2007-12-04

New features

• Experimental webcam and video-chat support in Skype
• Video Converter that can encode any video in an iTunes/iPod/iPhone compatible format
• Public folder that makes remotely stored files accesssible, with the option to restrict access with a password on a per-folder basis.

Improvements

• Upgrade Skype to version 2.0
• Upgrade Firefox to 2.0.0.10
• Improve caching for faster startup of YouTube videos
• Add print preview in Evolution
• Re-enable side-panel shortcuts in Thunar
• Add a notification when a removable device can be safely removed
• Upgrade Banshee to 0.13.2
• Minor improvements of iPod support in Banshee
• Add Last.FM plugin to Banshee
• Update video driver on the Notebook
• Add the "click on tap" for the Notebook's trackpad
• Simplify the Storage Control Panel
• Improve the Change Password dialog
• Update Weather taskbar widget
• Improve Battery taskbar widget
• Enable ACPI with a new events handling system
• New network status notification system
• Improved network reconnection after unplugging/replugging an Ethernet cable
• Use Windows line endings by default in Notepad for compatibility with Windows Notepad

Bugs fixed

• Fix a kernel/remote storage bug that would cause the Zonbu to thrash around for several seconds when reaching the limits of available RAM and swap space
• Zonbu Start key (Windows/Apple key) did not always open start menu
• Shut Down option of the Start Menu had no effect sometimes
• Fix a bug that would prevent the X server from starting when disconnected from the Internet
• Fix connection to WEP and unencrypted networks
• Miscellaneous fixes in Wifi configuration interface
• Correct network services startup during boot, which allows to start services such as sshd
• Miscellaneous fixes in the Battery taskbar plugin
• The Printers Control Panel did not always appear when plugging a USB printer
• Fix a segfault in Thunar
• Video playback from Banshee failed if the name of the file included spaces
• It was impossible to retry a missing radio station in Banshee
• Fix information message about autostarting the Remote Desktop
• Free Space was reported in empty folders, while it should only be reported by the Storage Control Panel
• Misceallaneous bugfixes of the Kiosk Edition

Known bugs

• Power Settings Control Panel is experimental
• Webcam support is experimental

Version 7.1008 - released 2007-11-14

New features

• Gnome-mplayer supports audio CD

Improvements

• Add slideshow screensaver
• Add search button in File Explorer
• Temp folder of Azureus and aMule are back inside /Documents and they are not uploaded to online storage
• Add shortcut keys for the reset scripts
• Revise the UI of international keyboard selector

Bugs fixed

• Fix a regression appeared in 6.999 for streaming video
• Fix the segfault in rdesktop
• Fix the problem of US daylight timezone

Version 6.999 - released 2007-11-08

New features

• Control Panel to change Zonbu password
• Add sshfs

Improvements

• Upgrade Firefox to 2.0.0.9
• Firefox offers a reasonnable choice of applications to open downloaded files
• Upgrade FreeCiv to 2.1.0
• Improve Evolution performance
• Add print preview in Evolution
• Nicer screensaver lock screen
• Shorter boot time, especially when using wifi
• Improve network handling, both wired and wifi
• Improve network configuration UI and notifications
• Add automatic throttling on cachefs to avoid taking all network resources
• Improved locking of critical sections in cachefs
• Improved regeneration of directory structure by cachefs
• Performance improvements in cachefs startup, when there are more than 10 000 files
• Support playback of multiple videos at the same time (second video can not be put in full screen)

Bugs fixed

• The row-of-four USB ports at the back work as expected (USB 2.0)
• Wifi dongle with version 4000 chipset now works with WEP 128 - now, all encryptions (none, WEP 64 & 128, WPA) are supported
• Numerous glitches in the network configuration were fixed
• Fix amount of video cached in Firefox before playback starts
• Use a decent range to for mouse acceleration in Mouse Control Panel
• Alt-F4 hides Banshee when using the system tray
• Fix a bug in the evaluation of the amount of data in the upload queue
• Check for updates script first checks if an update is not running or ready

Version 6.971 - 2007-10-24 - unreleased

New features

• Support for the latest generation of iPods Shuffle, Nano and Classic, including video
• Add tomboy, a notepad/todo application (experimental)
• Plugin to display wifi signal strength in the taskbar
• Utility to check manually for updates
• Utility to reset the taskbar
• Video support in Banshee
• Add sshfs-fuse

Improvements

• Upgrade Firefox to 2.0.0.8
• Upgrade Flash to 9.0 r64
• Improve caching in the gnome-mplayer firefox plugin
• Fix file associations in Firefox - downloaded files should open in a meaningful application
• Add the "Go" button next to the URL field in Firefox
• Upgrade Banshee to 0.13.1
• Upgrade F-Spot to 0.3.5-r1
• Allowing changing the properties of the Date and Time taskabr plugin
• Rewrite iptables rules
• Fix the odd numbering of external mass storage devices after unsafe removal - fix is applied upon reboot
• Improve Sound Preferences handling, improve interface and adjust default sound levels
• Testing of HTTP/HTTPS connectivity during startup process is more reliable, which may help users that are behind proxies
• Improve boot time when using both wifi and wire
• Make update process more bullet-proof
• Tasks with a progress window can be cancelled in Networking Assistant
• Add debug information for the support when Network configuration fails
• Miscelleanous user interface improvements in the Network Assistant
• Set default temporary directory of peer-to-peer applications to a non-cachefs-controlled directory
• Better handling of child processes in Storage Control Panel
• Improve multimedia keys support
• Use reasonnable mouse settings range
• Improve cachefs performance by not uploading cachefs.log, and regenerating it only when necessary, for example after a dirty shutdown
• Cachefs supports file modification during Prepare for Offline operation
• Improve cachefs behavior during sutdown
• Offer to reconnect to storage after a network deconnection
• Do not complain about storage not being connected if the fere edition is used
• Preparing wifi compatibility with other chipsets
• Preliminaries to iPhone support

Bugs fixed

• Fix installer for additionnal dictionnaries in OpenOffice.org
• Fix a bug when trying to read video attachment whose name contains a space in Evolution
• Fix smileys in Evolution
• Fix a crash in Banshee when trying to copy the address of a "Missing" radio station
• Remove beeps during startup that appeared in version 6.907
• Fix a bug when dhcpcd would overwrite the hostname set to 'localhost', triggering an error message in Xfce
• Several fixes in gnome-mplayer
• Fix a bug that may break S3.conf during the upgrade - affected users couldn't log in after 5.803 => 6.907 upgrade
• Fix gnome-sound-recorder behaviour when saving a file and fix a crash
• Minimizing the startup time of the wifi networks scanner during boot
• Factory reset also updates the boot partition, including the kernel.
• Fix a bug when starting the wifi networks scanner in daemon mode
• Fix issues with DVD ejection from the File Manager

Known bugs

• The row-of-four USB ports at the back still malfunction
• 3D applications are always on top of all other windows
• It is not possible to configure a fixed IP address

Version 6.907 - released 2007-09-30

Improvements

• Network configuration asssistant behaviour
• Better video playback plugin for Firefox
• Smarter backup of files before shutdown
• Better auto-detection of USB audio devices
• simplify Volume Control UI
• Enable numlock at boot

Bugs fixed

• Avoid network asssistant at every boot when using wifi
• Non-functionnal OpenOffice.org assistants were removed
• Fix an error message at first launch of the Recording Level Monitor
• Shutdown buttons layout on login screen
• It's no longer necessary to choose the audio device in Skype
• Installation of a custom PPD file for CUPS is possible

Version 6.889 - 2007-09-25 - unreleased

New features

• FireFTP plugin in Firefox
• Transmission, a lightweight bittorrent client
• Lyrics plugin for Banshee
• NTFS external hard-drives read/write support
• Putty, a graphical ssh connection manager
• Tomatoes, an arcade game
• ODF documents converter (Microsoft Office 2007 format)
• LDAP support in Evolution
• New network connection assistant
• Crash reporter

Improvements

• Kernel upgrade to 2.6.22.4 - built-in wireless support
• Upgrade Firefox to 2.0.0.7
• Security upgrades of all applications for which security issues were reported
• Improve Firefox default theme
• Improve UI for video plugin inside Firefox
• Improve Firefox pre-loading
• Add an option to restart Firefox in Control Panels > Advanced
• Update and patch gnome-mplayer for improved video playback in Firefox
• Upgrade evolution to 2.10.3
• Upgrade Skype to latest version
• Desktop and file manager user interfaces were simplified
• Customized action for media - audio CDs, DVDs and blank media
• Enable the "Install new dictionaries" wizard for Openoffice
• Improved automatic network configuration
• Better hot-plugging support for network devices like the wifi dongle
• Add notifications of network and file storage status, updates, removable devices, etc.
• Fix updater notification after a system update
• Use nom
• Better sound devices detection
• Support sound devices with non alphanumerical characters in their names
• Better screen detection
• Control Panels menu was re-organized
• Improved Banshee stability
• Updated Banshee and gstreamer to fix m4a decoding problems
• Improve error handling when renaming files in Banshee, especially when the destination exists
• Remote desktop configuration checks for automatic remote desktop startup
• Improve reset of Neighborhood
• Miscelleanous patches of Evolution
• Miscelleanous UI improvements
• Reduce load when the Storage Panel is left open
• Improve fonts
• Open .mkv files with mplayer
• Add mkfs.vfat to format FAT32 partitions
• Add Shutdown, Restart and Cancel options to the shutdown control on the login screen
• More checks before mounting removable devices
• User can run sudo lsusb
• Replace rar with unrar
• Replace NVU with Kompozer
• Kiosk edition keeps proxy and printer settings
• Harden reset at boot in Kiosk edition

Bugs fixed

• Fix password change problems, especially for passwords containing special characters
• Connexion to wifi networks containing spaces in their names
• Fix major Banshee radio bugs
• Fix many Banshee burning bugs
• Fix CD/DVD ejection bugs
• HTTP proxy support is fixed
• Fix loss of Neighborhood authentication (windows network sharing)
• Gnome-cups-manager no longer gets stuck at "Scanning Hosts..." when no windows shares are available
• IPP printers settings in gnome-cups-manager are no longer greyed out
• xfburn displays the recorder list
• Fix taskbar appearance problems with some applets
• Remote desktop keeps the password across a reboot
• Fix an error message at first startup of the Recording Level Monitor
• Fix in the regeneration of the local files and improve regeneration speed
• Avoid creating thumbnails of non-local files
• Fix locking issues in cachefs
• Fix mplayer behviour when the system is suspended while it is running
• Avoid duplicate launch of repair, rescue and clean evolution pts
• Fixing help file reference in Storage Control Panel
• Fixes in exo-mount

Known bugs

• Wifi dongle with version 4000 chipset will not work with WEP 128
• The four vertical USB ports at the back are USB 1.1 only and must not be used to plug mass-storage devices.
• Burning in Banshee is not reliable, especially with .m4a files
• Cube was removed from start menu; it's still available through Start > System > Run Progam "cube_client"

Version 5.803 - released 2007-08-27

New feature

• Adding telnet and rdpclient (experimental)

Improvements

• Optimisation of the Zonbu file system for folders containig more than 1000 files.
• Improve handling of files whose name contain non-alphanumerical characters
• Printing of a Windows shared printer in now possible.
• Many fixes in the Kiosk edition.
• Kiosk edition keeps desktop settings and background.
• Addition of shortcuts to launch the Zonbu tools (zonbu_free_edition, zonbu_kiosk_edition, zonbu_rescue, zonbu_repair, zonbu_updater)
• Fix bugs in the automatic update system.
• Improve again the video driver.

Known bugs

• gnome-cups-manager gets stuck at "Scanning Hosts..." if no windows shares are available.
• In the burning confirmation dialog of xfburn, the burner does not appear, though burning works.
• Audio CD burning from Banshee is unreliable.
• Recording level monitor does not work properly.
• Klotski game does not start.

Version 5.797 - released 2007-08-17

New feature

• Kiosk Edition: Zonbu can be used as a secure publicly accessible Internet terminal.

Improvements

• Update icons theme.
• Fix maximized windows which have now the right minimize icon.
• Fix multiple problems and add new features in the updater mechanism.
• Improve and fix video driver and mesa library.
• Fix video configuration files to play mpeg2 videos.
• Reduce the time before Flash is replaced by MPlayer on youtube.com and other websites.
• Improve printers UI.
• Fix support for sleep mode.
• Enable multiworkspace support.
• Fix mplayerplug-in to support m4v extension.
• Add acpid service.
• Fix some problems in the default shortcuts.
• Fix a dbus problem that caused the white screen bug.
• Fix the international keyboard selector.
• Add vncviewer.
• Upgrade file system (FUSE).
• Upgrade Skype to 1.4.0.94.
• Fix a bug in the online file system when + was used in the name of a file.
• Fix a problem in Firefox default pref.js due to upgrade to 2.0.0.6.
• Launch updater after boot and not only daily.
• Add an option to avoid preload of Firefox (~/.mozilla/firefox/zonbu_noautostart).
• Improve monitor detection again.
• Fix wireless connectivity problems, especially when connecting to a secured network.
• Improve upload throttling optimization algorithms.
• Support iPods formatted with iTunes 7.3.
• Support iPods with EFI GUID partition layouts
• Add automated data verification checks when downloading and uploading files to Zonbu Online Storage.
• Fix a problem with Yahoo Video in Firefox.
• Fix a bug in sound preferences.

Known bugs

• Printing on a Windows shared network printer does not always work.
• Support for proxy is still experimental.

Version 5.789 - released 2007-08-01

Improvements

• Update Firefox to 2.0.0.6.
• Improve developer edition.
• Improve monitor detection.
• Add support for version 4000 of the Belkin wifi adapter.
• Fix bugs in the update process and launch it at boot.

Known bugs

• Using the WiFi dongle with a secured network may fail to acquire an IP address. Upgrade to 5.797.
• Keyboard selector does not work.

Version 5.783 - released 2007-07-19

• First public beta release.