[ros-dev] Status update

[Aleksey Bragin]

Here is a summary of current status based on previous posts by email.

Current regressions:
- With ARM commit 41636, memory in use continously decreases, I  
tested it with only task manager open, this is bug 4835.
- Toolbar in Abiword has some issues, introduced with 42706, comctl32  
sync, bug 4811.
- Minimized windows can't be restored, introduced with 41772, bug 4677.
- Programs in startup folder don't start automatically anymore,  
introduced with 40439, bug 4568.
- Can't close programs with alt+f4 anymore, introduced with 40299.  
Bug 4463.
- VirtualBox needs more >=256 MB Ram to work (hangs in usbdriver.sys,  
rel builds are unaffected). Bug 4851

Who is working on what:
Timo Kreuzer - Win32k driver loading and DC creation rewrite; dynamic  
mode switching, requiring a rewrite of PDEV locking code. Time is  
limited, busy with RL.
KJK::Hyperion - Involvement with mingw-w64.
Colin Finck - Busy with exams.
James Tabor - Class rewrite part2; Message subsystem; Fix menu and  
window structures.
Gregor Schneider - Busy with Master thesis.
Johannes Anderwald - Sound support, audio input devices.
Ged Murphy - Lack of time for coding.
Michael Martin - Busy with RL till Nov-Dec. Later, fixing remaining  
virtual memory winetests failures.
Aleksey Bragin - New FAT driver (based on FullFAT library), continue  
working on Arwinss, fix remaining Configuration Manager bugs, etc.


WBR,
Aleksey Bragin.