Quickemu 4.9.6 is out! 🚀

• Added more comprehensive testing in CI 🧪
• Added all required documents/policies to complete Community Standards ⭐️
• Updated Nix flake to track current stable Nixpkgs for builds ❄️
• Fixed Nix flake so the build-in QEMU smb server works 📂
• Fixed kill running virtual machines with --kill ☠️
• Fixed Windows Server having no network post-install 🪟
• Fixed Fedora Silverblue downloads 💿️
• Improve automatic "press any key" for Windows installs 🪟
• Dropped Windows 8.1, Windows 10 LTSC and Windows Server 2012 R2 🪟
• Dropped ncurses dependency 🖥️

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 4.9.6 by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1319
• fix: monkey patch quickemu via direnv so OVMF firmware can be found. close [#1318] by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1320
• fix(nix): include samba so file sharing works by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1325
• chore: tidy up debian/ template by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1326
• ci: add Nix flake checker and updater by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1327
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1328
• docs: add CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1329
• docs: add CONTRIBUTING.md by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1330
• docs: add SECURITY.md by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1331
• docs: remove old issue template by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1333
• docs: update README.md by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1334
• docs: update issue templates by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1332
• chore: reflect wiki updates to man page by @philclifford in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1335
• docs: update SECURITY.md by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1336
• docs: add pull_request_template.md by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1338
• docs: add pull_request_template.md by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1339
• fix(windows-server): default to e1000 network device. fixes [#1315] by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1340
• refactor: attempt to press any key 5 times during Window boot from CD/DVD by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1341
• fix: get VM PID early so kill_vm() works reliably by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1342
• fix: pass relevant arguments to Exec when creating shortcuts. close [#1285] by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1343
• feat: Disable copy on write for disk images on btrfs by @TheMuso in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1228
• chore: remove Windows 8.1, Windows 10 LTSC and Windows Server 2012 R2 by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1345
• docs: update pull_request_template.md by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1348
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock from 22 to 23 by @dependabot in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1352
• fix: get rounded integer RAM_HOST values by @philclifford in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1347
• refactor: update Nix flake to be consistent with the quickgui flake by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1353
• ci: add test-build-quickemu.yml by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1357
• fix: patch samba detection in Nix flake by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1356
• fix: requesting --help is not an error by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1358
• refactor: replace all use of fold with fmt; no need for ncurses by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1359
• fix: add resolve_quickemu() to quickget so it can locate quickemu by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1360
• fix: make shellcheck happy by removing pointless echo by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1361
• fix: download Fedora Silverblue iso instead of ociarchive file by @OhMyMndy in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1362
• ci: actually test running a VM by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1366
• refactor: display socket hints based on what tools are available by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1367

New Contributors

• @github-actions made their first contribution in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1328
• @TheMuso made their first contribution in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1228
• @dependabot made their first contribution in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1352
• @OhMyMndy made their first contribution in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pull/1362

Full Changelog: https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/compare/4.9.5...4.9.6