[ofiwg] libfabric release v1.8.1

[Hefty, Sean]

The OpenFabrics Interfaces Working Group (OFIWG) and the Libfabric open-source community are pleased to announce the release of version v1.8.1 of libfabric and fabtests. See NEWS.md for the list of features and enhancements that have been added since the last release. Installation instructions are available in the README.md file in the source tree or at the project's homepage.

Download one of the (sha512sum) distribution tarballs below to get started.  See:

https://github.com/ofiwg/libfabric/releases/tag/v1.8.1

and have a nice day.

Thanks!
- Sean