Release notes / R1 Beta 1

[kallisti5]

Release notes need to be created for R1 Beta 1 when we get close to a release.

We'll also track known issues here to be included in the release notes.

[pulkomandy]

There is already a draft: https://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Beta1/ReleaseNotes

Needs updates from time to time.

[bruno]

Release notes need to be created for R1 would be better... Since I think there will be no Beta needed because there ist Pkgman the package manager doing the work? Isnt it?

[pulkomandy]

The release process defined in Haiku is:

• Alpha: because features are missing
• Beta: because there are bugs left
• R1: when we have all the planned features, and no bugs

We will stay in beta for some time according to this. We will probably get bored with fixing the bugs before they all go away, but it seems sane to have one or two beta releases and improve the stability and other problems. I think we will tag the "final" R1 only when we are already well into R2 development.

[waddlesplash]

WIP, unfinished release notes: ​https://github.com/haiku/website/blob/master/content/get-haiku/release-notes-r1b1.md

[cocobean]

Notes:

== Minimum Recommended x86 Hardware ==

Intel Pentium IV compatible processor
1GB of memory or higher
10GB of hard drive space or higher.
Intel HD and AMD Radeon video graphics mainly supported.
800x600 screen resolution

== New Features ==

Intel HD and RadeonHD drivers (supports up to AMD Radeon Vega-series)
MediaPlayer (supports H.265 video playback, etc.) 
FreeBSD 11.1 compatible Wifi/Ethernet drivers update
WPA_Supplicant 2.4 
ICU 57.1/Locale Kit
WebPositive 1.1 (supports Youtube viewing and playback)
GCC 7.3 compiler
USB 3.0 host controller support
OpenGL Kit/Mesa 17.1.10

=== Package Management ===
Haikuports contains over 3600+ x86_gcc2 and 2400+ x86_64 software packages. 
LibreOffice 6.2 and Calligra 3.1 Office Suites

=== Infrastructure ===
Internet hosting infrastructure improvements (new servers, more global mirrors, etc)

=== Known Issues ===
Specific issues with certain USB 3.x controllers
Boot issues on some hardware platforms utilizing Thunderbolt controllers
USB Printing & Scanning 

=== Reporting issues ===
There are over 3250 open tickets on Haiku's bug tracker and over 10890 closed items.

=== Works In Progess ===
XFS support
UEFI boot loader (64-bit platforms only)

[diver]

I think "improvements" is too general and not very interesting to read. A bit more details about the most significant improvements would be nice.

[waddlesplash]

I think cocobean is just indicating items that should be in the release notes.

[korli]

ICU 62 and XFS, ahah maybe for the release after :)