= Improvements since R1/Alpha1 =

Haiku R1 Alpha1 was released on September 14, 2009 as changeset:33109
This page outlines some of the more notable changesets since then.
Additions and corrections are encouraged.

 * Enabled font hinting in freetype, 
	* changeset:33789
	* The patent for Freetype's TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER expired some time before Oct. 27, 2009.
	* Note: subpixel rendering is disabled by default
	
 * Various vendor software has been updated, most notably bash from 2.x to 4.x

 * Locale kit merged to trunk

 * Creation of a Localization team for translating the User Guide and other documents.
 
 * Improved USB read/write times

 * API/ABI Changes
	* BJoyStick -- fixed a BeOS compatibility issue
	* GCC 4 ABI changes that require apps to be recompiled
	* Introduced library versioning
	
 * WiFi merged into trunk from external repo
	* As of 35515, drivers and if needed, associated firmware need to be added via UserBuildConfig
	* Encryption is not implemented
	
 * SpicyKeys integrated as Shortcuts

 * Huge speedups -- specifically with compilation times.
 	* Many lock contentions have been improved
 	* Numerous code refactoring to kernel/VM subsystems
 	* Compile times of Haiku from within Haiku have greatly been reduced
 	
 * HDA on nvidia chipset improvements

 * Haiku GCC4 can now be compiled directly on a 64bit Linux distro. GCC2 still requires the use of `linux32`
 
 * DriveSetup will now install a basic bootloader when partitioning a disk. changeset:33263 
 
 * changeset:33417 , changeset:33418  RemoteDesktop client
 
 * PackageFS changeset:34172
 
 * Bug fixes galore