Release Notes for XFree86[tm] 4.1.0
 : Summary of new features in 4.1.0.
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  2. Summary of new features in 4.1.0.
2.1. Card drivers enhancements
-  more drivers converted from the cfb to fb framebuffer layer
-  more drivers support the RENDER extension
-  big-endian support for the mga and tdfx drivers
-  support for ATI Radeon on Linux/Alpha
-  vmware driver for use by X servers running under a VMWare guest OS
-  Matrox G450 support
-  support for Trident CyberBladeXP and CyberBladeXPm
-  support for NVidia GeForce 3
-  XvImage support for GeForce 3 chips
-  add 1400x1050 builtin modes
-  savage driver updates
-  GLINT driver updates, including support for the SGI 1600SW flat panel
-  cirrus driver updates
-  DRI driver for Radeon
-  acceleration for Trident Cyber9388
2.2. Miscellaneous X Server / Extensions updates
-  Mesa 3.4.2
-  FreeType 2.0.2
-  UCS versions of most bitmap fonts
-  more locale/international keyboards support
-  initial DPS extension support
-  support several 'internet' keyboards additional keys
-  X11R6.5.1 merge
-  lots of int10 support bug fixes
-  add XvMC extension (an experimental, not yet finished video
acceleration extension)
-  fix a crash in Shape extension
-  XFree86-VidModeExtension now allows setting of gamma ramps rather
than just gamma values
2.3. New clients - updates to existing clients 
-  add glxgears
-  add libXmuu (Xmu version that does not rely on Xt/Xaw)
-  add libGLU
-  security problem in XAsyncReply
-  make xdm xinerama-aware (avoid the split login widget)
2.4. Os support
-  support for DRI on Linux/ppc
-  i810 and i815 support on FreeBSD
-  lots for XDarwin updates
-  lots of Cygwin support updates
2.5. Build updates
-  new distclean make target
-  makedepend scripts updates
Release Notes for XFree86[tm] 4.1.0
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