Release Notes for XFree86® 4.8.0 : Summary of new features in 4.8.0.
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3. Summary of new features in 4.8.0.

This is a sampling of the new features in XFree86 4.8.0. A more complete list of changes can be found in the CHANGELOG that is part of the XFree86 source tree. It can also be viewed online at our CVSweb server.

3.1. Security Updates

A number of reported security issues have been addressed in this release. They include:

3.2. Video Driver Enhancements

3.2.1. ati, atimisc, r128 and radeon

3.2.2. i830

3.3. XKB updates

3.4. SHAPE Extension

3.5. X Servers

3.5.1. XFree86 core server and modules

3.5.2. TinyX

3.5.3. Xprt

3.5.4. Xdmx

3.5.5. GLX and Mesa

3.5.6. XAA

3.6. OS Support Updates

3.7. Xft Library

3.8. xdm


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