| ● LLVM/Clang 3.4 in base, replacing the outdated GNU GCC 4.2.1 to improve performance and C/C++ compatibility |
| ● libc++ and libc++abi replaces GNU libstdc++ |
| ● FFS2 is the default file system and it has journal support (WAPBL) and booting capability |
| ● tmpfs replaces mfs and includes new features such as snapshots and tmpfsrd(4) ramdisk |
| ● Unlimited sized bsd.rd using the new tmpfsrd(4) driver |
| ● Thread-local storage (TLS) support |
| ● Support for UUIDs and xlocales in libc |
| ● Support for using GPT partitioned storage with an fdisk-like tool |
| ● Usability improvements in fdisk |
| ● Flashable USB boot image for amd64 |
| ● ARM EABI + hard-float and improved armv7 SoC support |
| ● Fair kernel mutexes implemented using C11 atomic operations |
| ● ps(1): improved posix compliance & hierarchical output |
| ● Only one GNU tool in base (texinfo) |
| ● Single snapshot target for src and xenocara |
| ● Source code hosted on Github |
| ● Comprehensive collection of ports and packages |
| ● And most importantly: Hacker style console with green text on black background |