● LLVM/Clang 3.4 in base, replacing the outdated GNU GCC 4.2.1 to improve performance and C/C++ compatibility |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 |