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@@ -166,6 +166,17 @@ of the OpenGL specification is implemented.
</p>
+<h2>Version 9.x features</h2>
+<p>
+Version 9.x of Mesa implements the OpenGL 3.1 API.
+While the driver for Intel Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge is the only
+driver to support OpenGL 3.1, many developers across the open-source
+community contributed features required for OpenGL 3.1. The primary
+features added since the Mesa 8.0 release are
+GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object and GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object.
+</p>
+
+
<h2>Version 8.x features</h2>
<p>
Version 8.x of Mesa implements the OpenGL 3.0 API.
diff --git a/docs/relnotes-8.1.html b/docs/relnotes-9.0.html
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</head>
<body>
-<h1>Mesa 8.1 Release Notes / date TBD</h1>
+<h1>Mesa 9.0 Release Notes / date TBD</h1>
<p>
-Mesa 8.1 is a new development release.
+Mesa 9.0 is a new development release.
+People who are concerned with stability and reliability should stick
+with a previous release or wait for Mesa 9.0.1.
</p>
<p>
-Mesa 8.1 implements the OpenGL 3.0 API, but the version reported by
-glGetString(GL_VERSION) depends on the particular driver being used.
-Some drivers don't support all the features required in OpenGL 3.0.
+Mesa 9.0 implements the OpenGL 3.1 API, but the version reported by
+glGetString(GL_VERSION) or glGetIntegerv(GL_MAJOR_VERSION) /
+glGetIntegerv(GL_MINOR_VERSION) depends on the particular driver being used.
+Some drivers don't support all the features required in OpenGL 3.1. OpenGL
+3.1 is <strong>only</strong> available if requested at context creation
+because GL_ARB_compatibility is not supported.
</p>