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authorNikolay Amiantov <ab@fmap.me>2017-02-08 21:36:22 +0300
committerNikolay Amiantov <ab@fmap.me>2017-02-08 21:36:22 +0300
commit504774e22368522e6188c2c812756f0dc14d8153 (patch)
treed3daea7a557554c66547b2660199402242602908 /nixos/doc
parent1900f227607a7c7a9cf1c024e856e2e000964a82 (diff)
release notes: mention JRE changes and jre_headless
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml
index be6ad59ac5d7..278dc88e1de3 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml
@@ -169,12 +169,24 @@ following incompatible changes:</para>
<para>Other notable improvements:</para>
<itemizedlist>
+
<listitem>
<para>Module type system have a new extensible option types feature that
allow to extend certain types, such as enum, through multiple option
declarations of the same option across multiple modules.
</para>
</listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <literal>jre</literal> now defaults to GTK+ UI by default. This
+ improves visual consistency and makes Java follow system font style,
+ improving the situation on HighDPI displays. This has a cost of increased
+ closure size; for server and other headless workloads it's recommended to
+ use <literal>jre_headless</literal>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
</itemizedlist>