--- ray/doc/notes/ReleaseNotes	2024/11/15 20:47:42	1.469
+++ ray/doc/notes/ReleaseNotes	2025/01/23 02:15:33	1.473
@@ -2758,3 +2758,19 @@ rcontrib and separate srcsamp image-processing tool.  
 rpict options are -dS for skip bitmap specification and -dC
 for correction coefficient image.  Compile using -DSSKIPOPT
 to include this option.
+
+Added strnstr.c compatibility module in ray/src/common, since
+it isn't present on Linux-derivatives.
+
+Added WGMDfunc material type with programmable roughness and
+separate modifier paths for the different components.
+
+Added gensurf -i option at the request of Peter Apian-Bennewitz
+to reverse surface normals, mostly for data input when it is
+a bit more difficult to adjust.
+
+Simplified synchronization between processes sharing indirect
+irradiance values via an ambient file. Removed file locking
+operations in favor of simpler operation relying on O_APPEND flag.
+Not sure if this will have any affect on shared filesystems, but
+it should reduce overhead for massively parallel machines.