0.1.0-alpha101
* Framework improvements:
  * Updated the Service infrastructure to support Module Service Contract based approach
  * Added new base classes in the Service infrastructure lib to support extensible Data Interfaces
  * Updated the WebApi framework serialization (for SOAP and REST) to process requests based on Data Interfaces and removed dependency on Data Objects
  * Added base class for Data Interface based builders and implemented a code generator for the same
 * File system improvements:
   * List of available application directories is complete now and defined in the \Magento\Framework\Filesystem\DirectoryList and the \Magento\Framework\App\Filesystem\DirectoryList classes. There is no ability to extend the list in configuration
   * Directory paths  can be changed using environment/bootstrap
   * Information about necessary permissions (writable, readable) belongs to Setup Application, Magento Application does not possess this info and does not verify. Setup Application performs permissions validation
   * Unnecessary writable permissions are validated by Setup Application after installation and corresponding message is displayed to the user
 * Functional tests:
  * Configure a product in a customer wishlist  in the Admin panel
  * Configure a product in a customer wishlist on the storefront
  * Create terms and conditions
  * Manage products stock
  * Move a product from a shopping card to a wishlist
  * Un-assign custom order status
  * Update terms and conditions
  * Update URL rewrites after moving/deleting a category
  * Update URL rewrites after changing category assignment for a product
  * View customer wishlist  in the Admin panel
  * Tax calculation test
  * Cross border trade setting
 * Documentation:
  * Code documentation:
    * Added codeblock for the Checkout module
  * Added README files with module description for the following modules:
    * Backend
    * Backup
    * Cron
    * Log
    * PageCache
    * Store
    * Checkout
    * GiftMessage
    * Eav
    * Multishipping
    * CheckoutAgreement
    * AdminNotification
    * Authz
    * Connect
    * CurrencySymbol
    * Directory
    * Email
    * Integration
    * Service
    * User
    * Webapi
    * Sales
    * Tax
    * Weee
  * Added README files with component description for the following framework components:
    * Magento\Framework\App\Cache
    * Magento\Framework\Archive
    * Magento\Framework\Backup
    * Magento\Framework\Convert
    * Magento\Framework\Encryption
    * Magento\Framework\File
    * Magento\Framework\Filesystem
    * Magento\Framework\Flag
    * Magento\Framework\Image
    * Magento\Framework\Math
    * Magento\Framework\Option
    * Magento\Framework\Profiler
    * Magento\Framework\Shell
    * Magento\Framework\Stdlib
    * Magento\Framework\Validator
 * Performance improvements:
  * Reduced checkout response time by loading only current checkout step
  * Reduced the number of AJAX calls on checkout steps
  * Improved performance on the billing and shipping checkout steps
  * Improved performance in certain areas by loading translation data from cache
  * Removed transactions from visitors logging
  * Fixed classmap generator to consider namespaces
  * Eliminated a redundant query for category tree rendering
  * Optimized StoreManager and Storage performance
  * Optimized Object Manager
 * Fixed bugs:
  * Fixed an issue where partial invoices and partial credit memos contained incorrect customer's tax details
  * Fixed an issue where a PHP fatal error occurred when logging in during checkout to order a product with FPT
  * Fixed an issue where FPT was not calculated in reorders
  * Fixed an issue where there was a duplicated Administrator role after installation
  * Fixed an issue where the Try Again button was disabled after entering the incorrect data during installation
  * Fixed an issue where the "Application is not installed yet" error was thrown instead of redirecting to the Installation Wizard in the developer mode
  * Fixed an issue where an error was thrown during installation with db_prefix option
  * Fixed an issue where the SQL query was not optimized for product search ('catalogsearch_query')
  * Fixed an issue where the wrong message was displayed after changing customer password on the storefront
  * Fixed an issue where Newsletter preview led to an empty page
  * Fixed an issue where a new search term was not displayed in suggested results
  * Fixed an issue where no results were found for the Products Viewed report
  * Fixed an issue where no results were found for Coupons reports
  * Fixed an issue with incremental Qty setting
  * Fixed an issue with allowing importing of negative weight values
  * Fixed an issue with Inventory - Only X left Treshold being not dependent on Qty for Item's Status to Become Out of Stock
  * Fixed an issue where the "Catalog Search Index index was rebuilt." message was displayed when reindexing the Catalog Search index
 * Search module:
  * Integrated the Search library to the advanced search functionality
    * Substituted the old logic of the EAV attributes search by Advanced Search
    * Introduced mappers for MySQL adapter
    * Restored  the currency calculation functionality
    * Fixed sorting by relevance in quick search and advanced search
  * Integrated the Search library into the search widget functionality
    * Removed the dependency on the catalogsearch_result table
    * Substituted the old logic of EAV attributes by Quick search APIs
  * Search modularity:
    * Removed circular dependency between Catalog and  Catalog Search
    * Removed exceeded dependencies of the Search module
0.1.0-alpha102
* Fixed bugs:
	* Fixed an issue where the categories tree was not displayed when adding a new category during product creation
	* Fixed an issue where the Template field on the New Email Template page was labeled as required
	* Fixed minor UI issues in Multiple Addresses Checkout for a desktop
	* Fixed minor UI issues with Widgets on the storefront
	* Fixed minor UI issues with pages printing view on the storefront
	* Fixed minor UI issues in items Gift message on the Order View frontend page
	* Fixed an issue in the Admin panel where no message was displayed after adding a product to cart with quantity exceeding the available quantity)
* Framework improvements:
	* To enhance the readability of tables for screen readers, added the <caption> tag and the scope attribute for tables
	* Added customer module interfaces
	* Created the ability to generate API documentation
* Added the following functional tests:
	* Create gift message in the Admin panel
	* Delete term
	* Product type switching when editing
	* Re-authorize tokens for the Integration
	* Revoke all access tokens for admin without tokens
	* Update custom order status
	* Update a product from a mini shopping cart
* WebApi Framework improvements:
	* Added Web API support to add/override matching identifier parameter in the body from URL
* Documentation:
	* Added README files with module description for the following modules:
		* Authorizenet
		* Centinel
		* Customer
		* CustomerImportExport
		* Dhl
		* Fedex
		* OfflinePayments
		* OfflineShipping
		* Ogone
		* PayPalRecurringPayment
		* Payment
		* Paypal
		* ProductAlert
		* RecurringPayment
		* Sendfriend
		* Shipping
		* Ups
		* Usps
		* Wishlist
* Container-Based Page Layout:
    * Distributed the responsibility of View\Layout between three classes (PageLayout, PageConfig, GenericLayout)
    * Refactored controller actions to use ResultInterface objects:
        * Catalog
        * Backend
0.1.0-alpha103
* Fixed bugs:
    * Fixed an issue where an error message was displayed after successful product mass actions
    * Fixed an issue where it is impossible to create a tax rate for all states (* in the State field)
    * Fixed an issue where FPT was not shown on the storefront if a customer state did not match the default state from configuration
    * Fixed the benchmark scenario
    * Fixed an issue where the expand arrow next to Advanced Settings tab label was not clickable
    * Fixed an issue where the Category menu disappeared when resizing a browser window
    * Fixed an issue where the order additional info was not available for a guest customer
    * Fixed an issue where a fatal error was thrown when trying to get a coupon report with Shopping Cart Price Rule set to Specified
    * Fixed an issue where the URL of an attribute set for attribute mapping changed after resetting filter for the grid on the Google Contents Attributes page
    * Fixed the implementation of the wishlist RSS-feed
    * Fixed the incorrect name escaping in wishlist RSS
    * Fixed an issue where a RSS feed for shared wishlist was not accessible
    * Fixed an issue caused by REST POST/PUT requests with empty body
    * Fixed an issues where postal code was still mandatory for non-US addresses that do not use it, even if set to be optional
    * Fixed an issue where it was impossible to find a wishlist by using Wishlist Search
    * Fixed an issue where no password validation was requested during customer registration on the storefront
* Updated setup tools:
    * Added the install script in the CatalogInventory module
    * Removed old installation: Web and CLI, the Magento_Install module, install theme, install configuration scope
    * Added usage of the new setup installation in all tests
    * Added the ability to insert custom directory paths in the setup tools
    * Added the uninstall tool: php -f setup/index.php uninstall
    * Removed dependency on intl PHP extension until translations are re-introduced in the setup tool
    * Made notification about unnecessarily writable directories after installation more specific
* UI improvements:
    * Improved UI for the Order by SKU, Invitation and Recurring Payments pages
    * Implemented usage of Microdata and Schema vocabulary for product content
    * Implemented UI for Catalog New Products List, Recently Compared Products, Recently Viewed Products widgets
    * Implemented a new focus indicator
    * Implemented the &lt;label&gt; element for form inputs
    * Put in order the usage of the &lt;fieldset&gt; and &lt;legend&gt; tags
    * Implemented the ability to skip to main content
* Added the following functional tests:
    * Add products to order from recently viewed products section
    * Update configurable product
* Various improvements:
    * Stabilize URL rewrite module
    * Moved getAdditional request into the basic one in OnePageCheckout
    * Created a cron job in the Customer module for cleaning the customer_visitor table
* Framework improvements:
    * Refactored data builders auto-generation
    * Implemented the Customer module interfaces
    * Ported existing integration tests from Customer services
    * Removed quote saving on GET requests (checkout/cart, checkout/onepage)
Restored Travic CI build status button
0.1.0-alpha104
* Various improvements:
    * Merge SQL and Data Upgrades for the Sales and SalesRule modules
    * Add getDefaultBilling and getDefaultShipping to Customer Interface
    * Stabilized the Bundle module
    * Stabilized the CatalogSearch module
    * Stabilized the Cms module
    * Stabilized the SalesRule module
* Performance improvements:
    * Introduced CatalogRule indexers based on Mview
    * Significantly decreased the amount of unused objects, mostly in category and product view scenarios:
		* Got rid of non-shared indexer instances all over the code introducing Magento\Indexer\Model\IndexerRegistry
		* Magento\Catalog\Pricing\Price\BasePrice being created on demand only, instead of unconditioned creation in constructor
		* Created proxies for unused objects with big amount of dependencies
		* Fixed \Magento\Review\Block\Product\Review block which injected backend block context by mistake
		* A customer model in \Magento\Customer\Model\Layout\DepersonalizePlugin being created on demand only, instead of constructor
    * Introduced caching for product attribute metadata loading procedure
    * Improved SavePayment Checkout step to save only payment related data
    * Speed up all Checkout steps of the One Page Checkout
    * Updated the benchmark.jmx jmeter script in the performance toolkit
* Fixed bugs:
    * Fixed an issue where performance toolkit generator created Products/Categories without URL rewrites due to install area elimination
    * Fixed an issue where the Custom Options fieldset on Product Information page was collapsible
    * Fixed an issue where the Base URL was added to target path for Custom UrlRewrite
    * Fixed an issue where an invalid Cross-sells amount was displayed in the Shopping Cart
    * Fixed an issue where the Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Type_AbstractTest::testBeforeSave integration test failed when Mage_Downloadable module was not available
    * Fixed an issue where the custom URL rewrite redirected to sub-folder when Request Path contained slash
    * Fixed an issue where it was impossible to place an order if registering during checkout
    * Fixed an issue where there was no possibility to save default billing and shipping addresses for customer on the store front
    * Fixed an issue where a widget of Catalog Category Link type was not displayed on the store front
    * Fixed an issue where the Versions tab was absent on the CMS page with version control
    * Fixed an issue where it was impossible to insert Widgets and Images to a CMS page
* Added the following functional tests:
    * Create widget
    * Print order from guest on frontend
* Framework Improvements:
    * Removed duplicated logic from API Builders and Builder generators. Added support for populating builders from the objects, implementing data interface
* Processed GitHub requests:
    * [#674](https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/674) -- Widgets in content pages
0.1.0-alpha105
* Various improvements:
    * Merged SQL and Data Upgrades for the Tax, Weee, Customer, CustomerImportExport, ProductAlert, Sendfriend and Wishlist modules
    * Added 'Interface' suffix to all interface names
    * Stabilized functional tests for the following modules:
        * CheckoutAgreements
        * Customer
        * GiftMessage
        * Integration
        * Msrp
        * Reports
* Added the following functional tests:
    * Create product attribute from product page
* Fixed bugs:
    * Fixed an issue where bundle product price doubled during backend order creation
    * Fixed an issue where an error was thrown during Tax Rate creation, deletion and update
    * Fixed an issue where FPT was doubled when creating a refund if two FPTs were applied, and as a result the refund could not be created
    * Fixed an issue where the subtotal including tax field was not refreshed after removing downloadable product from cart
    * Fixed an issue where a downloadable link tax was not added to a product price on the product page if price was displayed including tax
    * Fixed an issue with incorrect product prices for bundle products in shopping cart
    * Fixed an issue where bundle product price was calculated incorrectly on the product page
    * Fixed an issue where configurable product options were not updated after changing currency
    * Fixed an issue where a standalone simple product and the same product as part of the grouped, were not recognized as one product in the shopping cart.
    * Fixed an issue where the incorrect tier pricing information was displayed in shopping cart
    * Fixed an issue where no notice was displayed in the shopping cart for products with MAP enabled
    * Fixed an issue where it was impossible to place an order from customer page in Admin
    * Fixed an issue where it was impossible to add address for a customer in Admin
    * Fixed an issue with broken redirect URL after deleting a product from the My Wishlist widget
    * Fixed an issue where it was impossible to assign an admin user to a user role
* Service Contracts:
    * Implemented Service Contracts for the CatalogInventory Module
* Framework Improvements:
    * Added the ability to configure the list of loaded modules before installation
    * Added the ability to use the Composer autoloader instead of the Magento custom autoloaders for tests
    * Introduced a repository for storing a quote entity
* Performance improvements:
    * Split Magento\Customer\Helper\Data
* Processed GitHub requests:
    * [#731](https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/731) -- Filter grid is absent on CMS Pages in Backend
0.1.0-alpha106
* Various improvements:
    * Refactored Service Layer of the Magento_Tax Module
    * Stabilized functional tests for the Backend module
    * Stabilized functional tests for the CatalogRule module
    * Stabilized functional tests for the Checkout module
    * Stabilized functional tests for the CurrencySymbol module
    * Stabilized functional tests for the Shipping module
    * Stabilized functional tests for the Tax module
    * Stabilized functional tests for the User module
* Added Readme.md files to the following modules:
    * Magento\RequireJs
    * Magento\Ui
* Fixed bugs:
    * Fixed an issue where product image assignment to a store view was not considered when displaying a product
    * Fixed shipping address area blinking when billing address is filled during checkout with a virtual product
    * Fixed an issue where filter_store.html was not found
    * Fixed an issue where the customer account access menu did not expand on the storefront
    * Fixed an issue where CMS blocks did not open when clicking from a grid
    * Fixed an issue where the Create Product page was completely blocked after closing the New Attribute pop-up
    * Fixed an issue where Stock Status was disabled for Bundle and Grouped products
    * Fixed an issue where a product could not be saved without filling a not required bundle option
    * Fixed broken "per page" selectors on the Customer's account pages
    * Fixed the wrong behavior of JS loaders on the storefront pages
    * Fixed Shopping cart price rule form validation
    * Fixed an issue where the 'Please wait' spinner persisted when creating a customer custom attribute with existing code
    * Fixed a Google Chrome specific issue where subcategories were not displayed correctly on the first hover for category item
    * Fixed an issue where the 'Please wait' spinner did not disappear when creating customer with invalid email
    * Fixed an issue where the Username field auto-focus on admin login page revealed password in case of fast typing
    * Fixed an issue where Bundle Product original Price was not displayed in case of discount
    * Fixed wrong discount calculation for bundle options
    * Fixed an issue where wrong discount and total amounts were displayed on the order creation page when reordering an order with a bundle product in the Admin panel
    * Fixed an issue where admin tax notifications did not appear/disappear unless cache was flushed or disabled
    * Fixed an issue where catalog price and shopping cart price did not match when display currency was different from the base currency
    * Fixed an issue where Tax classes did not allow 'None' as a valid 'product tax class'
    * Fixed an issue where token-based authentication did not work if compilation was enabled
    * Fixed the sample code in index.php illustrating multi websites set up
    * Fixed commands in Setup CLI to match the ones displayed in help
    * Fixed an issue where searching by a part of a product name in Advanced Search did not give correct results
    * Fixed an issue where 404 page is displayed after Search Term mass deletion
    * Fixed an issue where Popular Search Terms were not displayed on the storefront
    * Fixed an issue where it was impossible to add Gift Message during one page checkout
    * Fixed an issue where the optional Postal code setting did not work correctly
    * Fixed an issue where product price details were missing in summary block in the shopping cart when the Back to shopping cart link was clicked on multishipping page
    * Fixed an issue where the 404 error page was displayed instead of the Index Management page after saving mass update
    * Fixed an issue where the "Out of Stock" message was not displayed for a bundle product when there was not enough of one of the associated products in stock
    * Fixed an issue with the Newsletters Report page in the Admin panel
    * Fixed an issue where Catalog price rule was not applying correct rates on specific products
    * Fixed an issue where a fatal error was thrown after clicking a link to a downloadable product
    * Fixed an issue a warning page for Grouped product with enabled MAP
    * Fixed an issue where a configurable product was not displayed in catalog product grid after updating with "Add configurable attributes to the new set based on current"
    * Fixed the inconsistent behavior in the integration tests for the Indexer functionality
    * Fixed an issue where the What's this? information tip link was not presented on product page with configured Minimum Advertised Price (MAP)
* Processed GitHub requests:
    * [#742](https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/742) -- Admin notifications count overflow
    * [#720](https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/720) -- https filedriver is not working
    * [#686](https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/686) -- Product save validation errors in the admin don't hide the overlay
    * [#702](https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/702) -- Base table or view not found
    * [#652](https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/652) -- Multishipping checkout not to change the Billing address js issue
    * [#648](https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/648) -- An equal (=) sign in the hash of the product page to to break the tabs functionality
* Service Contracts:
    * Refactored usage of new API of the Customer module
    * Implemented Service Contracts for the Sales module
    * Refactored Service Contracts for the Catalog module
    * Refactored Service Contracts for the Grouped module
* UI Improvements:
    * Implemented the Form component in Magento UI Library
    * Removed extra JS loaders for category saving
    * Improved the behavior of Categories management in the Admin panel
    * Implemented the keyboard navigation through HTML elements
    * Improved the HTML structure and UI of the Catalog Category Link, Catalog Product Link and CMS Static Block widgets
    * Added UI Library documentation
    * Fixed Blank & Luma themes UI bugs
    * Fixed footer alignment
    * Published the Luma theme and removed the Plushe theme
* Framework Improvements:
    * Added the ability to configure the list of loaded modules before installation
    * Merged SQL and Data Upgrades
    * Moved \Magento\TestFramework\Utility\Files to Magento Framework
* Setup tool improvements:
    * Removed duplication with Framework
    * Deployment configuration is refactored from XML format in local.xml to associated array in config.php
    * Improved performance
* Search improvements:
    * Integrated the Full Text Search library into the Layered Navigation functionality