Index: configure.ac
==================================================================
--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-threads], [disable thread support]))
 AS_IF([test x"$enable_threads" != x"no"], [
 	case "$host_os" in
 	mingw*)
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING(for threads)
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(win32)
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(WinAPI)
 		;;
 	*)
 		ACX_PTHREAD([
 			CPPLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
 			LIBS="$LIBS $PTHREAD_LIBS"

Index: src/OFThread.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFThread.h
+++ src/OFThread.h
@@ -76,13 +76,18 @@
 		OF_THREAD_WAITING_FOR_JOIN
 	} running;
 	id retval;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \return A new, autoreleased thread
+ */
++ thread;
+
 /**
  * \param obj An object that is passed to the main method as a copy or nil
- * \return A new autoreleased thread
+ * \return A new, autoreleased thread
  */
 + threadWithObject: (id)obj;
 
 /**
  * Sets the Thread Local Storage for the specified key.

Index: src/OFThread.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFThread.m
+++ src/OFThread.m
@@ -66,10 +66,15 @@
 		return;
 
 	if (!of_tlskey_new(&thread_self))
 		@throw [OFInitializationFailedException newWithClass: self];
 }
+
++ thread
+{
+	return [[[self alloc] init] autorelease];
+}
 
 + threadWithObject: (id)obj
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithObject: obj] autorelease];
 }
@@ -176,18 +181,10 @@
 	[thread release];
 
 	of_thread_exit();
 }
 
-- init
-{
-	Class c = isa;
-	[self release];
-	@throw [OFNotImplementedException newWithClass: c
-					      selector: _cmd];
-}
-
 - initWithObject: (id)obj
 {
 	self = [super init];
 
 	@try {