[TWiki-Announce] TWiki Release 4.3.0 Release Candidate 1 Available

[TWiki a. - r. s. a. n. \(l. volume\) <twi...@li...>]

(resending, the mail I sent 6 hours ago did not make it...)

Dear TWiki administrator:

TWiki Release 4.3.0-rc1 is available for download from the
TWiki.org website. This is the first release candidate of
the upcoming TWiki 4.3.0 Production Release, aka Georgetown
Release. You are invited to test this version in your
environment; however, it is NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PRODUCTION
USE. We will release 4.3.0 in the next few weeks.

Download 4.3.0-rc1 package from:
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiRelease04x03x00rc1

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---++ CHANGES, UPGRADE AND BETA TESTING

TWiki 4.3 (code named Georgetown) has these enhancements:

* Security enhancements (especially on XSS exploits)
* Bundling additional plugins and skin to strengthen TWiki
   as an enterprise collaboration platform
* Usability enhancements
* Many bug fixes

The release notes and TWiki history are not ready yet,
but the TWiki software is. This release is based on the
stable 4.2.4 release, so we expect fewer defects than
we had in the past. Nevertheless, we do NOT recommend
to use this RC version in a production environment.

You can install and run the RC in parallel with your
current installation by sym-linking the non-default webs
(data AND pub dir) - or maybe a small selection - and ask
your power users to try it out.

To upgrade from an earlier version follow the instructions at
http://develop.twiki.org/~twiki4/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWikiUpgradeGuide

We invite you get involved in the Beta testing process,
please visit and contribute at
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiBetaTesting

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---++ TWIKI DEVELOPER COMMUNITY

Are you a developer, tech writer or marketeer with interest
in open source? Have you ever participated in an open source
community? It's lots of fun to collaborate on a common goal.
The twiki.org community is looking for additional contributors.
As a contributor you can actively make a difference and help
shape the product. To get started:

* http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiMarketing - for marketing
* http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/ReadmeFirst - for core code
* http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/ReadmeFirst - for extensions
* http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/WebPageAudienceSiteStructure -
   for website redesign
* http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Blog/BlogEntry200901x1 - for a 10
   year TWiki update
* http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiGovernance - governance
* http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWikiCodeOfConduct - code of
   conduct

We'd love to get you involved!

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---++ TWIKI USER COMMUNITY

Wouldn't it be great to meet fellow TWiki champions in your
neighborhood to exchange ideas and best practices? We started
to organize TWiki user meetups in Berlin, Silicon Valley,
Copenhagen and Amsterdam. Please organize one in your town
too! There are helpful people on twiki.org to assist you.
More on that at
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiMeetUps

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---++ TWIKI SUPPORT

The Support web at TWiki.org is available for people who have
a technical questions or questions about TWiki deployment.
This support forum is for TWiki users by TWiki users. The
TWiki community keeps an eye on postings, but doesn't
necessarily answer questions. In practice, contributors and
users are actively discussing and helping out! Get TWiki
support at: http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Support/WebHome

If you prefer IRC you can use the #twiki channel on
chat.freenode.net to get in touch with the TWiki community.

You can also get commercial support to deploy TWiki:
* http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiConsultants - consultants
* http://www.twiki.net/twiki_ondemand_hosting.html - hosting
* http://www.twiki.net/certified_twiki_virtual_appliance.html - support
* http://www.twiki.net/training.html - training

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---++ TWIKI DEPLOYMENT AND ADVOCACY

TWiki is steadily growing in popularity. It is mainly used
behind corporate firewalls and has grown into a mission
critical system at many major corporations such as Google,
Motorola, Nokia, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo!

In case you installed TWiki on your server you could list it
at http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Main/TWikiInstallation

Word of mouth is a good way of spreading TWiki - your
help is greatly appreciated! More exposure means more
contributions, and a better system! To promote TWiki in
magazines and web sites use the material in
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiAdvocacy04x02

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---++ REQUEST FOR PAPER!

If you have a successful deployment of TWiki, we would really
appreciate if you could support the TWiki project by writing
a TWiki success story. This helps in promoting the platform,
leading to more contributions, and a continuously improving
product! Read more on this at:
http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Main/TWikiSuccessStories

Last but not least, thanks for contributing many ideas, code,
docs, quality and more!

Best regards on behalf of the TWiki community,
Peter


-- 
   * Peter Thoeny, CTO - peter.thoeny.public[at]twiki.net
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