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[TWiki-Announce] TWiki Release 5.0.0 Release Candidate 1 Available
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From: TWiki a. - r. s. a. n. \(l. volume\) <twi...@li...> - 2010-05-04 23:44:38
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Dear TWiki administrator: TWiki Release 5.0.0-rc1 is available for download from the TWiki.org website. This is the first release candidate of the upcoming TWiki 5.0.0 Production Release, aka Helsinki Release. We invite you to test this version in your environment; however, it is NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PRODUCTION USE. We will release 5.0.0 in the next few weeks. Download 5.0.0-rc1 package from: http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiRelease05x00x00rc1 ______________________________________________________________ ---++ CHANGES, UPGRADE AND BETA TESTING TWiki 5.0 (code named Helsinki) has these enhancements: * New TopMenuSkin with pulldown menus for usability and corporate/ modern look&feel. * Feature enhancements to strengthen TWiki as an application platform, such as using the query syntax within the format="" of a SEARCH . * Bundling additional plugins and skin to strengthen TWiki as an enterprise collaboration platform * Usability/feature enhancements to core TWiki and bundled plugins. * OpenID 2.0 integration allowing users to login with a Google/ Yahoo/etc account (separate download.) * Many bug fixes. The release notes and TWiki history are not ready yet, but the TWiki software is. This release is based on twiki/trunk in Subversion; it has been running quite stable for a long time as our bug tracker TWiki, so we expect not too many gochas. Nevertheless, we DO NOT RECOMMEND to use this rc1 version in a production environment. You can install and run the rc1 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 ______________________________________________________________ ---++ 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 TWiki core code * http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/ReadmeFirst - for extensions (plugins, skins, add-ons) We'd love to get you involved! We are building up momentum since we introduced a new governance model in October 2008. For example, we had 10-20 checkins/month at the end of 2008, now we are at around 60 (statistics based on activity metrics on Ohloh.net). We also invite contributors of a related fork to participate in both projects (as some already do). * http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Blog/BlogEntry200911x2 - facts addressing FUD that TWiki is dead * http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/RelatedSoftwareProjects - related projects and their conduct * http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiGovernance - governance * http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWikiCodeOfConduct - code of conduct ______________________________________________________________ ---++ 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 ______________________________________________________________ ---++ 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 ______________________________________________________________ ---++ TWIKI DEPLOYMENT AND ADVOCACY TWiki 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 we invite you to 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/TWikiAdvocacy04x03 ______________________________________________________________ ---++ REQUEST FOR BLOG! If you have a successful deployment of TWiki, we would really appreciate if you could support the TWiki project by writing a blog TWiki. This helps in promoting the platform, leading to more contributions, and a continuously improving product! We invite you to blog also technical stuff, such as how-to's and advanced TWiki use with forms and reports. Start blogging at: http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Blog/WebHome 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 * http://twiki.net - Twiki, Inc. - Enterprise Agility * http://twiki.org - is your team already TWiki enabled? * Knowledge cannot be managed, it can be discovered and shared * This e-mail is: (_) private (_) ask first (x) public |