slides-announce — Announcements of new releases and patches (low volume: approx. 1 per month)

[slides-announce] released: slidePresenter-0.40 (stable)

[Allen S. <as...@us...>]

Announcing the release of slidePresenter-0.40 (stable).

This is the stable release of slidePresenter-0.4x, based on community
review of slidePresenter-0.40-RC-1 (Release Candidate) released on March
12.

All known bugs are fixed in this release.  Thanks to the following
community members for reporting bugs and/or suggesting improvements:
     - Mike: files imported from zip archives are now added in
	alphabetical order

Changes to the 0.4x branch will now be limited to bug-fixes, and all
feature improvements will be made on the 0.5x branch, starting with
items listed in the Project Roadmap
(http://slides.sourceforge.net/blog/?page_id=7)

The new version can be downloaded from the following location:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=181580  Note that
a minor fix made today (formatting user-readable files for easier
reading on MS-Windows systems) bumped the latest version number up to 0.41.

Thanks to the slidePresenter community for all bug reports, beta
testing, and feature suggestions.

Best Regards,
Allen Shaw

-- 
Allen Shaw
slidePresenter (http://slides.sourceforge.net)

[slides-announce] released: slidePresenter-0.40 Release Candidate

[Allen S. <as...@us...>]

Announcing the release of slidePresenter-0.40-RC-1.

This is a Release Candidate, expected to be fully ready for release as
version 0.40 (stable).  It includes support for upgrading existing
installations from versions 0.3x and below, as well as improved
language file handling and various bug-fixes.

As a Release Candidate, this release provides the community with the
chance to comment on any final tweaks that may be discovered in the
next week.  Barring any major flaws, and with all known bugs fixed,
this release will be re-branded as slidePresenter-0.40 and released
in seven days.

The new version can be downloaded from the following location:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=181580

Thanks to the slidePresenter community for all bug reports, feature
requests, and new ideas.

Best Regards,
Allen Shaw

-- 
Allen Shaw
slidePresenter (http://slides.sourceforge.net)

[slides-announce] SECURITY ALERT: all slidePresenter versions

[Allen S. <as...@us...>]

As of 15:30 PM Eastern Time, July 4, 2007, all existing versions of
slidePresenter were found to contain a security flaw in which certain
server-executable files may be written by an attacker having
write-access to the web server. Although no known flaws in
slidePresenter provide that access, I have no way of confirming the same
is true of all other services running on a web server.

Therefore, all archived versions of slidePresenter are being pulled from
the download site at sourceforge.net until this vulnerability has been
patched.

Existing slidePresenter users in shared hosting environments are
encouraged to discontinue use of slidePresenter until a patched version
can be installed.

I expect to have a patched version for the slidePresenter-0.30 branch
released by end of day on July 4, 2007.  Users of previous versions will
be encouraged to upgrade to that patched 0.30 release.

Subscribers to the slides-announce list will be notified when patched
versions have been released.

-- 
Allen Shaw
Polymer (http://polymerdb.org)
slidePresenter (http://slides.sourceforge.net)

[slides-announce] SECURITY ALERT: slidePresenter-0.40-beta

[Allen S. <as...@us...>]

This is a security alert regarding slidePresenter-0.40-beta. 

As released, slidePresenter-0.40-beta contains a security flaw in which 
certain server-executable .php files may be overwritten by an attacker 
having write-access to the web server.  Although no known flaws in 
slidePresenter provide that access, I have no way of confirming the same 
is true of all other services running on your web server.

Therefore, all users of slidePresenter-0.40-beta are encouraged to 
discontinue its use and revert to the latest stable version 
(slidePresenter-0.33) until this vulnerability has been patched.  To 
prevent further distribution of the vulnerable code, 
slidePresenter-0.40-beta has been removed from the download site at 
sourceforge.net; all other previously released versions are still available.

Subscribers to the slides-announce list will be notified when a patched 
version has been released.

-- 
Allen Shaw
Polymer (http://polymerdb.org)
slidePresenter (http://slides.sourceforge.net)

[slides-announce] released: slidePresenter-0.40-beta

[<as...@us...>]

Announcing the release of slidePresenter-0=2E40-beta=2E

A few moments ago I posted slidePresenter-0=2E40-beta to Sourceforge=2E=20=

Check out the demo and download it now for the latest slidePresenter=20
features=2E
- Demo: <http://slides=2Esourceforge=2Enet/blog/=3Fpage=5Fid=3D9>
- Download: <http://slides=2Esourceforge=2Enet/blog/=3Fpage=5Fid=3D6>

I'm really excited about this release, as it offers a great new feature to=

slide presenters: a virtual "laser pointer" for pointing out particular=20=

areas of a slide=2E Even better than a laser pointer, you can draw circles=
,=20
squares, and straight lines (as well as the usual spot) in any of four=20
colors=2E With this feature, I believe slidePresenter is moving up to beco=
me=20
the full-featured slideshow broadcast software people need, while holding=20=

true to its original goals: remain lightweight, offer a simple installatio=
n
for presenters, and require zero installation for viewers=2E

slidePresenter-0=2E40-beta also provides these features, as called for in
the Project Roadmap (<http://slides=2Esourceforge=2Enet/blog/=3Fpage=5Fid=3D=
7>):
* Thorough re-write of data management code (required for cursor indicator=
s
  feature, and database back-end option in version 0=2E60)
* "Slide x of y" display to indicate how far along the presentation is,
  in the View interface (added to Deliver interface in earlier versions)
* Degrade gracefully if Javascript is not enabled (essentially, explain to=

  the user that Javascript is required, instead of just breaking without
  explanation)

What's missing from this release - the reason it's only released as "beta"=
=20
- is the capability of upgrading existing presentation files from earlier
versions=2E This feature will be added with the production relase of
slidePresenter-0=2E40=2E

Users who are subscribed to the slides-announce list will be updated as
soon as the new version is released=2E

Thanks to the slidePresenter community for all bug reports, feature
requests,
and new ideas=2E  Your feedback on the new release will be greatly valued=2E=



Best Regards,
Allen Shaw

--
Allen Shaw
Polymer (http://polymerdb=2Eorg)
slidePresenter (http://slides=2Esourceforge=2Enet)


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[slides-announce] released: slidePresenter 0.23

[<sli...@li...>]

Announcing the release of slidePresenter-0.23.

This version fixes a bug in which use of the optional real-time upload
progress meter was preventing uploads from working at all.  Use of the
default upload method was not affected.

The new version can be downloaded from the following location:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=181580

Thanks to the slidePresenter community for all bug reports, feature
requests, and new ideas.

Best Regards,
Allen Shaw

-- 
Allen Shaw
Polymer (http://polymerdb.org)
slidePresenter (http://slides.sourceforge.net)