Digital Creations is considering offering Zope classes for the European market with perhaps two classes in the Springtime in 2001. We are asking for your input on:
1) are there any students interested in attending?
2) suggestions for class locations and dates?
3) price has not been set yet and may vary according to location costs.
4) most likely the classes would be taught in English
5) what other languages?
6) are there qualified multi-lingual Zope instructors?
Comments, other ideas, suggestions or, any students interested, please reply to training(a)digicool.com
--Gary
Gary Graham gary(a)digicool.com
Director, Sales & Marketing
Digital Creations Fredericksburg, Virginia
mobile: 540.840.3813 office: 540.372.9971 direct
eFax: 781.394.7868
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Creators of Zope: The Open Source Application / Content Management Server
www.zope.orgwww.digicool.com
Hello all,
Zope 2.2.4 has been released - you can download it from
Zope.org:
http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.2.4/
This release supercedes the 2.2.3 release, which
had an error that prevented permissions from being acquired
correctly. Until the testing infrastructure that has been
started in the 2.3 CVS is more mature and there is a useful
regression test rig, we'll be planning for at least one (short)
beta period for third-dot releases.
This bug-fix release contains the fixes for all released
Hotfixes to date, as well as fixes for a memory leak in
the Acquisition module, various ZCatalog fixes and a fix
for the infamous "__call__" bug. It also contains a fix
for a problem in header parsing in the dtml sendmail tag
that has affected some users recently. The problem with
caching of ImageFile objects (mainly icons in the
Zope management interface) in the 2.2.4 beta is also
fixed (and verified using the Cacheability Engine
(http://www.web-caching.com/cacheability.html).
For more information on what is new in this release, see the
CHANGES.txt and HISTORY.txt files for the release:
- http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.2.4/CHANGES.txt
- http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.2.4/HISTORY.txt
Note that we have also posted "diff" updates as .tgz files
that will let you easily upgrade an existing 2.2.x site.
These updates are available for those currently using the
2.2.x source release or the 2.2.x binary releases.
To apply a differential update to your site:
- download the appropriate .tgz file from zope.org
- shutdown your Zope process
- copy the .tgz to your Zope directory and extract it
- run w_pcgi or wo_pcgi *if you are not using a binary release*
- restart your process
Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com
Software Engineer 540.371.6909
Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com
I have released ZSwGenerator, a product to dynamically generate Macromedia Flash
objects using swift-generator from http://www.swift-tools.com
--
Gianluigi Tiesi
Responsabile R&D
NetFarm S.r.l.
http://www.netfarm.it
GSM: +39.3473679811
Hello all -
Zope 2.2.4 beta 1 has been released - you can download it
from Zope.org:
http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.2.4b1/
This release supercedes the 2.2.3 release of Friday, which
had an error that prevented permissions from being acquired
correctly. Until the testing infrastructure that has been
started in the 2.3 CVS is more mature and there is a useful
regression test rig, we'll be planning for at least one (short)
beta period for third-dot releases. I expect to make 2.2.4
final in a week barring any serious problems.
This bug-fix release contains the fixes for all released
Hotfixes to date, as well as fixes for a memory leak in
the Acquisition module, various ZCatalog fixes and a fix
for the infamous "__call__" bug (and there was much
rejoicing!).
For more information on what is new in this release, see the
CHANGES.txt and HISTORY.txt files for the release:
http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.2.4b1/CHANGES.txthttp://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.2.4b1/HISTORY.txt
Note that we have also posted "diff" updates as .tgz files
that will let you easily upgrade an existing 2.2.x site.
These updates are available for those currently using the
2.2.x source release or the 2.2.x binary releases.
To apply a differential update to your site:
- download the appropriate .tgz file from zope.org
- shutdown your Zope process
- copy the .tgz to your Zope directory and extract it
- run w_pcgi or wo_pcgi *if you are not using a binary release*
- restart your process
Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com
Software Engineer 540.371.6909
Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com
Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com
Software Engineer 540.371.6909
Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com
FYI - someone has noticed a problem with the posted
2.2.3 release that needs looking into, so I've unlisted
it for the time being. I'll send out a note and re-list
it after we dig into this a bit...
Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com
Software Engineer 540.371.6909
Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com
Hello all -
Zope 2.2.3 has been released - you can download it from
Zope.org:
http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.2.3/
This bug-fix release contains the fixes for all released
Hotfixes to date, as well as fixes for a memory leak in
the Acquisition module, various ZCatalog fixes and a fix
for the infamous "__call__" bug (and there was much
rejoicing!).
For more information on what is new in this release, see the
CHANGES.txt and HISTORY.txt files for the release:
http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.2.3/CHANGES.txthttp://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.2.3/HISTORY.txt
Note that we have also posted "diff" updates as .tgz files
that will let you easily upgrade an existing 2.2.x site.
These updates are available for those currently using the
2.2.x source release or the 2.2.x binary releases.
To apply a differential update to your site:
- download the appropriate .tgz file from zope.org
- shutdown your Zope process
- copy the .tgz to your Zope directory and extract it
- run w_pcgi or wo_pcgi *if you are not using a binary release*
- restart your process
Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com
Software Engineer 540.371.6909
Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com
2.2.3 on its way, tips on how to use the Zope Book,
PTK 0.9.2 released with lots of bug fixes,
Documentation Process feedback requested,
and the whys and wherefores of Zope.org.
The opinions expressed in Zope Weekly news are solely the authors',
and not the opinions of Digital Creations, The Zope Community
at-large, or the Spanish Inquisition.
If you or your company are doing something cool with zope,
"submit it to the Zope Weekly News",
mailto:zope-web@zope.org
for possible inclusion.
And Now For Something Completely Different:
---
Zope Status
by Brian Lloyd
Summary
Tying up the 2.2.3 release
Recent News
(Reprint from last week but worth repeating - we really want
feedback on this!)
Documentation is currently a weak area for Zope. Ironically, the
problem really isn't a lack of content, its a lack of organization
among those who produce useful documentation. The current
documentation
"process" is not well-defined, so Amos and Michel have started a
Fishbowl project to develop and formalize the process of producing
Zope documentation. The end result of this will be a well-known and
discoverable process that will allow the community to take better
advantage of the "documentation energy out there",
http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/DocumentationProcess/FrontPage
Adam Davis' proposal for several "quick fixes" that we could make to
the Zope management interface to improve productivity in the 2.3
release
timeframe has become an "active project",
http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ManagementInterfaceQuickFix
Toby Dickenson has started a Python 2.0 Migration proposal - the idea
is to identify all of the issues involved in using Zope with 2.0 and
what we still need to do to make Python 2 "officially supported",
http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Proposals/Python20Migration
Near Future
The evil "__call__" bug is now officially stamped out (thanks to
those of you in the community who tested the fix!), which was the
last bullet left before making the Zope 2.2.3 release. I expect this
to be out on Friday (Nov 16).
---
Documentation
by Michel Pelletier
All's quiet on the "book":http://www.zope.org/Members/michel/ZB/
front.
We're still getting good comments; special mention goes to Lee Hunter
who sent us great editorial comments on Chapter 8. We've gotten a lot
of
comments along the lines of:
1. I can't find out how to make a Python Method, and
2. I downloaded Python Methods from Zope.org but they don't work.
The answer to the first question is: Python Methods do not come with
Zope 2.2 (but they will come with 2.3), you need to get them and
install
them.
Normally you would get them from Zope.org, but the answer to question
two is: The version of Python Methods on Zope.org is old, and it will
not
work with the book examples. You need to check Python Methods out of
CVS in order to get the examples to work. You can do this by
following
the "instructions":http://www.zope.org/Resources/CVS_info and getting
the
CVS "module for Python
Methods":http://cvs.zope.org/Products/DC/PythonMethod/ .
Sorry folks, we don't have any control over the release schedules for
the software,
so hopefully this gets updated soon to make it easier for you to
follow
the book.
This week Amos and I are pushing for the final effort on the new
"Documentation
Process":http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/DocumentationProcess/FrontPage
.
We need your comments! We've gotten some good ones so far, but we
need to make sure this jives with everybody, including the community,
and *especially* the geeks at Digital Creations. Check it out.
---
State of the PTK
by Tres Seaver
I have uploaded a tarball for the 0.9.2 release of the PTK; it
can be found at: http://www.zope.org/Products/PTK.
* ZopePTK-0.9.2-src.tar.gz: Wizard and DemoPortal products
are *only* available as export files. Note that *many* changes
are available only in the updated DemoPortal product.
Please see the "Install notes":/Products/PTK/install.
Changes
0.9.2 (2000/11/15)
* Removed antique UML from snapshot tarball.
* Cleaned up PortalFolder's implementation of the "metatypes"
protocol required by ObjectManager (working on copy/paste/import
issues). Tracker #'s 116, 130, 131, 133. (Note that some
problems still remain, buried in the guts of Zope's paste
machinery and acquisition/security interactions).
* Restored content migration code (for pre-0.8 content).
Tracker #129.
* Added "expiration filter" to catalog searching. Tracker
#46.
* Corrected interface breakage caused by changes to DublinCore
implementation. Tracker #'s 109, 114, 115, 119, 122, 126.
* Implemented "browser sniff" in the 'css_aware' stylesheet
code; NS4 should get styles inline, while less brain-damaged
browsers continue to get '<link href="...">' version.
Tracker #124.
* Added one-pixel, transparent 'spacer.gif' to all interfaces;
may fix some "broken pipe" Medusa tracebacks. Tracker #128.
0.9.1 (unreleased)
* New "Software Engineering" interface (soon to be the
basis for a fishbowl/dogfood site).
* Split DublinCore into three interfaces:
- DublinCore, for external queries
- CataloguableDublinCore (returns dates for better searching)
- UpdatableDublinCore
Added indexes/metadata to catalog for these fields.
* Suppressed non-content (e.g., DTMLMethods) in folder_contents
display.
* Cleaned up some of PortalFolder's interface warts, and
its registration as an addable object.
Please direct questions to the Zope-PTK list (zope-ptk(a)zope.org),
and submit bug reports (patches would be great!) and feature
requests to the PTK tracker (http://www.zope.org/Products/PTK/Tracker).
---
Zope Web
-- by Ethan Fremen
What's Up With Zope.org?
Yesterday, Zope Newbies "Asked what was up with zope.org",
http://weblogs.userland.com/zopeNewbies/2000/11/15
Specifically, they wanted to know why it was so darn slow.
The truth is that Zope has outgrown it's home. Zope.org,
with its more than 10,000 objects, consumes between
"100-150 megabytes of ram",
http://www.zope.org/manual/mem.png
This is more than an average site would consume: we
have a large number of pages that are fairly frequently
visited, whereas most sites have a small number of very
active pages.
That's for the ZEO Client: The storage server consumes
another 50mb or so.
When spiders hit us, all of our pages try to get loaded
into ram, which (as the ZODB has nearly 600mb of "active"
objects) leads to zope.org hitting the limit of physical
RAM.
I put in a robots.txt to block spidering and reduced the
cache "recommendation" to 700. The first was a good idea,
the second was not, and is the proximal cause of zope.org's
slowdown. I have since increased it to 2000, which seems
to have helped quite a bit.
I am working feverishly this week to move us to our new
cluster, which should alleviate the problem. With multiple
ZEO Clients running, I intend to make spiders hit one ZEO
Client, while keeping the other ZEO Clients open for human
use.
-EOT-
Hello.
http://news.gnome.org/gnome-news/974368712/
GNOME Web Team - Call for Volunteers
Posted by Christian Schaller on Thursday November 16, @04:58AM
from the spiderman-wanted dept.
Joakim Ziegler has posted a statement to the GNOME announce list calling for
volunteers to help out with the GNOME website. Click on the Read More link
to see the full statement.
GNOME Web Team - Call for Volunteers.
Background:
The current GNOME project web offering, while having a lot of good content,
is highly disorganized, with unclear maintainerships and diverging design,
navigation, content generation, and so on. I did a redesign of www.gnome.org
this spring, which was fairly successful, but due to time constraints and
other factors, there is still a lot of old cruft in the site hierarchy, and
some parts of the site are sadly underdeveloped.
A recent discussion on gnome-hackers concluded that there should be an
organized effort to bring the total GNOME web offering together, and rework
it from the bottom up, so we can present a polished, functional and coherent
image to the world.
Additionally, Shawn Amundson indicated that he wanted to pass responsibility
for www.gtk.org to the GNOME web team, as a part of an effort to reduce
duplication of content between developer.gnome.org and www.gtk.org, and to
further integration between the sites.
What's happening now:
I offered to volunteer as the organizer of the new web team, since I have
quite a lot of experience both with GNOME sites and with web site building
in general.
We want to gather a team of dedicated people to work on the GNOME web sites.
There are a number of issues to be worked out before actual site
building/rework starts, including such diverse topics as:
What site building technologies to use (WML, PHP, Zope, Perl, Python...)
Design goals for the website.
Site structure and content.
In other words, most topics are open for discussion. We're aiming to resolve
most of the high-level issues rather quickly, to be able to move on to
actually reworking the sites.
Who should join:
There are two groups of people that should join. One is the interested web
designers/scripters/etc., who want to take an active part in planning,
designing and building one of the most important sets of web sites in the
free software community. The other group is the people who take an interest
in the more high-level issues of presenting GNOME to the world.
Where to go:
There's a wonderful mailing list just for the purpose of the new web team.
http://lists.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-web-list/
If you're at all interested in working on this project, please join.
Hi,
I have just finished a first version of a guide to help us convince
corporate decision makers and prospects to choose Zope for their projects.
You will find it here:
http://www.zope.org/Members/Kemalus/make_zope_decision/index_html
I am also looking for stronger arguments for some points, so if you find
them before I do, let me know so that I add them.
A pdf version will follow.
Regards,
Kamon Ayeva
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