February 2004 - Zope-Announce

ZODB 3.2.1 and 3.1.5 released
by Jeremy Hylton 12 Feb '04

12 Feb '04

ZODB 3.2.1 and 3.1.5 were released today from the usual places: http://www.zope.org/Products/ZODB3.2 http://www.zope.org/Products/ZODB3.1 These releases correspond to the Zope 2.7 and 2.6.4 releases made yesterday. They are bug fix releases, and users of earlier versions are encouraged to upgrade. There are no significant changes since the release candidates of three weeks ago. The most important fixes in ZODB 3.2 are for a pack bug in FileStorage that could cause data loss and for a ZEO performance problem caused by logging code. The same pack bug was fixed in ZODB 3.1. The NEWS files on the web site provide describe other, less significant changes. Jeremy

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ANNOUNCE: Zope 2.6.4 Released
by Brian Lloyd 11 Feb '04

11 Feb '04

Hi all, Zope 2.6.4 final has been released. You can download it from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.6.4/ 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/2.6.4/CHANGES.txt http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.6.4/HISTORY.txt For more information on the available Zope releases, guidance for selecting the right distribution and installation instructions, please see: http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Misc/InstallingZope.html Brian Lloyd brian(a)zope.com V.P. Engineering 540.361.1716 Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com

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ANNOUNCE: Zope 2.7.0 Released
by Brian Lloyd 11 Feb '04

11 Feb '04

Hi all, Zope 2.7.0 final has been released. You can download it from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.7.0/ 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/2.7.0/CHANGES.txt http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.7.0/HISTORY.txt For more information on the available Zope releases, guidance for selecting the right distribution and installation instructions, please see: http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Misc/InstallingZope.html Brian Lloyd brian(a)zope.com V.P. Engineering 540.361.1716 Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com

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ANNOUNCE: Zope Training (Mar 29 - Apr 1, 2004)
by Rob Page 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

Zope Technical Solutions Session -------------------------------- The next session will be held March 29th -April 1st at our headquarters in Fredericksburg, VA. This four day course will familiarize students with Zope software from introductory through advanced topics. We will demonstrate the flexibility and effectiveness of Zope as an Open Source web development and content management environment. We will also explore Zope architecture and provide hands-on exercises using Zope to develop and manage a robust web site. We offer several opportunities to meet with Zope's engineering teams as well as share ideas over lunch with Jim Fulton (CTO) and the Python Labs team. Course Objectives: After completing this course students will understand: - Zope's use of objects, methods, etc. - Zope's Management Interface. - Zope's server-side scripting language (DTML). - Page Templates. - Web site content creation and management. - Web site security through user privileges and roles. - Using Zope to integrate web sites with existing + relational databases. - Downloading/installing a Zope Product, and - Introduction to CMF. The course is intended for those interested in using a full-featured open source environment to develop and manage robust corporate internet or intranet web sites. This includes web site designers, content creators, content managers and web developers. Participants should be familiar with HTML and basic web architecture (e.g., how a web server and web browser work together). Knowledge of object-oriented concepts and SQL is recommended. For more detailed information about the course, including pricing, travel and accommodations, please go to our website www.zope.com or email training(a)zope.com. Please note that "Early Bird" pricing expires at the close of business on Monday, Mar 1, 2004. Sincerely, Rob Page -- -- Rob Page V: 540.361.1710 Zope Corporation F: 703.995.0412

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Software releases and IRC sessions
by Rob Page 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

Hello everyone! A quick update on some topics of interest to the Zope community: Software Releases ----------------- We've been working diligently to address software release issues. This week will see the release of both: - Zope 2.6.4 (unchanged from 2.6.4rc2), and - Zope 2.7.0 (unchanged from 2.7.0rc2) [Thanks, Brian!] In addition, it appears (though hazy! :^) that Zope 2.8 will start to see the light of day in the first part of the second quarter of this year. The "To-Do" list for 2.8 is available online at: http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/Zope2.8/MilestonePlan Jim has to stay on one continent for more than 15 days in a row in order to get this done. IRC Sessions ----------------- Following up on the December IRC session we've scheduled the following sessions for the remainder of the year. These dates represent the second Tuesday of each month. These one hour (1hr) long sessions will be on irc.freenode.net in the #zope channel. Hope to see you there! o 3/9/2004 (7a, US/Eastern) o 4/13/2004 (11a, US/Eastern) o 5/11/2004 (11a, US/Eastern) o 6/8/2004 (11a, US/Eastern) o 7/13/2004 (7a, US/Eastern) o 8/10/2004 (11a, US/Eastern) o 9/14/2004 (11a, US/Eastern) o 10/12/2004 (11a, US/Eastern) o 11/9/2004 (7a, US/Eastern) o 12/14/2004 (11a, US/Eastern) Regards, Rob -- Rob Page V: 540.361.1710 Zope Corporation F: 703.995.0412

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[ANN] PloneCollectorNG 1.1.1 released
by Andreas Jung 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

I am pleased to announce the release of **PloneCollectorNG 1.1.1 final (PCNG)** PCNG is a bugtracking system for Plone. It is based on the concepts and ideas of CMFCollector and CMFCollectorNG but it is a complete re-write. PCNG is a very generic and open framework (you can configure nearly everything TTW). This release **REQUIRES Archetypes AT 1.3**. **Older Archetypes versions (including 1.2.1) WILL NOT WORK**. This major step was necessary because a lot of Archetypes hacks in PCNG 1.0.0 were backported to Archetypes CVS/HEAD. Changes since V 1.1.0 - anonymous users could not submit new issue if participation mode has been set to anonymous :-) - Issue view: - links for full and simple view were displayed on all pagse. They appear now only in 'view' mode - the 'description' field was displayed as floating text instead as formatted text - the 'id' field of a collector instance can be changed through 'edit' (means you can rename the collector). Don't forget to reindex the collector catalog after renaming your instance (see maintenance tab) - !SchemaEditor: the ordering of fields and schematas changed sometimes randomly. This is caused by the underlaying Schema implementation in Archetypes. V 1.1.1 now uses its own Schema implementation which resolves this problem. You should use "Update collector schema" from the maintenance tab to fix this problem. Something like "Schema: ....!PCNGSchema...." should be displayed after the update process - Support for portal_factory added (Persistent collectors and issue instances will be created *after* the user submits the first form. This feature is optional and can be configured through the portal_factory tool.) - edit forms: the SELECT elements of some edit forms sometimes did not show the right value (mostly in migrated PCNG instances)...fixed - preliminary XML export for issues added (pcng_issue_xml method) - misc fixes in the Graphviz code (broken in 1.1.0) - i18n code adjusted to official !TranslationService API (thanks for Simon Eisenmann and Christian Heimes for listening to my needs and endless !PlacelessTranslationService hacking) - **ATTENTION:** If you are using !PlacelessTranslationService then it is required to update your PTS installation to the latest PTS version available from the Collective CVS (sf.net/projects/collective) A tar-archive with a suitable version can be found in the download section of PloneCollectorNG). Any other version of PTS will not work and result in errors Volunteers wanted: PloneCollectorNG is fully internationalized. If you want PCNG to support your language that translate the catalog file (i18n folder) to your language and submit it to me. Note: Any user should read doc/INSTALL.txt before the installation. Upgraders should reinstall the PCNG either through the quickinstall tool or through "Plone setup". "Documentation Wiki":http://www.zope.org/Members/ajung/PloneCollectorNG "Download":http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=55262&pack age_id=96051

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ZopeMag 7 / Py 5
by Mark Pratt 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

Hi, We just wanted to announce that the Table of Contents have been published for: ZopeMag - Issue 7 http://www.zopemag.com Py - Issue 5 http://www.pyzine.com We offer a reduced subscription rate for those who want to subscribe to both ZopeMag and Py. Of course this also means that the Python community will benefit from several free articles each quarter just as we have and continue to deliver for the Zope and Plone community. We may even publish the occasional SuperGuide such as our SuperGuide for Zope Newbies: http://www.zopemag.com/Guides/SuperGuide_Newbies.html Regards, ZopeMag and Py staff

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OSCON Reminder: proposal deadline *** TODAY ***
by Guido van Rossum 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

This is the FINAL reminder: you still have all day today to submit a proposal for the Python 12 Conference at OSCON: The O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) will be held July 26-30, 2004 at the Portland Marriott Downtown in Portland, OR. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2004/ Proposals Submission Information--Deadline: February 9, 2004 http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2004/create/e_sess --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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OSCON Reminder: proposal deadline Februrary 9
by Guido van Rossum 07 Feb '04

07 Feb '04

Just a quick reminder: you still have this weekend to submit a proposal for the Python 12 Conference at OSCON: The O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) will be held July 26-30, 2004 at the Portland Marriott Downtown in Portland, OR. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2004/ Proposals Submission Information--Deadline: February 9, 2004 http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2004/create/e_sess --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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Zwiki 0.27.1 released
by Simon Michael 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

A bugfix release for some last-minute problems in 0.27. See http://zwiki.org/ReleaseNotes .

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