ZOPE 2.6.1 Beta 1 Released Zope 2.6.1b1 represents a development step in the next Zope release formed with a large number of community contributions. You may download Zope 2.6.1b1 from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.6.1b1/ Users of the Zope source release should note that Python 2.1.3 is now the required platform. Python 2.1.3 includes a fix to an issue that could cause crashes in Zope. Particular features of interest in Zope 2.6.1b1: * Catlog changes to speed sorting and lower memory consumption * ZODB Deadlock avoidance, fixed store order * Fixes for the rfc822 timezone / locale bugs in Zope 2.6.0 * Fixes for collector issues 597, 640, 646, 650, 651, 671, 694, 699, 703 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/2.6.1b1/CHANGES.txt * http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.6.1b1/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