ZOPE 2.6.1 Beta 2 Released Zope 2.6.1b2 represents a development step in the next Zope release formed with a large number of community contributions. You may download Zope 2.6.1b2 from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.6.1b2/ 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 2.6.1b2: * Catlog changes to speed sorting and lower memory consumption * ZODB Deadlock avoidance, fixed store order * BTree based indexes for FileStorage * Fixes for the rfc822 timezone / locale bugs in Zope 2.6.0 * Fixes for collector issues 322, 256, 479, 561, 595, 597, 640, 646, 650, 651, 671, 685, 686, 694, 696, 697, 699, 700, 703, 714, 721, 730, 736, 740, 763, 771 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/2.6.1b2/CHANGES.txt * http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.6.1b2/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 -- Matt Kromer Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com/