[Zope-Annce] CMF 1.5.0alpha Released (redux)

[Tres Seaver]

(Aargh!  I need to look twice before sending!)


     Zope Corporation is pleased to announce the release of version
     1.5.0alpha of the Zope Content Management Framework (CMF). This
     release is intended for testing purposes only;  a beta release
     should follow within two weeks.

What is the CMF?

     The Zope Content Management Framework provides a set of
     services and content objects useful for building highly
     dynamic, content-oriented portal sites.  As packaged, the
     CMF generates a site much like the Zope.org site.  The CMF is
     intended to be easily customizable, in terms of both the
     types of content used and the policies and services it
     provides.

Where do I get it?

     Download it from "cmf.zope.org",
     http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha

     Points of interest include:

     - "Windows ZIP file",
       http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CMF-1.5.0alpha.zip

     - "Unix tar/gzip archive",
       http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CMF-1.5.0alpha.tar.gz

     - "Release notes",
       http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/README.txt

     - "Change history",
       http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CHANGES.txt

     - "Installation instructions",
       http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/INSTALL.txt

Where do I go to learn more?

     The "CMF mailing list":mailto:zope-cmf at zope.org has many
     participants who are active in supporting the CMF.

...to report bugs?

     The "CMF Collector":http://zope.org/Collectors/CMF
     is ths place to report bugs (please search for existing
     reports of your issue first!)

New Features in 1.5.0 alpha

     - CMF 1.5 requires Zope 2.7.0 or later.

     - CMFActionIcons product is now shipped as part of the CMF release.

     - New portal_setup tool provides export / import of various site
       configuration choices, both as tarballs and as TTW "snapshots".

     - Extended UI for site managers to create / review / delete members.

     - Method aliases ease localization / rationalization of action URLs.

     - ZPT skins no longer depend on older DTML skin directories.

     - See the "change history",
       http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CHANGES.txt
       for a complete listing of new features added and bugs fixed
       in this release.

Tres.
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