[Zope-dev] Zope 3.4.0 Released!

[Lennart Regebro]

YES! Thank you!

On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 08:33, Stephan Richter
<srichter at cosmos.phy.tufts.edu> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> It is finally here! Thanks goes to everyone who involved!
>
> January 29, 2009 - The Zope 3 development team announces the Zope 3.4.0
> release.
>
> After 2 years of development, the Zope Foundation and the larger Zope
> community is proud to announce the release of Zope 3.4.0.
>
> The focus of the Zope 3.4 development effort has been the conversion from a
> monolithic source tree, to a set of many small packages (eggs), that can be
> used independently of each other. The core has been further stabilized through
> numerous bug fixes, and many new add-on packages have been developed to
> provide a richer development experience.
>
> With this release also comes a renewed commitment to a short and reliable
> release cycle of 6 months.
>
> Packages and Eggs
> -----------------
>
> Zope 3 is now fully converted to an egg-based system. While some work still
> remains, it integrates very well with the rest of the Python community. The
> conversion to egg-based packaging also enables other Python developers to only
> have to use small bits and pieces of the complete Zope software system. The
> conversion means that Zope 3 developers do not use the classic Zope 3 tar-ball
> release anymore. However, for your convenience, Zope 3 developers will provide
> the classic Zope 3 tar ball releases for at least the 3.4 series and probably
> for 3.5 as well.
>
> So how are Zope 3 applications built using only eggs?
>
>
> The Known Good Set (KGS)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> The known good set -- or in short KGS -- is a configuration of packages and
> their versions that are known to work well together. The compatibility is
> frequently verified by running over twelve thousand tests on a daily
> basis [1]_. The KGS is tested against Python 2.4 and 2.5 on the 32- and 64-bit
> platforms. The list of controlled packages and their versions for Zope 3.4 can
> be found at the Zope 3 KGS site [2]_.
>
> The KGS can be used in several ways [3]_. The most common way is to "nail" the
> versions by downloading the version configuration file [4]_ and insert them as
> follows in your buildout configuration::
>
>   [buildout]
>   versions = versions
>   ...
>
>   [versions]
>   zope.interface = 3.4.0
>   ...
>
>
> ``zopeproject`` Project Builder
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> To start building a project using a common setup, a package called
> `zopeproject` can be used to quickly setup the boilerplate for the
> project. Ample documentation is provided at the `zopeproject` home page
> [5]_. `zopeproject` uses Paste or ZDaemon to create a working server. The
> following commands get you started::
>
>   $ easy_install zopeproject
>   $ zopeproject HelloWorld
>   $ cd HelloWorld
>   $ bin/helloworld-ctl foreground
>
>
> Demo Packages
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> At this point, there is no demo package demonstrating a simple Zope 3
> application setup. However, the ``z3c.formdemo`` package can be used as a
> fairly minimal setup. To get started with it, enter the following::
>
>   $ svn co svn://svn.zope.org/repos/main/z3c.formdemo/tags/1.5.3 formdemo
>   $ cd formdemo
>   $ python bootstrap.py
>   $ ./bin/buildout -v
>   $ ./bin/demo fg
>
> .. [1] http://zope3.pov.lt/buildbot
>
> .. [2] http://download.zope.org/zope3.4/3.4.0/controlled-packages.cfg
>
> .. [3] http://download.zope.org/zope3.4/intro.html
>
> .. [4] http://download.zope.org/zope3.4/3.4.0/versions.cfg
>
> .. [5] http://pypi.python.org/pypi/zopeproject
>
>
> Downloads
> ---------
>
> - Zope 3.4 KGS:
>     http://download.zope.org/zope3.4
>
> - Zope 3.4 Controlled Packages:
>     http://download.zope.org/zope3.4/3.4.0/controlled-packages.cfg
>
> - Zope 3.4 Versions:
>     http://download.zope.org/zope3.4/3.4.0/versions.cfg
>
> - The classic Zope 3 source release can be downloaded from:
>     http://download.zope.org/zope3.4/3.4.0/Zope-3.4.0.tgz
>
> Installation instructions for both Windows and Un*x/Linux are now available in
> the top level `README.txt` file of the distribution. The binary installer is
> recommended for Windows.
>
> Zope 3.4 requires Python 2.4 or 3.5 to run. You must also have zlib installed
> on your system.
>
>
> Resources
> ---------
>
> - Zope 3 Development Web Site:
>     http://wiki.zope.org/zope3
>
> - Zope 3 Developers Mailing List:
>     http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev
>
>     Retired: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope3-dev
>
> - Zope 3 Users Mailing List:
>     http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-users
>
> - Bug tracker at launchpad:
>     https://launchpad.net/zope3
>
> - IRC Channel:
>     #zope3-dev at irc.freenode.net
>
>
> About Zope 3
> ------------
>
> Zope 3 is a web application server that continues to build on the heritage of
> Zope. It was rewritten from scratch based on the latest software design
> patterns and the experiences of Zope 2.
>
> The component architecture is the very core of Zope 3 that allows developers
> to
> create flexible and powerful web applications.
>
>
> Compatibility with Zope 2
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Zope 3 is not upwards compatible with Zope 2. This means you cannot run Zope 2
> applications in Zope 3.
>
> We continue to work on the transition from Zope 2 to Zope 3 by making Zope 2
> use more and more of the Zope 3 infrastructure. This means that new code
> written in Zope 2 can benefit from Zope 3 technology. Also, with care, code
> can be written that works in both Zope 3 and Zope 2.  This allows a Zope 2
> application to slowly evolve towards Zope 3.  Unchanged Zope 2 applications
> are never expected to work in Zope 3, however.
>
>
> About the Zope Foundation
> -------------------------
>
> The Zope Foundation, based in Fredricksburg, Virginia, is a not-for-profit
> organisation that provides support for the Zope community and the Zope
> platform and its associated software. Its community includes the open source
> community of contributers as well as the community of businesses and
> organizations that use Zope.
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