[opencms-dev] Development on the next OpenCms version has started

[Anil K Patel]

Alex,
Recently I looked at VFS implementation available at
"http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/sandbox/vfs/index.html"
Don't know if you have already looked at this?
Seems this can Provide lot of flexibility.
Regards
Anil Patel



--- Anil K Patel <anil at aditisoft.com> wrote:
> Alex,
> For,
> 
> > * Proprietary solutions (e.g. for database pooling) are going to be
> >   replaced with Java 1.4 / J2EE standard solutions or well known
> >   packages from other open source projects
> 
> I feel, use of a Object to Relational engine like, OfBiz Entity
> Engine
> (www.ofbiz.org) or Torque from Jakarta (http://db.apache.org/torque/)
> will help in extending support to more databases easily.
> 
> Regards
> Anil K Patel
> 
> 
> --- Alexander Kandzior <a.kandzior at alkacon.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > after the successful release of OpenCms 5.0 (which was downloaded
> > over
> > 1000 times within 48 hours after the release) Alkacon Software has
> > started development on the next version of OpenCms.
> > 
> > The next version of OpenCms will feature substantial changes to the
> > database model. Please see below for more details about the
> changes.
> > Developers using the OpenCms source code from the CVS repository
> > should be aware that this means the HEAD (i.e. default) CVS branch
> > will be heavily modified within the following weeks, and will most
> > certainly not be usable in production environments.
> > 
> > Bug fixed and smaller enhancements for the 5.0 version of OpenCms
> > will
> > of course still be developed and released in the "branch_5_0_x"
> > branch
> > of the CVS. The version numbers for these updates will be 5.0.1,
> > 5.0.2
> > etc. Developers that run OpenCms in production and are looking for
> > updates or improvements to OpenCms 5.0 should use the
> "branch_5_0_x"
> > CVS branch until further notice.
> > 
> > The current development version of OpenCms is 5.1.0. Subsequent
> > development releases will be 5.1.1, 5.1.2 etc. When development on
> > the
> > 5.1.x version is finished, the next OpenCms major version will be
> > released with the 5.2.0 number.
> > 
> > Here's what Alkacon Software will be working on in the next couple
> of
> > months:
> > 
> > * The OpenCms VFS will be made more scalable, so that OpenCms can
> be
> >   used better for document management
> > * The user OpenCms user management will be made independent from
> the
> >   OpenCms VFS, so that other user directories (e.g. LDAP) can be
> >   "plugged" into the system as a separate module
> > * In this process, we will probably re-write part or all of the   
> >   OpenCms publishing, link-management and export code
> > * Proprietary solutions (e.g. for database pooling) are going to be
> >   replaced with Java 1.4 / J2EE standard solutions or well known
> >   packages from other open source projects
> > * We will provide all resources in the OpenCms VFS with a UUID
> > * We will add interfaces to the OpenCms core that allow the
> addition
> >   of a module-based OpenCms database replication mechanism
> > * We will provide a mechanism to update content from a 5.0.x
> version 
> >   to the upcoming 5.2 version before this is released
> > 
> > Please keep in mind that contributions to the OpenCms development
> are
> > most welcome. I expect that the 5.2 release will feature
> improvements
> > in the OpenCms workplace and probably in the WYSIWYG editors,
> > hopefully with a Mozilla 1.3 compatible editor. The Alkacon team
> will
> > support the development of these (or other) additions as much as
> > possible.
> > 
> > At this point, I can not give any release date or even a timeframe
> > for the 5.2 release.
> > 
> > Best Regards,
> > Alex.
> > 
> > Alexander Kandzior
> > Alkacon Software - The OpenCms Experts
> > http://www.alkacon.com
> > 
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