Last October we announced that DOCman was taking a quick nap, due to the team's focus on Nooku. With the release of Nooku 0.6 at the end of 2008 we have time again to refocus on DOCman and give it the attention it deserves.
Today we are happy to announce that nap time is over for DOCman. As promised in my previous blog post time for a more in-depth overview of what's cooking behind the scenes.
DOCman 1.4.0 stable
Last weeks we have been working hard to iron out the remaining bugs and issues for DOCman 1.4.0. Work has been completed a few days ago and we are now in progress of doing final internal testing. A stable release is expected in the coming weeks.
DOCman 1.4.x will be the last release to support Joomla 1.0, any upcoming release of DOCman will only support Joomla 1.5 and up. You can rest assured though, we are dedicated to maintaining the DOCman 1.4.x series for some time to come. An end-of-life date hasn't been set yet and will largely depend on the uptake of DOCman 1.5.
DOCman 1.5.0 beta
Work has also started on DOCman 1.5 beta. The 1.5 version will only support Joomla 1.5 and run native. Yes, at last! Other features include a code cleanup and moving the languages file from PHP defines - the old Joomla! 1.0 standard - to INI files. Other plans include moving a number of plugins into the core, for example the AutoPopulate and AutoThumb plugins.
DOCman 2.0.0 alpha
Today we also start to gather feedback for DOCman 2.0. The 2.0 version will be a complete rebuild of core from the ground up, we want to make DOCman 2.0 a next generation web 2.0 document management system. Social features and web 2.0 technologies like AJAX, REST, ... are high on our whishlist ...
While planing the roadmap for 2.0 we would love to hear from you. What would you like to see in DOCman 2.0, how should a next generation document management system work ? Let us know !
Go to: http://ideas.joomlatools.eu/pages/docman to send in your ideas or to vote on ideas that have been submitted already. Your voice counts!
Finally, we are also working to expand our professional services with a professional subscription club for our products. Details are still being worked on. Stay tuned for more information.
