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Anyone who’s been around in the Joomlasphere for the last couple of days, could feel something was buzzing… And what better time for an announcement like this than right after the DocCamp weekend? So with no further ado, ladies and gentleman, may I present to you…
Joomla! 1.5 the greatest thing since someone said ‘Hey, what if we connect these two computers to each other?’
Joomla! was born on August 17, 2005, so it’s now 2.4 years old… in human years. Similar to dog years, it is generally accepted that for open source projects, the equivalent of one human year is 8.75 years.
2.4 x 8.75 = 21
So today is Joomla!’s 21st birthday! Our baby’s grown up and is now officially an adult!
For you, the user, this is just the beginning. You can now install Joomla! 1.5 on your sites or migrate your old sites. Developers who haven’t done so already, now have an extra incentive to make sure their components are compatible with 1.5, either using legacy mode or as native extensions. And everyone in the community is invited to write documentation, help spot leftover bugs, and spread the love.
I’m working on further improving DOCman, so I’m going to deliver a final release candidate (RC2) soon, followed by DOCman 1.4 Stable.
First on the list however is a migrator plugin, that will help you to easily move your existing DOCman installation to Joomla! 1.5. I’m giving a talk about the migration process next Thursday, with some pointers on how to easily migrate all existing extensions, so make sure to drop by if you’re interested. Keep an eye on this blog, we’ll announce more events like these soon.
We are also working on a very ‘secret project’. A J!1.5 extension of course, one that will multiply your website’s audience in the blink of an eye. Excited? So are we.
Now stop reading blogs and go play with Joomla!
