Hi everyone, looking at the 1.5 preview release thread, I realize I
kinda blew it on the announcement. You all deserve nothing but the
clearest, most accurate, and invigorating announcement we can put
together! So, if you'll give me one more shot at it. . .
The Zend Framework is delighted to announce that the official release
process for Zend Framework 1.5 has begun! Since the 1.5 is a substantial
release, we've decided to kick things off with a preview release to put
all the new functionality in the community's hands as early as possible.
This release will be followed by as many release candidates as are
needed to meet the high quality standards of the ZF project. Features to
be released in Zend Framework 1.5 include, but are not necessarily
limited to:
* Zend_Auth_Adapter_Ldap
* Zend_Build/Zend_Console
* Zend_Controller additional action helpers
* ContextSwitch and AjaxContext
* Json
* AutoComplete
* Zend_Form
* Zend_InfoCard
* Zend_Layout
* Zend_OpenId
* Zend_Search_Lucene improvements:
* wildcard search
* date range search
* fuzzy search
* Lucene 2.1 index file format support
* Zend_View enhancements:
* actions
* partials
* placeholders
* Zend_Pdf UTF8 support
* New Zend_Service consumables (final list TBD)
* A whole lotta bug fixes and documentation improvements
The first two significant dates have already been set. The code freeze
for the preview release is *1/22*, while the targeted release date is
*1/24*. If everything goes well the first release candidate will follow
in about 3 weeks. From that point on, release candidates will be
produced as needed to reach the quality level necessary for a general
availability (GA) Release.
Please keep in mind that the preview release is fundamentally different
from an initial release candidate. For example, there is no guarantee
that the API's will not change or that features will not be added or
dropped before the first release candidate is cut. Generally speaking,
the more feedback we get from the community for the preview release and
the release candidates, the sooner we'll reach the GA release.
I hope all of you are as excited about this as we are. Many thanks to
everyone who has helped us get to this point- especially to all of you
who have generously donated your time to contribute to Zend Framework.
Let's make this the best release yet!
,Wil
