It's a major update with a different numbering scheme...it's also been a long time coming. The big things being native acl and more than just the two levels of organization...
"Joomla 1.6 is the next generation of Joomla..." http://goo.gl/lxCN http://www.joomla.org/component/content/article/5252.html What's new in Joomla 1.6 Lots of things. ...and: - *New Access Control System* - Allows site administrators control over who can view and manage content. - *Unlimited Depth Organizational Model* - Gives site administrators and content creators user-defined category levels that allow for the creation of a category tree with as many or as few levels for organizing articles and other content as needed. - *One-Click Extension Updates* - Allows users to keep sites secure and controlled by simplifying the process of updating extensions. - *Semantic XHTML Layouts* - Provides a better baseline for content presentation. http://goo.gl/GiK9 http://docs.joomla.org/What's_new_in_Joomla_1.6 --Michael T. Bendorf-- Technology Administrator A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 Cellular: 217.306.6824 "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during your lectures so that I do not need you any more." A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." - Alan Kay On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Abe Loveless <[email protected]>wrote: > Have you seen any info, is this another major release, or is this a minor > release? > > Has the numbering scheme changed? We jumped from 1.0 to 1.5, and now 1.6? > > > > > > Michael Bendorf wrote: > >> I realize that this is a couple months old now, but I just saw it and >> don't believe I have heard anything on this list, so: >> Joomla 1.6 beta has been released... >> >> Version 1.6 Beta Release Schedule >> >> * Beta1 released 17 May 2010 >> * Beta2 released 31 May 2010 >> * Beta3 released 14 June 2010 >> * Beta4 released 28 June 2010 >> * Beta5 released 12 July 2010 >> * Beta6 released 26 July 2010 >> * Next release: beta7 scheduled for 9 August 2010 >> >> I might look into it this weekend... >> >> --Michael T. Bendorf-- >> Technology Administrator >> A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 >> 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 >> Cellular: 217.306.6824 >> >> "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during >> your lectures so that I do not need you any more." >> >> A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for >> others. >> >> "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the >> enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers >> using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." >> >> - Alan Kay >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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