DotNetNuke 5.0.0 RC1 Released
Oct
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Written by:
Joe Brinkman
10/3/2008 6:31 AM
 Earlier today, DotNetNuke hit another milestone with the release of DotNetNuke 5.0.0 RC1. RC1 is our first stable DotNetNuke 5.0.0 release and represents a feature complete version of the 5.0 platform. From here on out we will be focused on fixing bugs and ensuring that any performance issues are resolved. While it is true that DotNetNuke 5.0 represents a substantial change from 4.8.x, many of the updates in 5.0 were back ported to the recent 4.9 release. Below is list of highlights for this release which were not included in 4.9.0.
Major Highlights - Added jQuery support to the core platform. jQuery will now be distributed as part of the DotNetNuke installation and will be available for use by module developers.
- Added support for Internet Explorer 8 Web Slices. Administrators can configure any module to use IE8 Web Slices including the ability to set time-to-live and expiration values.
- Removed distinction between admin modules and pages and normal pages. This allows administrators to easily delegate access to any portion of the application to any group of users.
- Updated the installation services to support manifest files for all extension types. Now skins, containers, providers and modules are all first class citizens that can be installed and uninstalled.
- Expanded XHTML, WCAG and ADA compliance.
- Refactored core to improve support for Unit Testing. Refactored several core classes to use interfaces and added a simple component factory to provide dependency injection support.
- Added ability to deny permissions in the permissions grid. This new feature extends the permission framework to give administrators greater flexibility in defining permissions.
- Added Widget framework. The new Widget framework allows you to quickly add JavaScript/html widgets to your site with very little effort. The framework supports the use of a simple object tag based representation which means you don’t have to know JavaScript in order to add the widgets.
- Added new Object notation for using skin objects in Skins. Skin designers will no longer need to include separate XML files when creating and packaging skins. No more funky “[SKINOBJECT]” tags littering your html. This significantly simplifies the process of creating skins and further opens up skin development to a broader group of designers. If you include a simple JavaScript reference in your HTML skin, you can even get a full WYSIWYG experience when designing your skin.
In addition to these highlights there are literally hundreds of bug fixes in this release. For a complete list of all bug fixes and enhancements, please see the official roadmap.
7 comment(s) so far...
re: DotNetNuke 5.0.0 RC1 Released
Is it available publicly?
If not then it isn't released. Btw, where is the source?
By Bill on
10/6/2008 5:10 AM
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re: DotNetNuke 5.0.0 RC1 Released
RC1 has been released to a limited group of testers. We expect a full public release of DNN 5.0 sometime this month
By jbrinkman on
10/6/2008 3:24 PM
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re: DotNetNuke 5.0.0 RC1 Released
Joe, you mentioned on the DotNetNuke Site that the RC was release to:
"NOTE: RC1 is available to all benefactors, sponsors, SLA subscribers, Marketplace vendors and anyone attending OpenForce Europe. If you are at OpenForce Europe just stop by the DotNetNuke Corp or DotNetNuke Community booths for your RSVP code."
This is not as mentioned to a "limited group of testers" and is purely seen as the commercial side of DotNetNuke and not in the best interests of the DotNetNuke community.
For members who have adopted DotNetNuke for internal projects that NEED to be ahead of the changes NOT behind the changes then DotNetNuke Corp has let them down seriously. Many of these consumers will never reach a level of membership that your "group of testers covers".
Craig
By Technica on
10/7/2008 9:16 PM
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re: DotNetNuke 5.0.0 RC1 Released
Joe, When I posted my comment on your blog, we were participating on a large whole of government meeting, where the comments that I had made was the general opinion of all stakeholders. Before the meeting had concluded we found that you removed this post. This type of response is not a responsible action, however you have the right to ignore such feedback, doing so does not resolve the core issue.
By Technica on
10/8/2008 12:33 AM
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re: DotNetNuke 5.0.0 RC1 Released
@technica - No comments were removed, they just had not been approved yet. As for the comment regarding the testers: I understand your desire to have early access so that you can test your modules. DotNetNuke Corp and PMI have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the development and maintenance of DotNetNuke and make it freely available to the community. However, we also have a duty to ensure that we can continue to fund the project at the level that is needed. In some cases we may choose to offer additional benefits to those who are financially supporting the project. If there is a legitimate business NEED to be ahead of the changes then why would you choose not to help support the project so that it can continue? On a positive note, we expect to make announcements at OpenForce North America which will make this whole issue a moot point.
By jbrinkman on
10/8/2008 4:02 AM
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re: DotNetNuke 5.0.0 RC1 Released
Very excited Joe! We have been waiting for the release of 5.0 for so long primarily the XHTML and ADA improvements! I imagine we will be up and running on it next month then?
I tried to find some information on the Goog on whether 4.9 will upgrade to 5.0 or if it will be more like the 3 to 4 jump where it wasn't really supported?
By DotNetNuke Programmer on
10/12/2008 5:01 PM
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re: DotNetNuke 5.0.0 RC1 Released
I agree with Joe. I think it makes complete sense that people that support DNN financialy will be in advantage. In order to keep the whole DNN alive and keep the product quality level there has to be financial support. So like it or not this is a one way to do it... and I can only say keep up the good work and it will pay off.
Josh
By Joshua Smith on
10/17/2008 8:36 AM
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