| The SugarForge Newsletter | September 27, 2006 |  |
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The Community and 4.5
The Sugar Community and 4.5
Release 4.5 is out and what a release it is! With a new dashlets framework and other UI enhancements, support for Microsoft SQL Server, internationalization and more, Release 4.5 is truly a groundbreaking release.No less groundbreaking was how much the Sugar Community played a vital role in the success of the release. We can't thank you enough for the hard work and dedication you exhibited. The open development process began more than 4 months ago when we started the Community Preview forum to allow feedback on release content. Then in late May we provided the first of several Community Preview on-demand releases which were then followed by full-on beta releases. In all there were 3 CP releases and 3 cycles of downloadable betas followed by several incremental updates -- all in the open and each with plenty opportunity for community input and guidance. True to form, the Sugar Community came through. The forums now contain 220 threads and more than 1000 posts. Several Sugar community members, especially ruchida and malcolmh, worked tirelessly on internationalization issues (and more). A hat tip goes to george_bbch, WeBoat and stevec for their input as well, and to all the others along the way. Overall, we cannot overstate the importance of your feedback in the creation of Release 4.5. SugarForge updateLook out for some more changes to SugarForge site in response to your feedback. We're trading in the Flash area for an announcements area (no advertising) and will emphasize project news items more prominently. Also, be sure to visit the SugarForge Communications page the we continue to stuff it full of interviews with leading SugarForge project developers. We want SugarForge to be as productive a workspace as possible so please continue to comment on SugarForge (and other Sugar sites) here in the Forums. Developer/User GroupOur intrepid Help Forum moderator, Ken Brill (kbrill), and the ever-diligent Max, known as umeco, have taken the lead on producing a Sugar developer/user group. Their thread and subsequent poll began the ball rolling a short while ago.With Sugar providing logistical support, we plan to crank the first developer-oriented online sessions in the early November timeframe. Over time these will expand to incorporate power user and administrative topics. We're also planning to conduct on-site events at major metropolitan areas starting early next year. A schedule of upcoming events will soon be published on SugarForge so stay tuned for more about this exciting venture. And many thanks, Ken and Max, for your leadership in this process. |
Developer News Here are news bytes of interest to the developer community under the category of "coming soon".
1. Get your product in the hands of Sugar open source and commercial customers with a Developer License that will allow you to create Pro and Ent flavors of your products. 2. A formal approval step before SugarForge content appears on SugarExchange means your content will be positioned only with other high quality, current content. 3. To bolster project collaboration SugarForge projects will have a dedicated forum in the Sugar Forums. 4. Your project's visibility will get a boost by auto-generated news items at milestone events like reaching the 100th download. What are your thoughts on these topics? Let us know by posting your comments on the Site Feedback forum. Interview with We continue the series of interviews with important community members. Our latest interview is with Israel Denis of Cendíen. Cendíen makes several products currently offered on SugarExchange. In this interview (click to watch, WebEx auto-playback), Israel describes his company, the early days with Sugar, and the steps that led him to become a SugarExchange provider. While Israel has been shy about providing us with his profile picture, you'll have no problem getting to know Israel in this interview. Julian's Corner
Be sure to enter a bug against the SugarForge project should you encounter any errors. You can also comment about SugarForge and other Sugar websites in the Sugar Forums here. |
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SugarExchange is where Sugar users, administrators, and business owners browse, download and purchase among the hundreds of items made available by Sugar developers. SugarExchange complements SugarForge by providing an attractive, user-centric directory of items created by SugarForge developers. |
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SugarExchange updateSugarExchange has baked long enough! We're finalizing contracts and pricing now for a launch by mid October.The collection of high quality Sugar-related content found on SugarExchange means that your projects will reside among the very best the Sugar developer community has to offer. If you ever considered making your quality project available to others, now's the time to get on to SugarExchange. |
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