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Posted by:
Joe Brinkman
10/13/2009 8:28 AM
 One of the benefits of Open Source development is that you have a lot of community members to kick the tires and make sure everything is working correctly before you finalize a release. In the past DotNetNuke has limited our beta releases. Usually it would start with a small internal team and move from there to a selected group of public beta testers. We generally did not hold wide open public betas. This year we are changing all of that. We have added many resources to the team that allows us to better manage the beta testing process. We are also busy adding new tools to make this process much more automated. As a result, we are better able to handle wider releases and more frequent releases.
I am happy to announce that DotNetNuke 5.2.0 Beta is now available for download. You can find out more information on the Beta Testing page on DotNetNuke.com. This is just one of many changes you will see in the coming months to open up the release process. We believe these changes give people greater visibility into the state of the project, and foster greater community involvement and are excited to be making these positive steps forward. We will be announcing even more changes at OpenForce Connections.
Please note: Do not apply beta test software to production websites. Always ensure you backup files and data before attempting any upgrade. You will not be able to upgrade automatically from one beta build to another, or from beta builds to the final release. Beta testing software is for testing purposes only.
7 comment(s) so far...
Re: Beta Testers Wanted: DotNetNuke 5.2.0 Beta Now Available
Can you please provide a list of all changes / enhancements? (For both community & professional versions)
Or is it just those items listed in gemini? Which would be a little bit of a let down:)
Thanks.
By Robert on
10/14/2009 1:04 PM
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Re: Beta Testers Wanted: DotNetNuke 5.2.0 Beta Now Available
Joe, where do we post test feedback? I've got issues. The link pointed to on the codeplex beta page comes back with a message "The forum content you are attempting to access is not available or has been removed."
Thanks,
Chuck
By Chuck Rizzio on
10/14/2009 1:04 PM
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Re: Beta Testers Wanted: DotNetNuke 5.2.0 Beta Now Available
Awesome Joe! I tried to find a change list so I would know what needs to be tested, but I couldn't find one? Any help?
By Jay Mathis on
10/14/2009 1:04 PM
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Re: Beta Testers Wanted: DotNetNuke 5.2.0 Beta Now Available
Why is it called a Major Release when there are only two new features and they seem relatively small. Are there other items that are not listed that we need to be testing?
support.dotnetnuke.com/project/RoadMap.aspx?PROJID=2
By brian on
10/14/2009 1:05 PM
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Re: Beta Testers Wanted: DotNetNuke 5.2.0 Beta Now Available
@Robert. We usually do a What's New list of all changes as we approach the final release package. For now you can check the roadmap for a list of all fixed issues and enhancements. support.dotnetnuke.com/project/RoadMap.aspx?PROJID=2
@Chuck Post feedback in Gemini for any bugs/defects found. You can also post to the beta forum if you have questions/comments.
@Brian The number of features is not the sole determinent of whether a release is deemed as major or minor. Given that 5.2.0 no longer works in SQL 2000, that alone is enough to make this a major release.
By Joe Brinkman on
10/14/2009 1:32 PM
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Re: Beta Testers Wanted: DotNetNuke 5.2.0 Beta Now Available
"Given that 5.2.0 no longer works in SQL 2000, that alone is enough to make this a major release."
Is that in the RoadMap as I didn't see it. Thanks.
By brian on
10/16/2009 8:12 AM
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Re: Beta Testers Wanted: DotNetNuke 5.2.0 Beta Now Available
@Brian This was announced in my previous blog post on September 9th (www.dotnetnuke.com/Community/Blogs/tabid/825/EntryId/2354/DotNetNuke-Taking-a-Leap-Forward.aspx) which was also posted in the Community Newsletter on September 14th.
By Joe Brinkman on
10/16/2009 8:14 AM
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