From:	 "Ken Pooley" <kpooley@sewanee.edu>
To:	 "MWS" <mws@midgard-project.org>
Subject: MWS 63: New Website, New Version
Date:	 Wed, 3 Oct 2001 01:35:24 -0500

Sep 28th 2001 -- It has been awhile since the last MWS. There are lots
reasons for the gap not the least of which is the needed chance to step back
and look at what the MWS is and how it does it. I have put in time looking
at how the Midgard community works and how the MWS fits the needs of the
community and how to better fill the community's needs. I would
welcome all suggestions and input. I hope over the next few weeks to revamp
some of the sections but I would also like to encourage anyone in the
community who would like to write to think about dropping me an e-mail.

Contents:
Editor's Note
New Website
New Version Release 1.4.2



New Website

Visitors to www.midgard-project.org will be greeted by a new look and new
organization. Henri and Piotras have done a great job of putting a new
design together and moving most of the content over from the old site. Henri
has been quick to point out that this is a work in progress and all input is
welcome. The new site includes a number of additions including a Midhoo
based directory of Midgard sites, applications, developers and press
links.The site is hosted by Envida: http://www.envida.net/ .


New Version Release

Midgard version 1.4.2 is available for download and installation. The link
for the download has not yet been updated on the Midgard website but will be
soon. 1.4.2 is includes a number of bug fixes but also includes a number of
new features and enhancements,including:

Handling of article objects has been improved on both sorting
     and event management
The new mod_midgard2 Apache module now supports caching of
     PHP-generated pages ( not a part of the Midgard2 engine)
Installation is improved by usage of the midgard-config tool
     for universal configuration management
The PHP3 bindings have been rendered obsolete

1.4.x in general was the result of a ground up rewrite started by Aurora
Architecte Open Source, and it included Php4 support, blob support, better
security and greater efficiency as well as new approaches to the
Administrative interfaces including Asgard and HKLC's; Nadmin. Nemien
Solutions, of Finland, has been a prime sponsor of the effort to write the
next generation of Midgard engine, Midgard 2.0. In addition a number of
other businesses and individuals have contributed a great deal to the
Midgard effort,for more references look on at the web at:
http://www.midgard-project.org/midhoo/ .


About Midgard

Midgard 1.4.2 is a content publishing tool for small and medium sized sites.
It is based on Apache, MySQL and PHP. The application and its documentation
are licensed GPL, LGPL and GFDL. This licensing strategy guarantees that
developers, webmasters, ISPs, and business managers are investing in a
strategy where they're free to share solutions and participate in the
application design.
http://www.midgard-project.org


About MWS

The Midgard Weekly Summary is a bi-weekly newsletter

for the Midgard user and developer community,

as well as the extended web community.

If you would like to release it or publish it,

please contact Ken Pooley

(kpooley@sewanee.edu).


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