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diff --git a/doc/roadmap.mdwn b/doc/roadmap.mdwn index 9ed5742eb..83c654b5e 100644 --- a/doc/roadmap.mdwn +++ b/doc/roadmap.mdwn @@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ This is the roadmap for ikiwiki development. Released 29 April 2006. -The 1.x series changed a great deal over the more than 50 releases in its -lifetime. It is now in maintenance mode, only security issues or really bad -bugs will be fixed in 1.x going forward. 1.x will stop being supported with -the release of 3.0. +The 1.x series is no longer supported. ---- @@ -32,28 +29,43 @@ the release of 3.0. Released 30 April 2007. -The 2.x series is expected to undergo continuing development for some time, -adding improvements and new features, but avoiding changes that break -backwards compatability. +The 2.x series is now in maintenance mode. Only security fixes and fixes for +really bad bugs will be applied going forward. ---- # 3.0 -Version 3.0 will be an opportunity to make significant transitions. - -* Default to using `prefix_directives`. -* Default to using `aggregateinternal`. -* Remove deprecated prefs form settings for `allowed_attachments` and - `locked_pages`. -* Finalise a new version of the plugin API, exporting additional commonly - used functions from IkiWiki.pm. See [[todo/firm_up_plugin_interface]] - -It will include a vast number of new features, bugfixes, and other -improvements, far too many to list here. +Version 3.0 is an opportunity to make significant transitions. +Read [[tips/upgrade_to_3.0]] for the steps you will need to +follow when upgrading your wiki to this version. + +The highlights of the changes in version 3.0 include: + +* Blog-style [[plugins/comments]] as an alternative to Discussion pages. +* Support for uploading [[attachments|plugins/attachment]]. +* Can [[plugins/rename]] and [[plugins/remove]] pages and files via the web. +* [[Web_based_setup|plugins/websetup]]. +* Many new plugins including [[plugins/htmlbalance]], [[plugins/format]], + [[plugins/progress]], [[plugins/color]], [[plugins/autoindex]], + [[plugins/cutpaste]], [[plugins/hnb]], [[plugins/creole]], [[plugins/txt]], + [[plugins/amazon_s3]], [[plugins/pinger]], [[plugins/pingee]], + [[plugins/edittemplate]] +* The RecentChanges page is compiled statically, not generated from the CGI. +* Support for additional revision control systems: [[rcs/bzr]], + [[rcs/monotone]] +* Support for [[tips/trusted_git_push]]. +* A new version (3.00) of the plugin API, exporting additional + commonly used functions from `IkiWiki.pm`. Nearly everything in ikiwiki is + now a plugin, from WikiLinks to page editing, to RecentChanges. +* Far too many bug fixes, features, and enhancements to list here. Release is planned for fall^Wlate, 2008. +The 3.x series is expected to undergo continuing development for some time, +adding improvements and new features, but avoiding changes that break +backwards compatability. + ---- # future goals |