X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/ikiwiki.git/blobdiff_plain/40257dc62190e90bab468e88c89b59dc24999725..1859ccf8ace69c7f2db4872b269be10a66b41e4d:/doc/roadmap.mdwn diff --git a/doc/roadmap.mdwn b/doc/roadmap.mdwn index af46e162b..a701a2685 100644 --- a/doc/roadmap.mdwn +++ b/doc/roadmap.mdwn @@ -7,9 +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. +The 1.X series is no longer supported. ---- @@ -31,28 +29,50 @@ bugs will be fixed in 1.x going forward. 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 -Still in the early planning stages, version 3.0 will be an opportunity to -make significant transitions. - -* Default to using prefix_directives. +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: + +* Support for uploading [[attachments|plugins/attachment]]. +* Can [[plugins/rename]] and [[plugins/remove]] pages and files via the web. +* [[Web_based_setup|plugins/websetup]]. +* Blog-style [[plugins/comments]] as an alternative to Discussion pages. +* Many other 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/untrusted_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. + +Released 31 December, 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 -* Improved [[todo/html]] stylesheets and templates. - _(status: [[css_market]] exists; it could always provide more stylesheets. No alternate templates yet, though.)_ -* More documentation in the basewiki, including documentation for all enabled plugins. Probably need some solution for [[todo/conditional_underlay_files]], too. * Conversion support for existing other wikis. (Being worked on for MoinMoin and TWiki by [[Josh_Triplett|JoshTriplett]] and Jamey Sharp; support for other wikis should fit into the same framework.) -* [[TODO]], [[bugs]], [[soc]], ... +* [[TODO]], [[bugs]], ...