X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/43307fb21556098024331ee26563e5be19ccea3e..4298c809e540a7556d886f57341d3e5456a9c92f:/doc/roadmap.mdwn?ds=inline diff --git a/doc/roadmap.mdwn b/doc/roadmap.mdwn index 08e4c48bc..cdec6e7e8 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. ---- @@ -31,27 +29,66 @@ 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, +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 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. ---- -# 3.0 +# compatability breaking changes -Version 3.0 will be an opportunity to make significant transitions. +Probably incomplete list: -* Default to using `prefix_directives`. -* Default to using `aggregateinternal`. -* Remove deprecated prefs form settings for `allowed_attachments` and - `locked_pages`. -* [[todo/Adjust_goodstuff]] +* Drop old `--getctime` option. +* Remove compatability code in `loadindex` to handle old index data layouts. +* Make pagespecs match relative by default? (see [[discussion]]) +* Flip wikilinks? (see [[todo/link_plugin_perhaps_too_general?]]) +* YADA format setup files per default? +* Enable tagbase by default (so that tag autocreation will work by default). + Note that this is already done for wikis created by `auto-blog.setup`. +* [[tips/html5]] on by default (some day..) +* Remove support for old `.ikiwiki/comments_pending` from comment plugin. ----- +In general, we try to use [[ikiwiki-transition]] or forced rebuilds on +upgrade to deal with changes that break compatability. Some things that +can't help with. # future goals -* More documentation in the basewiki, including documentation for all enabled plugins. * 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