11 Oct 2006 00:57
MediaWiki 1.8.0 released
Brion Vibber <brion <at> pobox.com>
2006-10-10 22:57:57 GMT
2006-10-10 22:57:57 GMT
October 10, 2006 This is the quarterly release snapshot for Fall 2006. While the code has been running on Wikipedia for some time, installation and upgrade bits may be less well tested. Bug fix releases may follow in the coming days or weeks. MediaWiki is now using a "continuous integration" development model with quarterly snapshot releases. The latest development code is always kept "ready to run", and in fact runs our own sites on Wikipedia. Release branches will continue to receive security updates for about a year from first release, but nonessential bugfixes and feature development happen will be made on the development trunk and appear in the next quarterly release. Those wishing to use the latest code instead of a branch release can obtain it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN == Configuration changes == * $wgUseETag, to enable/disable sending of HTTP ETag headers (default: disabled) * $wgLegalTitleChars now includes '+' by default for better compatibility with importing data dumps from Wikipedia * $wgDefaultUserOptions now includes all default option settings instead of only overrides. == Major new features ==(Continue reading)
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