Proposal: Redesigned Download Page, Sep 2009
In
HelsinkiReleaseMeeting2009x08x17,
MilindPansare proposed a redesigned download page with these objectives:
- We should, as the twiki.org community, have a much better picture of who's downloading and using twiki ?
- We should continue to safeguard privacy for those who do not wish to be identified
- We should have a relatively frictionless download of the community developed twiki
- We need to also balance in when users should use the certified twiki subscription from twiki.net versus the community free version
PeterThoeny gave this input: From company perspective we'd like to ask community to get some more prominent coverage on the download page, to make it easier for commercially minded people to find twiki.net products. In return, more business for twiki.net means more support for the community, e.g. the company is able to contribute more back and to sponsor consultants to work on new features and bug fixes.
Here is a draft of the redesigned download page, heavily inspired by the MySQL download page: (The draft is enclosed by a black border for illustration purposes only)
Download TWiki Release 4.3.2 (outdated draft, see actual page)
TWiki is an enterprise collaboration platform and application platform. TWiki has been downloaded over half a million times and is used by leading Fortune 500 businesses and Government agencies as an intranet, extranet or a public internet website.
| Feature |
TWiki Community Release |
Twiki Enterprise Release |
| |
Download |
Learn More Free Trial |
| Description |
Open source structured wiki and application platform. |
Enterprise Agility Platform with added functionality, support and updates. |
| Audience |
Do-it-yourself developers, technical enthusiasts and self-maintained installations |
Businesses, Government institutions and users looking for the highest reliability |
| Installation |
I'm comfortable installing, configuring, and provisioning. I will take care of the dependencies on Perl, Apache, Linux and other software in the stack. |
I need easy, virtualization-ready installation of the fully tested stack on my own hardware or on a hosted server. |
| System Updates |
I have my own method of keeping my systems up to date and am comfortable configuring TWiki |
I want automated notifications and predictable releases of well tested updates and upgrades |
| Security |
I'm comfortable monitoring security alerts so that I can patch my server if a security breach has occurred |
I need security monitoring and patching |
| Support |
I've got time to identify and resolve technical issues for myself and other users |
I need fast resolution and committed response times to avoid loss of downtime |
| Maintenance |
I'm comfortable designing and tuning TWiki for optimal performance |
Give me access to the most experienced support available to resolve my issues quickly |
| Hosting |
Not available |
Secure, scalable hosting, start using immediately. |
| Plugins |
Many plugins. I can install and tune on my own |
I can rely on many pre-installed and tested plugins |
| Enterprise Social networking |
Not available |
Included |
| Applications |
I can develop and install my own applications |
I can also get project management, document management, CRM and more |
Get Twiki Enterprise Edition
Twiki Enterprise Agility Platform is a comprehensive offering of software, services and support to ensure your business achieves the highest levels of reliability, security, and uptime. Available as a software virtual appliance or as a hosted service. Learn More Free Trial
Download TWiki Community Release
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Download TWiki 4.3   
Release 4.3.2: zip | tgz
TWiki is open source software. The Perl CGI source code, default templates and documentation are available for free and can be redistributed under the terms of GPL (GNU General Public License). The identical .zip and .tgz packages can be used on all platforms; an installation guide is included in the package; supplemental documentation contains platform-specific instructions.
TWiki-4.3.1:
• Release notes
• System requirements
• Known issues
• Upgrade guide
• Upgrading and Maintaining Tailoring
• Reference manual
• Advocacy
• Bug reports
Other TWiki distributions:
• 3rd Party TWiki Distributions
• TWiki 4.0.4 VMware Virtual Machine
• TWiki for Windows Personal
• Running TWiki off SVN
• Older production releases
• Beta releases
TWiki Hosting:
• TWiki hosting sites
See also:
• TWiki announce & security mailing list
• TWiki consultants for hire
• Support questions
TWiki-4.3.2 released on 2009-09-02 introduces security enhancements. TWiki-4.3.1 released on 2009-04-29 also introduces security enhancements. This release also introduces use of ISO date format by default. TWiki-4.3.0 introduced security enhancements, usability enhancements, feature enhancements, and added extensions to strengthen TWiki as an enterprise collaboration platform.
It is highly recommended to upgrade to TWiki-4.3.2. Users will find this release much more stable and secure in daily use.
TWiki-4.3 Release highlights
- Security Enhancements
- Usability Enhancements
- Replace question mark links with red-links to point to non-existing topics
- Use ISO date format by default - added in TWiki-4.3.1
- Preferences for raw edit or WYSIWYG edit - added in TWiki-4.3.2
- Enterprise Collaboration Enhancements
- Pre-installed HeadlinesPlugin to show headline newsfeeds in TWiki topics
- Pre-installed TWikiNetSkin, TWikiNetSkinPlugin for corporate look and feel
- Search Enhancements
- Add footer parameter to Formatted Search
- Add number of topics to Formatted Search
- Miscellaneous Feature Enhancements
- Control over variable expansion at topic creation time
- 17 new TWikiDocGraphics images
- Include URL supports list of domains to exclude from proxy
- Adding Korean language
- Plugin Enhancements
- SpreadSheetPlugin: 5 new functions
TWiki-4.3.2 Bugfix Highlights
TWiki-4.3.1 Bugfix Highlights
- Security:
- TWiki:Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2009-1339
: A remote user may gain TWiki admin privileges with a specially crafted image tag. This cross-site request forgery vulnerability existed because TWiki allowed HTTP GET to save content.
- Handling URLPARAM:
- The handling of empty or missing URLPARAM was corrected
TWiki-4.3.0 Bugfix Highlights
- Security:
- Review code for robustness and security
- Secure configure script with taint mode turned on
- Rendering:
- %TOC% does not distinguish two headlines that have the same text
- TablePlugin produces bad links for sorting when using "short" URLs
- %SCRIPTSUFFIX% is added twice in %TOC% links
- Incorrect Content-length breaks HTTP headers, a.o. pound fail results
- TablePlugin: Date sorting is broken
- Bullet lists in form fields are not rendered properly
- TWiki Forms expand variables like $nop, $quote $percnt
- TwistyPlugin: Twisty can't be placed in TWiki table cells
- Users and groups:
- TWikiGroups shows all members twice
- Editing:
- WysiwygPlugin: Bolding single character within a word introduces spaces around bolded character
- Miscellaneous:
- configure's get more extensions does not work well without LWP
- CommentPlugin: Lost data if it's targeted before/after a missing anchor
- Plugin installation fails on windows: extender.pl line 684
- Statistics script does not handle properly topics with special characters
See the full bug list
See the full feature list
Upgrading From TWiki-4.2.x and older TWiki-4.3.x
We will provide upgrade packages shortly.
The TWikiReleaseNotes04x03 contains additional information for the upgrader.
Upgrading From TWiki-4.1.x
Significant changes has been made since TWiki-4.1.2 so upgrading cannot be done by applying a patch.
The upgrade can be done relatively easily by following the the procedure described on TWikiUpgradeGuide.
Known Issues
After a new release the more annoying bugs are listed at known issues of TWiki-4.3, alongside with workarounds where possible.
License
- This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- See the GNU General Public License for more details, published at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
- Please note that TWiki is not distributed under the LGPL (Lesser General Public Licence), which implies TWiki can only be distributed with software that is licensed under conditions compliant with the GPL. Embedding in proprietary software requires an alternative license. Contact the author for details.
Bugs And Support
Note: Found a bug? Please report bugs in TWikibug:WebHome .
Note: Installation or deployment question? Please ask support questions in the Support web (after reviewing the SupportGuidelines.)
Comments
See TWikiRelease04x03x02Comments
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Please provide feedback on this proposed redesign in time for the
HelsinkiReleaseMeeting2009x09x14.
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PeterThoeny - 2009-09-13
I will add two small diagrams that show the difference between community release and enterprise release from an architectural perspective. Something similar to
slide 21 in
TWikiPresentation2008x08x21. This was suggested by
PeterJones after
HelsinkiReleaseMeeting2009x08x17.
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PeterThoeny - 2009-09-14
The hosting bubble should be all blue, not white. Why write that it's "Not available", when you have a list of hosting sites in this same topic.
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SeanCMorgan - 2009-09-18
Good point Sean, I pointed our marketing person to the
TWikiHostingSites page, and updated the table in the
download page to reflect reality.
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PeterThoeny - 2009-09-19
Ditto the support bubble: all white means no support, which ignores our efforts in the Support web.
I understand the desire to promote the "Enterprise Release". But please don't
demote the "Community Release".
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SeanCMorgan - 2009-09-21
Very good point, and thank you for raising this important issue. You, others and I are quite actively helping users in the support forum and on IRC. I fixed the download page to reflect that, and I will bring this to the attention of our marketing department. Please accept my apologies for stepping over the line.
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PeterThoeny - 2009-09-22