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Drupal 7 core release postponed; help still needed resolving release blockers
This Wednesday, June 27, was a possible date for the next bugfix release of Drupal 7 core.
However, as described previously, there are a number of issues categorized as Drupal 7.15 release blockers which need work. Not enough of these have been fixed, so the release is postponed.
The next tentative release date will depend on various factors, but a likely time is late July or early August.
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Configuration management initiative bi-weekly meeting
Yes its time for another configuration management initiative weekly meeting. Come hear about all our meetings from Drupal Dev Days in Barcelona! The meeting happens at 12:00 PDT, in #drupal-cmi on Freenode.
Drupal 8 Plugin system needs more reviewers
The plugin system proposed for Drupal 8 has gotten a lot of reviews at this point but is largely from either OCTO, D8 co-maintainers or the actual developers of the plugin system. We need some fresh eyes to come in and start looking over the system we've built. To facilitate the easing of this process, I have done my best to document most of the basics of the system. You can find the issue here:
http://drupal.org/node/1497366
And the docs here:
Help needed resolving Drupal 7.15 release blockers
Next Wednesday, June 27, is a possible date for the next bugfix release of Drupal 7 core.
However, there are a number of issues tagged as 7.15 release blockers which we want to get resolved before then. Mostly these are tagged that way because they contain fixes for regressions (i.e., behavior that used to work in earlier versions of Drupal but isn't working correctly in the latest code).
All these issues have proposed patches, so what we mainly need help with is two things:
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Drupal 8 RTBC queue coverage from 15th June
I'm moving from Japan to the UK on the 17th June, so my availability for reviewing/committing core patches is going to take a drop while we move in and get settled.
Fortunately webchick now has free reign to commit to Drupal 8 which is going to be a massive help keeping the RTBC queue under control.
I'll likely check in from time to time, but you probably won't see me around regularly for at least a couple of weeks or more.
D7 has now has full Entity language support
A generic way to access the entity language (if available) has been introduced: now it is possible to use the entity_language() function to retrieve an entity's language, if the entity type defines it.
Among the rest this will be useful to fix the Field language API DX.
Read the full change record.
Entities are now classed objects using a defined interface
The last entity type just moved to classed objects, so all core entity types are classed objects using a defined interface now! See the change record for details!
Drupal now has a new Kernel
The "Kernel patch", also known as step one for the Web Services and Context Core Initiative, has been committed. This has significant implications for Drupal's request-handling process. See the announcment for more details and follow-ups.
Configuration management initiative bi-weekly meeting
Hey everyone! It's that time again! Lets gather around the campfire and discuss what is up with the configuration management initiative! Specifically I'd like to get more discussion around some architecture cleanup discussion we've been having (http://drupal.org/node/1560060) and also report the results of a long conversation we had this week about internationalization. Anything else to talk about? Let me know!
The meeting will be held in #drupal-cmi on freenode.
Selecting an Http Client
Drupal needs a new and better HTTP client for fetching data from remote services. mikeytown2 has put together a solid start to research on various options we could adopt. If you have experience with any of the mentioned libraries, your input would be greatly appreciated!
Kernel patch for WSCCI nearly complete
The WSCCI team has gotten the kernel patch ready. This is step one to WSCCI and SCOTCH initiatives.
While there is plenty of follow-up work to do, in order to unblock continued work the kernel code will be marked RTBC on 28 May 2012 per http://drupal.org/node/1463656#comment-5992676 (baring any epic fail situations we discover before then). Review and suggestions for follow-up work are still welcome and encouraged until then.
Content creation redesign: Core patch
A few months ago we started the initiative to redesign the content creation screen, following our research and design proposal we have now finished usability testing a prototype.
Read moreSave the Date: Midwest Drupal Developer Summit in Madison, WI, July 26-27, 2012
The first Midwest Drupal Developer Summit will be held Thursday, July 26 through Friday, July 27 this year in Madison, WI. The event is free with advanced registration and will be hosted on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. (Register at http://midwest-developer-summit.com/.)
The event will include:
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Creating a Core Context Pool
The Scotch (Blocks & Layouts Everywhere) Initiative needs some people to start digging through: http://drupal.org/node/1547742
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Twin Cities Drupal Camp - D8 Theme Sprint
There's a great event called DrupalCamp Twin Cities going on May 18-19, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Since the event is one of my favorites, I've signed up to attend and also will be organizing a Drupal 8 Theme Layer sprint on Sunday, May 20th (as well as during the camp of course!). The specific times and location are still TBD but plan on an approximately 10 AM to 5 PM sprint.
Agenda:
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Drupal 7 core release Wednesday, May 2
As mentioned last month, the next release of Drupal 7 is scheduled for this Wednesday.
The final 7.13 patches have been committed so now is a wonderful time to update your dev servers to the latest 7.x code and help us catch any regressions!
Thanks!
Future of javascript in Drupal 8
In an effort to make JS performance and management better, I've made a few propositions about the way Drupal deals with javascript.
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Drupal 8 Theme System Sprint: Day 1
We are having a theme sprint and here is a summary of Day 1. Stay tuned for Day 2 and attributes. Lots of attributes.
Volunteers needed for new Kernel-based installer
I have done some work to start of rewriting the Drupal installer to be its own Symfony micro-app rather than a pile of workarounds upon hacks upon hacks. I do not have time to carry it forward, but this is a very important free-standing task to help clean up Drupal 8. It's also a great opportunity to learn more about Symfony, and become a Drupal hero for making the installer not suck. :-) It can also serve as an example for update.php and cron.php.
Read moreHelp out usability testing the Content creation page
Drupal 8 wants to provide a much-improved workflow for content creators. One of the most critical screens in this is the content creation page.
We have started to build a prototype of our plans at Implement the new create content page design, which is now ready to be usability tested. A step we think is vital for making big changes like these to Drupal Core.
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