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Red Squirrel - Oct-15-2004 server time
Just for the record, IB 2.0 finally came out not too long ago, but they decided to completly pull off all downloads now so you can't even "evaluate" it.

Not that I care since I have some long term plans to upgrade this place. Besides so much custom code has been put in here, it's not like we're running behind or anything.

Red Squirrel - Jul-08-2004 server time
Yeah true, and by that time I'll be near ready to release a stable version of SBBS, most likely. But the license agreement actually says that they expect people to pay if they will keep it. While that can't know if I'm just testing it or not, I rather not take chances. But we'll see when the actual 2.0 stable release comes, I may decide to go for it if it's worth the trouble to upgrade and remod/reskin.

wldkos - Jul-08-2004 server time
on the invision power website, they said to not expect anything until the 2.0 comes out. They explicitly state that the pdrs are stable, but they do not reccommend for say using it here. Be patient. It's going to be a while till skins and mods are released as well.

Triple6_wild - Jul-07-2004 server time
i think you should wait for squirrelBBS cuz less time spent updating this board is more time on squirrelBBS so it can be out sooner lol and all your testers are here when you have a working system

Red Squirrel - Jul-07-2004 server time
IB 2.0 for production use has finally been released! It's not final, but it has a 1.3 upgrader and basically we could upgrade at this very moment.

I'll let you guys give your input on this but what I'm considering is to simply keep the board as it is right now, and wait until I get SquirrelBBS to a point where we can use it here. This will also help me make it better as I will be able to find more bugs and features that should be added in future versions. I'm hoping to release SquirrelBBS by Christmas, or new years eve (2005 tongue.gif)

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IPB 2.0.0 PF1 is put on general release

We're pleased to announce that we've just released IPB 2.0.0 PF1 to the download area on full general release.

This release includes the 1.3 upgrade system to enable you to upgrade your boards. Full instructions are provided in the zip package and we recommend that you read them carefully and make sure you backup your database and files before upgrading.

Those of you upgrading from PDR5 will just need to ensure that you upload all the appropriate files INCLUDING 'ipb_templates.xml' and then run the upgrade system as normal by running "/upgrade/index.php". This will add in a few new settings and alter the database as needed.

Please remember that although this is a release candidate and therefore very stable and can be used in a production board, it's not final and still contains some minor bugs and a few rough edges. If in doubt wait until the final release!

http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...=0&#entry936523


Red Squirrel - Jun-16-2004 server time
Hmmm they released it mid june like promissed, BUT it's still a PDR and not the actual RC1....


http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...=0&#entry910485

QUOTE

We have just released IPB 2.0.0 PDR 5 to the download area!

This release comes with proper IPB 2.0.0 documentation so be sure to read "readme.html" which can be found in the root folder of the download archive. This file details which files have changed since PDR 4 and which bugs this release fixes.

What's new?

There are over 75 bug fixes in this release which fixes nearly all of the major and intermediate problems with previous releases and we've only the minor ones to fix before the first release candidate. I've also been working closely with the DB drivers team to ensure that the first release candidate of Invision Power Board 2.0.0 allows seamless integration with other database drivers. We've finalized the new installer methods with multi-database abilities and gone through all the core code to ensure maximum compatibility. This means that IPB 2 will be able to take advantage of very clean MSSQL and Oracle database drivers when IPB 2 is in final release format.

Upgrading from previous versions of IPB 2.0.0

The upgrade system is still being used and seems to be successful. Please note the new location of the 'ipb_templates.xml' file which is now in the forum's root folder to make it easier to remember to upload when upgrading. This is a vital step as it is used to rebuild your templates and add new template sections into the master skin when required.

Important: Make sure you upgrade the following files
upgrade/index.php
upgrade/core/functions.php
ips_kernel/class_db_mysql.php

Upgrading from IPB 1.3

There is no upgrade path to upgrade from IPB 1.3 yet (still). I really wanted to get IPB 2.0.0 as stable as possible before letting it loose on established boards with real live data. PDR 5 is the most stable release to date and I can now begin work on the 1.3 -> 2.0 upgrader.

What's next?

There are a small number of minor bugs left to fix before we get to RC1. We hope to bring you RC1 early next week if we continue the speedy pace we've achieved over the past few weeks.


I think squirrelBBS beta 1 will be out before IB RC1 roflmao.gif

Red Squirrel - Jun-01-2004 server time
I had a feeling this was going to happen. dry.gif

So the release will be in the middle of June, so make that beginning of July. I'll be working then so the upgrade will in fact take a month. I figured if they released it about now, I could work on it durring my time off and maybe make the upgrade last about 2 weeks instead.

I will inform myself on weather or not the skin system will change, since I can still do the skin now if there's no changes planed. wink.gif

QUOTE

This is the fifth IPB 2.0.0 development update. These updates are designed to keep you informed on the development progress of Invision Power Board v2.0.0.

We've almost completed IPB 2.0.0 PDR 4 which completes the database abstraction and rounds off some features.

This release took much longer to complete than expected due to the enormous task of going through each IPB source file (160+ files) and manually extracting the SQL statements to either put them in the queries file or convert them into the database abstracted methods. This is a vital step for allowing IPB 2 to be ported to different database systems and although it's taken a great deal of time, it's entirely justified by the flexibility the system allows.

Other items finished in this release are as follows:

* Skin import / export routines (export XML templates and XMLarchive image sets)
* Languages import / export routines (export XML language file)
* Re-designed mini-profile card (more info, better layout)

I've also fixed a few of the larger bugs so far (permission mask addition / removal, moderator addition, etc) and although we have many bugs left to fix before we get to RC1 status we're confident that they are minor and as such won't take long to work through.

Latest Release Date Estimates

PDR4 (next beta release): Wednesday 2nd June
RC1 (first supported release): No specific date - around the middle of June

Please note that these dates are only estimates and should only be used as a guide. They are subject to change without notice due to the unpredictable nature of software development. Put simply: they are dates that seem reasonable based on the current speed of development.

What's left to do?

We're nearly at the stage where IPB 2 reaches release candidate quality. The full feature set is now implemented (apart from a few minor tweaks and enhancements).

Skins and Languages

As mentioned in other announcements, the skins and language sets are not complete and will receive an overhaul during the development cycle. As a rule of thumb, the skins and langauges will not be complete until PR 1 (RC 1).

Upgrading to PDR 4 from PDR 1,2 or 3

We have initiated our new upgrade system and a new upgrade module will be written for PDR 4.

Upgrading from 1.3 to 2.0.0

There is currently no upgrade path from 1.3 to 2.0.0. We plan on writing the upgrade script for around PDR 4 (Beta 4) - possibly just after. Until then please don't try and import a 1.3 database into 2.0 - it simply won't work.

Red Squirrel - May-31-2004 server time
Yeah since I'm sure they will get issues, but hopefully if they do it will be nothing too serious since the upgrade here will take about a month so I'll be able to open the new forum with fixes applied.

wldkos - May-31-2004 server time
QUOTE (Red Squirrel @ May 30 2004, 12:53 PM)
Still no update on the release... and they keep closing any threads refering to it so that's not a good sign at all... they don't even want to discuss it. Also from what it seems there will be a PDR4, so that means more waiting since it won't be safe to use a PDR since they will change the skin system for RC1..... I don't know why they keep changing the skin system anyhow. I had the thoughts of making a forum script from scratch for here... since with all this waiting I'd probably be nearly done. laugh.gif

im totally waiting like 2 weeks after the 2.0 stable comes out. I don't have as much access to the net as i used to when i was home, so i have to make sure the new onecan run herself with no problems.

Red Squirrel - May-30-2004 server time
Still no update on the release... and they keep closing any threads refering to it so that's not a good sign at all... they don't even want to discuss it. Also from what it seems there will be a PDR4, so that means more waiting since it won't be safe to use a PDR since they will change the skin system for RC1..... I don't know why they keep changing the skin system anyhow. I had the thoughts of making a forum script from scratch for here... since with all this waiting I'd probably be nearly done. laugh.gif

Red Squirrel - May-27-2004 server time
Yeah exactly. I can trust that the RC1 will be stable so that's good.

The upgrade process will take about a month anyway so even if there are issues I'll have time to patch up before it even goes live. I'll have a progress meter in my sig to keep everyone updated. That will make my sig super huge though by having 3 graphics in it lol.

Chris Vogel - May-27-2004 server time
QUOTE (Red Squirrel @ May 27 2004, 08:35 PM)
I was right... it's not today...

Hehe... Never can trust release dates.

In a way this is good though. At least the developers aren't going to churn out some half-baked product just to meet the release dates.

Red Squirrel - May-27-2004 server time
I was right... it's not today...

Red Squirrel - May-26-2004 server time
Tomorow is the release date of IB 2.0!!!! I can't wait!!!

I bet 90% they will push it to like next week or something. roflmao.gif

Red Squirrel - May-12-2004 server time
Finally another update, and we are getting closer. The release date should be May 27th. I believe this is the one that I will be able to upgrade to as it will be considerd stable.

http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...=0&#entry882629
QUOTE

This is the fourth IPB 2.0.0 development update. These updates are designed to keep you informed on the development progress of Invision Power Board v2.0.0.

We've almost completed IPB 2.0.0 PDR 3 and this is where things get quite exciting as we begin to wrap up the 'middle' part of the last stage of development and testing. So far we're very pleased with the progress and the great work in finding and reporting bugs.

The last few features are being added for PDR 3 including the last elements of the new skinning and templating system. We have also fixed up a number of the largest bugs reported and are pleased with the overall stability and security of the system.

New feature: Template Search and Replace

We have included a very useful search and replace tool to improve upon the functionality offered in IPB 1. The new search now enables you to 'quick' search through the template set and its parents for keywords or HTML tags. The results are shown in a familiar format and you can edit them from there or preview the matches. This is very handy if you've seen a block of HTML in the output and wish to trace where it is stored within the database system.

There is also a more powerful 'search and replace' tool which enables one to enter regular expressions to match and optionally replace HTML. You can simply preview the matches and the replacements if you wish to just search using regular expressions or to ensure that you have your expressions correct. Of course, you can just search and replace normal text without needing to learn regular expressions.

The usefulness of this tool shouldn't be overlooked as it enables one to make global and sweeping changes to your templates with little work. An example: you might wish to make sure that all your DIVs are called using IDs and not classes. To enable this, all you'd need to do is enter "<div\s+?class=(["'])" and replace with "<div id=\\1". (Of course we're not suggesting that you actually do that...)



Latest Release Date Estimates

PDR3 (next beta release): Monday 17th May
RC1 (first supported release): Thursday 27th May

Please note that these dates are only estimates and should only be used as a guide. They are subject to change without notice due to the unpredictable nature of software development. Put simply: they are dates that seem reasonable based on the current speed of development.

What's left to do?

We've still got a fair bit of work to do before IPB 2 reaches release candidate quality. The full feature set is now implemented (apart from a few minor tweaks and enhancements). I hope to have full database abstraction for PDR 4 and the remainder of the reported bugs should be fixed by then also.

Skins and Languages

As mentioned in other announcements, the skins and language sets are not complete and will receive an overhaul during the development cycle. As a rule of thumb, the skins and langauges will not be complete until PR 1 (RC 1).

Upgrading to PDR 3 from PDR 1 or 2

We have initiated our new upgrade system and a new upgrade module will be written for PDR 3.

Upgrading from 1.3 to 2.0.0

There is currently no upgrade path from 1.3 to 2.0.0. We plan on writing the upgrade script for around PDR 4 (Beta 4). Until then please don't try and import a 1.3 database into 2.0 - it simply won't work.

Red Squirrel - Apr-26-2004 server time
Getting closer!

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We've just released IPB 2.0.0 PDR 2 into the public downloads area.

This release includes the largely untested upgrade system.

If you're at all uncomfortable with FTP, MySQL, PHP, etc. then you're probably best off doing a new install rather than trying to upgrade your current board.

Bug fixes in IPB 2.0.0 PDR 2

Not many bugs have been fixed in this release - so don't be surprised if any you've reported still exist! There is still some code alteration to complete before we reach the bug fixing stage.

Installing a new IPB 2.0.0 PDR 2

Installation is as PDR 1 was - there have been no changes to the installation system. Please note that the instructions bundled with the IPB 2.0.0 release are wrong. This previous announcement has the correct installation instructions.

Upgrading from 1.x

There is no upgrade path from IPB 1.x yet - we expect to have this complete for PDR 4. We aim to write a single convertor to take you from either 1.0., 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 to the latest IPB 2.0.0 release using the new upgrade module system.

full thread


I thought PDR 2.0 was suppost to have a 1.x converter but it does not look like it! Still lot of bugs to fix anyway so I'll wait till it's considered stable. Hopefully soon since I'm tired of waiting. tongue.gif

The only problem I see is that we are 1 version behind, we're running 1.2 and 1.3 is the current stable release. So I'm thinking the converter might be made for 1.3 only and not the older versions. From the look of the thread though it will probably work with all 1.x.

If by any chance that's not the case I'll manually convert everything. It will take much longer, but should be possible.

Red Squirrel - Apr-23-2004 server time
Another update

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This is just a brief announcement to keep you up to date with the release schedule for IPB 2.0.0 PDR 2.

IPB 2.0.0 PDR 2 comes with the new upgrade system which will automatically work out which upgrade 'modules' have to be run in order to get you totally up to date. As this is new, it requires extensive testing before it's put on general release and as such we've decided to stagger the release to give us time to get some good feedback and control the testing environment.

We released PDR 2 to the staff earlier today and we've already fixed a few minor issues and as the feedback was positive we have just released PDR 2 to the customer's area.

We expect to gather some feedback over the weekend and put PDR 2 on general release on Monday afternoon.


So if monday truely is the release date, I'll move my butt to get that long English project out of the way (been slack'n anyway...) and once it's done I'll get started on the upgrade. I already have it planed out and if everything works out the upgrade will be smooth. There should only be about 10 minutes of forum downtime and what I'll do is make the forum in read only mode so it's still accessable. I just don't want posts since the ones durring the upgrade will be lost. The upgrade itself will take weeks, but I'll be able to do it with a fresh install, and do the database conversion at the very end.

So by the end of May we should be running on the new board. I've been waiting so long to do this upgrade, it will probably go fast to redo the skin. I'm most likely going to remake a brand new skin from scratch. Time for a change anyway, and it's just as much work as keeping this one anyway.

This time I'll be working on a 100mbps Linux server so it will be SO much better! When I did the 1.1.1 to 1.2 upgrade it was on my win98 server at 10mbps, it was a PIA since it always crashed!

Red Squirrel - Apr-03-2004 server time
News from IPB

QUOTE

Invision Power Board 2.0.0 Development Update #1 (2-April-04)

This is the first of a series of weekly development update announcements which will contain information on progress throughout the IPB 2.0.0 development cycle.

Last week saw the first release of IPB 2 which has been an overall success considering that it's the first release of a major version increment and although the feature set is incomplete it proved to be stable.

This week I've been putting my focus on completing the feature set before the next release. The global announcement feature has been added which allows super moderators and administrators to create announcements that appear at the top of the forum listing. This announcement can be timed to start at an entered date and end at an entered date and you can also choose which forums to show the announcement in.

The trash can feature has also been implemented. This allows the administrator to set up a 'trash can' forum which all deleted topics and posts are moved into instead of being simply removed from the database. You can hide viewing permissions from members and even staff to make it transparent. This is a very convenient way of reviewing deleted material and using the new inline moderation, restoring deleted material is a matter of a few clicks.

I've started work on the new "Post Office". This will be an area that allows the administrator to bulk email their members. The bulk mail feature has been hugely improved from previous versions and now sends out the mail via the mail queue system which means that you will no longer get failed mail messages due to large BCC headers. What's more - the post office saves all sent bulk mail and preserves the settings so you have a record of what you've sent and to whom. You can even start a new mail based on previous mailings which is a handy way of storing a template with settings to make regular bulk mailing less of a chore.


Post Office: New Bulk Mail Screen

What's left to do?

We've still got a bit of work to do before IPB 2 reaches release candidate quality. I aim to have the full feature set implemented for PDR 2 (Beta 2) and the full database abstraction layer implemented for PDR 3 (Beta 3). It's quite possible that the bulk of the bug fixing will be done after PDR 3 (Beta 3) as it might prove beneficial to wait until all the components are completed to reduce the possibility of fixing-by-changing.

Skins and Languages

As mentioned in other announcements, the skins and language sets are not complete and will receive an overhaul during the development cycle. As a rule of thumb, the skins and langauges will not be complete until PR 1 (RC 1).

Upgrading to PDR 2 from PDR 1

We might implement our upgrade system a little earlier and give it an airing for the next beta release. There have been some schematic changes and this will require a script to be written. We plan to introduce a more integrated method of upgrading between releases.

Upgrading from 1.3 to 2.0.0

There is currently no upgrade path from 1.3 to 2.0.0. We plan on writing the upgrade script for around PDR 3 (Beta 3). Until then please don't try and import a 1.3 database into 2.0 - it simply won't work.

http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...=0&#entry853271

Red Squirrel - Apr-01-2004 server time
^^^^^^ That last message is false, it was just to build up to make my prank look a bit less obvious. em320.gif

IB 2.0 is still in beta and I'm waiting till it goes gold before starting the conversion.

Red Squirrel - Mar-29-2004 server time
I've been analysing the database tables and such, and it apears I'll easly be able to convert over before they actually release the official one, and when they do, I'll be able to simply replace the php files flawlessly. I tested the conversion on my server and everything is 100% ok and all integrity testing went fine.

So the upgrade should take place thursday or friday of this week. I'll be gone for tomorow and the day after, so it depends on my mental condition wether or not I do the upgrade right away or wait the next day. I might be tired, not sure what time we'll be getting up and what not.

So expect this site to be the first official 2.0 board around besides IPB's site.

Oh, and the skin is taken care of, turns out the templates did not change that much. I just have one slight think to tinkle with and I'll be all set to upgrade, and keep this skin, which I'll make better later on.


Red Squirrel - Mar-28-2004 server time
Yeah I'll definatly put a few sneak peaks. In fact I might change the site header before the release just to give a few ideas of how the rest of the forum will be. The forum and site layout are good but the graphics can use something new.

Triple6_wild - Mar-27-2004 server time
i cant wait to see what you come up with red .... put up a few sneek peeks when you have the skin started cool.gif

fab4fan - Mar-27-2004 server time
you should create a new skin tongue.gif

Red Squirrel - Mar-27-2004 server time
I'm playing around with IB 2.0 on my server and all I can say is WOW! It is awesome! Everything is so much easier to do. I just need to think of an idea for a new skin, and I have something cool in mind. cool.gif

Red Squirrel - Mar-26-2004 server time
2.0 is released!
It's not the final, it's only for testing and stuff, but it's one step closer.
http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...=0&#entry846408

I'm going to install it on my server to check it out.

Red Squirrel - Mar-20-2004 server time
lol oh. em320.gif

Chris Vogel - Mar-20-2004 server time
I was just substituting XML for God... angel_smile.gif

Red Squirrel - Mar-20-2004 server time
Yeah. Lately it has not been too bad though. Really the worse one was the 666 guy. Why would xml do something? smile.gif

Chris Vogel - Mar-20-2004 server time
Iceteks really can live without some of those valued members the AF has been getting... Thank XML they overlooked us.

Red Squirrel - Mar-20-2004 server time
Actually I don't, but it would probably not be a bad idea. But really the only problem I even had was Xxskull demon xX dude, the rest never dare to come here. em320.gif

Maybe they realize that some threads sometimes go very high on google, and their IP, location and username publicly displayed and searchable on google probably scares the heck out of them.

Chris Vogel - Mar-20-2004 server time
Hehe... Do you synchronise the AF's ban list with ours?

Red Squirrel - Mar-20-2004 server time
em320.gif I can't wait to get more trolls so we can use those new ACP features. em317.gif

Chris Vogel - Mar-20-2004 server time
Hey, that does look very good! I can't wait until we upgrade so I can play will these neat features. smile.gif

Red Squirrel - Mar-20-2004 server time
Alpha screen shots!

http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...=0&#entry839344

Looks pretty good! The public release should be available in a few days.

Red Squirrel - Mar-15-2004 server time
For everyone's info IB 2.0 should be available by next week, according to this thread: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?act=ST&f=&t=116986

But it will only be a beta and not all features such as templates, upgrade script etc will not be available. So I'll give them a few weeks of testing for the first actual release and then give me about a month and I'll have us converted over. wink.gif I might even throw in a few extra custom features while I'm at it. I'm not sure how smooth the database conversion will go since there's lots of custom tables and such, not sure if the converter will ingore those or not. If it does, I can probably regenerate them on my server. The tricky part will be to keep the database updated. The best way will probably to have two IB 2.0 installations on my server, one that I will be working on, and the other to simply run the upgrade script on the DB. But either way, I'll figure everything out and the transition should be smooth once everything is ready.

Triple6_wild - Mar-03-2004 server time
lol wouldnt wanna make ya work any harder then ya already do but it would be nice to see somthing new ... what the rest of ya think?

Red Squirrel - Mar-02-2004 server time
Invision Board 2.0 is coming out soon and it will be very slick. I just been informed that this current skin won't work on 2.0. So I will have to remake it from scratch by editing all the templates again.

It's the second time I do this for this skin, and I was thinking it may be time for a whole new skin.

What do you guys think, should we stick with this skin, or should I make a completly new one? Either way is just as much work so it does not matter. Even though keeping this skin is simply copy and pasting code around, it's chopped into so many different parts it's just as much work as going at it from scratch. wink.gif

So I want opinions please! dancingbanada.gif

IB 2.0 should be out by the end of this month I think. I hope it will be out before the march break, that would be perfect because I'll have time to work on the skin. If it's after the march break I'll only have weekends really.

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