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| Please also see [[Moodle 2.0 Preview 3 release notes]] or the list of [[:Category:Release notes]] for the lastest Moodle 2.0 release notes.
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| ==How to get it==
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| # Download it from the [http://download.moodle.org/download.php/moodle/moodle-latest.zip Moodle download server] (built nightly) or
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| # Get the latest HEAD version from [[CVS_for_Administrators|CVS]], or
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| # Try it out on [http://qa.moodle.net qa.moodle.net] (updated daily and reset hourly)
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| ==What this Preview is==
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| The current version of [[Moodle_2.0_release_notes|Moodle 2.0]] is getting to the point where we are feeling comfortable inviting experienced Moodle users to try it out and start giving us more detailed feedback.
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| ==What this Preview is not==
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| This is not finished code. This is not for production servers. Do not use it for production. '''DO NOT USE IT FOR PRODUCTION!''' :-)
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| Software is complex stuff. A quick line count of the whole of 2.0 (including libraries but not HTML, JS, CSS or 3rd party modules) comes to over a million lines of PHP scripts.
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| We are on the home stretch for this thing now but it's going to be a VERY busy next few months for us at Moodle HQ and all the others helping with Moodle development in various capacities.
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| ==Moodle 2.0 features==
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| For more details about what is actually in Moodle 2.0, see the [[Moodle 2.0 release notes]].
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| ==Development/Testing Focus for this week!==
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| ===Usability===
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| A lot of the new features have early-quality development interfaces that still need to be improved a lot for general use. This is mostly a mix of new core renderers and styling in themes.
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| Particular areas include:
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| * Community hub publishing and downloading
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| * User profiles
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| * Enrolment interfaces
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| * Navigation and blocks in all pages
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| * Messaging
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| * Backup/restore user interfaces
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| ====How you can help====
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| # Use current versions of 2.0 on your own server or [http://qa.moodle.net qa.moodle.net], and if you notice particular pages that need improving, then
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| # Search the [http://tracker.moodle.org Tracker] for an existing issue, and make a new one if required
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| # Post a description of the issues, and using the mockup tool there to describe solutions
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| # Start a discussion about the bug in the [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=7229 Usability forum], linking to your issue by mentioning the bug ID, and make some noise :)
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| ===Themes===
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| Our plan is to get 20 themes in Moodle 2.0. This is accelerating now the new Themes system has stabilised and Moodle is starting to look very nice indeed.
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| [http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=93470&course=5 Patrick Malley] is our Themes manager and is working hard right now on developing more core themes that you can use to base your themes on.
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| ====How you can help====
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| # Read the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Development:Themes_2.0 Themes 2.0 docs] and improve them if you notice issues.
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| # Join in with the discussion on the [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=46 Themes forum]
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| # Start some cool 2.0 themes!
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| ===Performance and upgrade===
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| We plan to do all kinds of testing on different types of sites, to help ensure that everyone's upgrade from 1.9 goes smoothly, and then Moodle runs faster after the upgrade.
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| ====How you can help====
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| We would really love those of you with big sites to help us with this. Try upgrading a COPY of your production sites from Moodle 1.9 to Moodle 2.0, and give us data about:
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| * What environment was Moodle running in? (DB etc)
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| * How long did the upgrade take?
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| * Were there any serious errors? (and what did you do to fix them :) )
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| * Can you compare the performance of your 1.9 site to 2.0?
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| Please post your results in the [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=56 Testing and QA forum] and join in!
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| If you find bugs, please make sure they are in the tracker against 2.0.
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| ==Remaining new features==
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| There are also still a couple of biggish patches that will be ready in the coming weeks, such as:
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| * Restore for 2.0 and 1.9 backups MDL-21432 (Only 2.0 backups currently working)
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| * Enrolments rewrite MDL-21782 Mostly done, just needs UI work
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| * Plagiarism API MDL-13680 ready to drop in after another review
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| * Text formats as plugins
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| However the July deadline is important, so some of these may not make it into 2.0 if time is too tight.
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| Look out for Moodle 2.0 Preview 2 in a week or so!
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| [[Category:Release notes]]
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