[Vtigercrm-developers] Vtiger CRM 6 - Source code on SVN for

Prasad prasad at vtiger.com
Thu Nov 1 22:46:28 PDT 2012


Frank,

Our dev team has several environments, I have summarized below:

PHP: 5.2.x (and above) [Preferable: PHP 5.3.x]
MySQL: 5.1.x (and above)
Apache: 2.x (and above)

Regards,
Prasad

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Frank Piepiorra <fp at crm-now.de> wrote:

> Prasad,
> We will try to help. What are your exact PHP, MYSQL and APACHE Versions
> this
> has been tested with?
> Regards,
> Frank
> ------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 02:47:48 +0530
> From: Prasad <prasad at vtiger.com>
> Subject: [Vtigercrm-developers] Vtiger CRM 6 - Source code on SVN for
>         Early   Access
>
> Today we reached an important milestone on the road to Vtiger CRM 6 - we
> are
> pleased to announce the early access of source code for our developer
> community to enable extension development and contributions on the new
> platform.
>
> SVN: http://trac.vtiger.com/svn/vtiger/vtigercrm/branches/6.0.0
>
> Our primary goals with Vtiger CRM 6 are the following:
>
>    1. Make Vtiger easier to use (UX)
>    2. Make Vtiger easier to develop for.
>
> *A long journey*
>
> We started work on Vtiger 6 over 8 months ago. On the UI end we worked off
> a
> fresh slate and arrived at the current design after several iterations and
> the continuous process of collecting and integrating feedback. We then
> shifted our focus to new libraries, and refactored some of the server side
> code to provide a clean interface for the front-end code.
>
> After more than 10,000 hours of work, we are thrilled to finally release
> the
> code that we've been working on for your feedback and use in your extension
> development.
>
> *A brand new UI*
>
> With Vtiger CRM 6, improving usability was our main goal. Completely new
> front-end code has been written from ground up using new libraries
> (Bootstrap, jQuery...). The new UI aims to provide a better user
> experience,
> while simultaneously making future development for Vtiger easier.
> Developers will, for example, find that it is now quite easy to add new
> layouts and skins.
>
> *New features*
>
> On the journey to a better UI, we added some features to improve user
> experience:
>
>    1. Module level dashboards
>    2. History widget in the dashboard showing recent actions in the CRM
>    (updates and comments)
>    3. Summary views added to offer useful information at a quick glance (in
>    Leads, Contacts, Opportunities, Projects and more modules)
>
> *Key improvements for developers*
>
>    1. New UI follows the MVC model, which is easier to maintain
>    2. Simpler folder structure (easy to follow the code)
>    3. Simpler structure for Language files
>    4. Simpler structure for Themes (layouts) and Skins (colors)
>
> Please refer to the following developer guide for more details.
>
> Developer Guide:
> https://wiki.vtiger.com/index.php/Vtiger_6_Developer_Guide
>
> *The road ahead*
>
> The following areas are yet to be completed in the new UI
>
>    1. All Settings pages
>    2. Calendar sharing, Report Charts, and some minor features
>    3. Mail Manager
>    4. Dashboard widget for showing custom filters
>
> We plan to release the complete UI overhaul around the end of the year.
>
> *We need your help!*
>
> To ensure the successful release of Vtiger CRM 6, we need your help to:
>
>    - Port extensions to Vtiger 6.
>    - Test for gaps in security
>    - Validate Vtiger 6 (keep us posted on issues you notice (trac - please
>    mark the version as 6.0 ea.))
>
> We plan to have all extensions working with Vtiger CRM 6 by the time of the
> GA release.
> Receiving early feedback on porting issues will help us ensure that a
> strategy and process is in place to make this happen.
> We really look forward to working with you in the coming weeks to help make
> the public release Vtiger 6 a tremendous success.
>
> Warmest Regards,
> The Vtiger Team
> **************************
>
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