Jivespace Community Blog

Beta 4 Released

matt — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:47:35 GMT

We just released beta 4 of Clearspace 2.5.0. Changes since the last beta:

(CS-1690) Add more field checking to the profanity filter; tags Improvements
(CS-8007) bulletted lists and outdenting
(CS-5369]) Remove developer upgrade tasks
(CS-8191) Guests can read blog posts even when they are not allowed
(CS-8109) Tasks lists are broken due to anonymous user changes
(CS-8060) Due Date not displayed when importing/exporting project tasks with combined js resources enabled
(CS-8040) Removed "hide profile fields from guests" setting
(CS-8026) Recent content shows "by" the author rather than person who recently updated
(CS-7361) Removing attachment on edit of document when document requires approval causes system error.
(CS-6697) Documents get published in moderated spaces if the user saves a draft first and then publishes it

Many thanks for all the feedback so far and please continue to help us test the release!

Beta Program Launched

matt — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:28:34 GMT

We've just launched the public beta program for the next release of Clearspace. We'd love your help in making sure the code is as polished and bug-free as possible before the general release. This release is the third beta (after two private betas) of the 2.5 series. There are two ways to get involved: first, you can

download the release and install it on your own servers. You can also visit the beta sandbox site and create an account to test out a live instance and provide feedback. We're looking forward to hearing what you think!

Clearspace 2.0 Beta Sandbox

greg — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:46:37 GMT

Following up on Nick's post from yesterday, there is now a public sandbox for the 2.0 beta. The beta sandbox is set up with Clearspace, not Clearspace X, but you can check out all of the new features that are in both products in the sandbox. You can register as a new user in the sandbox, but please be aware that the instance and data will be taken offline in early April with the general release of 2.0.

The best place to contribute is in the Clearspace Beta space. Thanks again for all your questions, comments, and feedback over the past few weeks!

Clearspace 2.0 Public Beta 4

nick — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:21:46 GMT

The fourth update to the public beta has just been released. Thanks to all your activity in the community the past few weeks, we have resolved over 200 issues since the first public beta. We encourage all of you using a previous version of the beta to download the latest and let us know what you think.

Same as before, the best place to contribute is in the Clearspace Beta space. You can download the new beta releases from your Jive Software website account where you find other releases.

Documentation for the new beta release is available here and includes upgrade information.

Thanks again for all your questions, comments, and feedback over the past few weeks!

Widget Development in Clearspace 2.0

dawn — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:53:27 GMT

I took the best 6 minutes out of a presentation that Fred Brock of Jive Software delivered to our engineering teams to teach all of us about the best ways to develop widgets for Clearspace 2.0. This is a must-see for anyone wanting to write widgets for Clearspace 2.0! I've also attached a PDF version of the slides from Fred's presentation.

Or you can download the Quicktime movie (Caution: ~85MB file)

Clearspace 2.0 Public Beta

greg — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:33:25 GMT

We're very excited to announce the release the public beta of Clearspace and Clearspace X 2.0 today. We'll announce further details with the full release of 2.0, but this beta includes new features like:

Projects, intended to help groups of people coordinate with each other toward a common goal on a particular target date.
An end-user personalizable and administrator customizable home page.
Organizational chart views allowing people to better understand organizational relationships and leverage existing information maintained in LDAP or Active Directory.
Enhanced integration with Openfire 3.5, including easier setup, full integration of users and groups, shared authentication, auditing of administrative actions in both Clearspace/Clearspace X and Openfire, and the same administrative look and feel in Clearspace.
Great improvements to the rich text editor.
On the technical side there is an improved plugin framework, Spring support and an upgrade to Struts 2.0

We would love to get your feedback on the beta. The best place to contribute is in the Clearspace Beta space. You can download the beta releases from your Jive Software website account where you find other releases.

Documentation for the beta release is available here and includes upgrade information

In the coming weeks we will also be hosting a beta Clearspace instance so that you can try out the new release without installing a copy locally. We will post more details when that instance is ready.

Where's the beta?

greg — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:29:38 GMT

Many of you have been anticipating a beta release today, and I have an update for you. As you might imagine, the first beta is expected to have some rough edges, and we decided to limit the distribution of this first beta to just a few customers. By keeping the number of beta 1 deployments low, we'll be able to work more closely with the people who deploy it and let the engineering team continue focusing on the rough edges we already know about.

I'm sorry for the abrupt change of plans. We're excited to have everyone participate in the beta process and believe that this is the best way to keep the release on track. The second beta release will come out in early March, and we intend to make that a fully open beta.

Clearspace 2.0 Beta is Coming

greg — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:18:19 GMT

The Clearspace 2.0 beta is scheduled to arrive on February 14th (our Valentine's Day present to you). If you would like to participate, please let us know by posting in the beta discussion area. We've made a bunch of awesome improvements, and you won't want to miss getting an early preview during the beta program.

The beta-1 release will be made available on Feb 14 on the downloads page. A beta-2 release is scheduled for March 6. The process will be very quick, with only three weeks in which to install, test and send back feedback during each cycle. We'll post more details regarding the contents of the release and the logistics of the beta program soon.

Of course it comes with the standard beta disclaimer. Please keep in mind that we offer these betas to give customers an opportunity to test pre-released Jive Software. Do NOT run production environments using beta products. These beta products are entirely unsupported. However, we would love to hear your feedback here about the beta product to help us improve the final version of Clearspace.

Clearspace 1.11 Beta Now Available!

dawn — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:47:48 GMT

The Clearspace 1.11 Beta is available for download.

Clearspace 1.11 is primarily a bug fix release. You can browse through the change log attached below if you want to know exactly what we changed. It would be great to have a few people from the Jivespace community kick the tires for a while. You can post any bugs, issues, or other feedback in the Clearspace Beta Program space.

As always, the standard caveats apply. Please keep in mind that we offer these betas to give developers an opportunity to test pre-released Jive Software. Do NOT run production environments using beta products. These beta products are entirely unsupported. However, we would love to hear your feedback about the beta product to help us improve the final version of Clearspace.

Clearspace 1.10 Beta Now Available

dawn — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:38:57 GMT

The Clearspace 1.10 Beta is available for download.

Clearspace 1.10 is primarily a bug fix release. You can browse through the change log attached below if you want to know exactly what we changed. It would be great to have a few people from the Jivespace community kick the tires for a while. You can post any bugs, issues, or other feedback in the Clearspace Beta Program space.

Clearspace 1.9 Beta Now Available

dawn — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:51:42 GMT

Clearspace 1.9 is now available in beta. You can download the Clearspace 1.9 beta, and get an early look at the next release.

Clearspace 1.9 is primarily a bug fix release, so there isn't too much to say about it. You can browse through the change log contained within the beta download if you want to know exactly what we changed. It would be great to have a few people from the Jivespace community kick the tires for a while. You can post any bugs, issues, or other feedback in the Clearspace Beta Program space.

Note: Updated 12/3 to add attached changelog

Clearspace 1.7 Beta2 Now Available Online

dawn — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:01:57 GMT

We wanted to let you know that we have just released a beta 2 of Clearspace 1.7. The Clearspace 1.7 beta has a great new UI for threaded discussions, a new 'photo' profile field type, and the ability to consume OpenSearch-compatible search services. You can learn more about Clearspace 1.7 from our earlier blog post.

Just a reminder: please don't use these beta releases in production, and please don't upgrade your production instances to the beta releases. Instead, install the beta as a new installation or use a copy of your production system to try out the beta upgrade. We don't officially support the betas, but would love to get your feedback on them in Jivespace

Clearspace 1.7 Beta

greg — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:11:39 GMT

The Clearspace and Clearspace X 1.7 beta releases are now available. A few of the highlights in this release include a fantastic new UI for threaded discussions, a new 'photo' profile field type, and the ability to consume OpenSearch-compatible search services (Clearspace and Clearspace X are already OpenSearch providers). Check out Dolan's video for much more detail about OpenSearch.

Clearspace and Clearspace X Beta Program

greg — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:48:50 GMT

We're excited to announce that the Clearspace and Clearspace X betas are now part of the release train and will be released every three weeks on the Wednesday directly following when the prior general release is made available. The first beta is available today for version 1.6, just after the final release of 1.5 came out last week.

Please don't use these beta releases in production, and please don't upgrade your production instances to the beta releases. Instead, install the beta as a new installation or use a copy of your production system to try out the beta upgrade. We don't officially support the betas, but would love to get your feedback on them in Jivespace.