We are pleased to announce Chandler 0.3! Our architecture is finally stable enough to start developing end-user features. Release 0.3 targets developers who want an early preview into our architecture as we are developing it. With this release we now can begin to encourage open source developers to work with the OSAF core development team, as in the upcoming PyCon Sprint. (See details below.) =================================== New in Release 0.3 =================================== The two biggest architecture advancements in this release are the Repository and the Chandler Presentation and Interaction Architecture (CPIA). In 0.3, our Repository is much more robust and scalable, and now implements a transaction and threading model. This release also marks the debut of CPIA, which is a UI layer in our architecture that is uniquely adapted for item-centric applications based on our Repository. Not only does it abstract away implementation-specific UI widgets, but CPIA elements have direct access to our Repository via data-driven queries. You can find out more about the 0.3 release at: http://wiki.osafoundation.org/twiki/bin/view/Chandler/ ChandlerZeroPointThreeReadme You can download the 0.3 release for Linux, MacOS, and Windows from: http://downloads.osafoundation.org/chandler/releases/0.3/ =================================== OSAF events at PyCon 2004 =================================== PyCon 2004, March 24-26, 2004 in Washington, D.C., is a community-oriented conference targeting developers (both those using Python and those working on the Python project). It provides opportunities to learn about significant advances in the Python development community, to participate in a programming sprint with some of the leading minds in the Open Source community, and to meet fellow developers from around the world. The organizers work to make the conference affordable and accessible to all. The Chandler PyCon Sprint is free and does not require registration for the conference. Mitch Kapor to give keynote address ------------------------------------------------------------- Mitch, founder of the Open Source Application Foundation, will be the keynote speaker for the conference. Chandler Sprint ------------------------------------------------------------- OSAF will be running a Sprint from Mar 20-23 prior to the PyCon 2004 conference. The topics for the sprint will focus on the Chandler repository. At the moment, these include repository dump/restore functionality, and remote repository sharing using WebDAV. Andi Vajda and Ted Leung will the coaches for the sprints, and will be doing brief tutorials for people unfamiliar with the Chandler repository. We want to use the sprint to involve more people in the Chandler development process as well as accomplish some tasks that will be useful for Chandler. If you are interested in participating in the sprint, please add yourself to the ChandlerSprint page: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/ChandlerSprint What is a Sprint? ------------------------------------------------------------- The sprint is a four day focused development session, in which developers pair in a room and focus on building a particular subsystem. A sprint is organized with a coach leading the session. The coach sets the agenda, tracks activities, and keeps the development moving. The developers work in pairs using extreme programming's pair programming approach. And a BOF too! ------------------------------------------------------------- In addition, we plan to have an OSAF 'Birds Of a Feather' gathering during PyCon itself to answer questions about Chandler and socialize with Python developers.