Interchange documentation, support, downloads and other resources

Having received no bug reports from users in the four whole days since the last beta release, the Interchange development group is pleased to release Interchange 5.6.0 (stable) in time for its presentation at LinuxTag 2008.  See the 5.5.2 (beta) release announcement, which included a list of the major changes since the 5.4 (stable) series.

Hot on the heels of Interchange 5.5.2, the third beta in the Interchange 5.5 development series has been released.  We expect this to be the last beta on the road to a full stable Interchange 5.6.0, which is scheduled for release sometime later this month.  As always, you can help improve the upcoming stable version by downloading this beta release, installing it, testing it and reporting your experience to the interchange-users mail list.

The second beta in the Interchange 5.5 development series was released today, paving the way for a full 5.6.0 (stable) version to be created in time to be shown off at LinuxTag 2008.  We anticipate making only minor changes between this beta release and the upcoming stable 5.6.0 version.  You can help improve the upcoming stable version by downloading this beta release, installing it, testing it and reporting your experience to the interchange-users mail list.

The LinuxTag 2008 event organisers have once again accepted an application for the Interchange development group to operate a free booth.  This year's LinuxTag event will be held at the Messezentrum unter dem Funkturm in Berlin, Germany, and will run from the 28th May through until the 31st May 2008.

Just for fun, this website now allows registered users to plot their location on a map.  A link to the map can be found in the navigation menu shown on the top-left of every page.  If you go to your account information page then you'll see a new "show me on the user map" option.  You can leave that set to "no", or you can set it to "yes" and plot your location on the map.  You can modify your location, or remove yourself from the map altogether, any time you like.

A security bug in the Standard and Foundation ecommerce demos, supplied with current and previous Interchange releases, was recently discovered and corrected by Kevin Walsh.  All Interchange administrators will need to check, and possibly correct, the "missing.html" file in all of the Interchange-driven websites under their control.

In an atmosphere of almost overwhelming joy and delight, the Interchange development group excitedly announced the release of Interchange 5.5.1 (beta).  You can help improve the upcoming stable version by downloading this beta release, installing it, testing it and reporting your experience to the interchange-users mail list.

Cursor Software has released a scalable version of the official Interchange logo for anyone to use on their interchange-driven website, or in any other Interchange-related promotional material.  A new "Interchange Sans" TrueType typeface has also been created and released for general use.  Enjoy!

If you're using a Mozilla-based browser, such as Firefox, then you might be interested in our new search plugin.  This new plugin allows you to search the Interchange RTFM website from the comfort of your own toolbar - much like the Google search facility you're probably used to by now.

The LinuxTag organisers have accepted an application for the Interchange development group to operate a free booth alongside some of the other great Open Source projects.  This year's LinuxTag event will be held in Berlin, Germany, and will run from the 30th May 2007 through until the 2nd June 2007.

The Interchange development group has welcomed Ron Phipps to its core team.  Ron, an Interchange user since late 2000, has been listed as a contributor for quite some time.  He has donated a fair number of patches to Interchange, so it's good to finally have him join us as an official member of the Interchange development group.  No pressure, but we're expecting great things from you, Ron.

Interchange 5.4.2 was released earlier today.  This release includes a number of bug fixes, some minor changes and one security fix to prevent a potential DoS attack.  Users of Interchange 5.4.0 and 5.4.1 are encouraged to upgrade to this version, and should find no compatibility problems in doing so.  Users of earlier releases should also plan to upgrade, rather than be left behind.

The Interchange development group has welcomed two new members into its core team.  Peter Ajamian, from New Zealand, has been working with Interchange since 2002 and is the author of the NetBilling payment gateway.  Gert van der Spoel, from Greece, has been working with Interchange since 1999 and has contributed a Greek translation to the Interchange admin UI.

Welcome to the shiny new Interchange RTFM website.  The old website was looking a little dated, so I thought it was about time it was given a bit of a makeover.  This new website is powered by an Interchange-driven Content Management System, running Interchange 5.5.0, and includes the start of a brand new Interchange documentation project.  Various other facilities will be introduced from time to time, including polls and RSS/Atom feeds.