[dokuwiki-newsroom] next newsletter

Hi,

I think it's time to have another newsletter. I'm currently travelling
(for wikisym) so I couldn't put this in the wiki page, instead I
prepared some texts here. Hakan, can you put it in and maybe spice it
up with links and pics?

Andi

PS: Hakan, will you come to the DokuWiki hackfest? Would be great to
have you there.

====== Featured Template: Vector ======

Wikipedia recently changed its skin. The old Monobook skin got
replaced by a new one called Vector. Many people like to have their
DokuWiki have the familiar Wikipedia look and so far relied on the
Monobook template for DokuWiki. Luckily they now can follow
Wikipedia's switch, because Monobook maintainer Andreas Härter (FIXME
check name spelling) released the
[[http://www.dokuwiki.org/template:vector|Vector template for
DokuWiki]].

The Vector template not only brings the new Wikipedia look to DokuWiki
but is also highly flexible, featuring options to add new tabs,
sidebar boxes and discussion pages (FIXME fact check).

FIXME add screen shot

====== DokuWiki's 6th birthday ======

The DokuWiki project tuned 6 years old on June the 24th.

FIXME any ideas what to write here?


====== Bug Hunting Weekend ======

On the weekend of June the 24th/25th we had another bug hunting
weekend. Bug hunting weekends are events were DokuWiki developers meet
in the [[http://www.dokuwiki.org/|IRC chat room]] and work through
through the open issues in the [[http://bugs.splitbrain.org|bug
tracker]].

It is often easier to work on a bug when multiple people can test it
and give immediate feedback and propose ideas how to fix it than doing
it alone. It is also a lot more fun. This weekend we could [[FIXME
link to my blogpost|close exactly 100 open issues]].

But a bug hunting weekend is not for developers only, one of the first
obstacles to fix a bug iss to reproduce it. Do to this often a certain
webserver, operating system or PHP version is needed. It tremendously
helps when someone is in the chat channel who has that kind of system
and can quickly test things.

The next bug hunt will probably be in October, check the
[[http://www.dokuwiki.org/devel:bughunting|wiki page]] for dates.
Would be great to have you with us.

====== DokuWiki Hackfest ======

This summer another DokuWiki hackfest is planned. The last happened
about two years ago and was a lot of fun for all attendees. The idea
of a hackfest is to bring developers together in real life and code
new features collaboratively.

This year's hackfest will be colocated at the FrOSCamp Zurich at
September, 17th/18th 2010. The camp provides some space with a table,
some power sockets and a network connection for us.

If you are a DokuWiki core, plugin or template developer or are just
interested in meeting the people behind DokuWiki you are invited to
join us. Please "register" at
http://www.dokuwiki.org/devel:hackfest#attendees so we have an idea
who will be there.


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