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 Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware - Long Term Support (LTS) cycle, We would like to work with you so that versions supported by the Tiki community are also supported by Softaculous Auto Installer. (6 Replies, Read 19703 times)
marclaporte
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Hello,

We are very pleased that Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is offered as a 1-click install as part of the Softaculous Auto Installer. Tiki has frequent releases and it's very helpful that site admins can enjoy 1-click installs and upgrades.

Tiki's frequent releases permit to take advantage of new possibilities (jQuery, HTML5, etc.) and many site admins enjoy having access to the latest and greatest.

Here is a recap of innovations in last 4 years:
* 2009-05: http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki3 LTS
* 2009-11: http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki4
* 2010-06: http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki5
* 2010-11: http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki6 LTS
* 2011-06: http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki7
* 2011-11: http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki8
* 2012-05: http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki9 LTS

However, as Tiki has been for many years the Free and open-source software Web Application with the most built-in features, there is a huge part of our user base that does not want/need new features, but only bug fixes and security fixes. This is why we have been offering Long Term Support (LTS) versions for some time, and we have recently decided to extend this LTS period.

Please see details here:
* http://info.tiki.org/Version+Lifecycle
* http://tiki.org/FOSS+Web+Application+with+the+most+built-in+features

So, we would like to work with you so that versions supported by the Tiki community are also supported by your install/upgrade script.

Specifically, when Tiki 10.0 will be released next month, the Tiki 9.x series should continue to be supported. So users should have the choice of staying with the 9.x series, which is supported until November 2015.
* Minor upgrades (.x to .y) can happen at any time, typically every few months
* Major upgrades are every 6 months (ex.: 8.x to 9.x)
* Site admin can go from one LTS to another (ex.: 9.x to 12.x) or even skip an LTS (ex.: 9.x to 15.x). During the upgrade, Tiki detects the version and runs the appropriate .sql upgrade scripts.

We feel Tiki's model and well-defined lifecycle offers many benefits for a hosting company. Supporting LTS vs regular paths would be one more superb benefit and add more value for site admins using Softaculous Auto Installer.

What are the benefits for a hosting company or 1-click installers to offer Tiki? Please see: http://tiki.org/Hosting+company

Looking forward to your thoughts.

Best regards,


Marc Laporte
Project Admin
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Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware - Long Term Support (LTS) cycle
Brijesh
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Hi,

So we should add Tiki 3 and Tiki 6 as only these two seem to be having LTS.

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Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware - Long Term Support (LTS) cycle
marclaporte
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Tiki 6.x: yes, because it is still supported.

Tiki 3.x, no because it is End of Life (EoL) for a long long time now.

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Brijesh
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Hi,

Ok we will add Tiki 6.x asap.

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Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware - Long Term Support (LTS) cycle
marclaporte
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In the next 24 hours, releases for Tiki 10.0, 9.3 LTS and 6.9 LTS will be made.

This is a reminder that all branches are supported and users should have the option of staying in the current branch.

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Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware - Long Term Support (LTS) cycle
Brijesh
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Hi,

Thanks for the notification.

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Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware - Long Term Support (LTS) cycle
Brijesh
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Hi,

We have updated the 9.x branch to 9.3 and also added Tiki 10.0 to Softaculous.

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