February 2006

ID: 00102
Ref: 101/06
Date: 02 February 2006:16:28:08
Version: 1

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Title: TWiki - Version 4.0.0 Production Release
Abstract: New feature added: Security sandbox blocks all possible routes for remote command execution on the server
Vendors affected: TWiki
Operating systems affected: TWiki
Applications affected: TWiki

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TWiki - Version 4.0.0 Production Release


Detail
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The following is an extract from a TWiki Announcement:

The long awaited TWiki 4.0.0 Production Release aka
DakarRelease is available for download. This is a major
release replacing TWiki version 04-Sep-2004.

Download the new release from:
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiRelease04x00x00

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CHANGES AND UPGRADE:

Major new features since TWiki 04-Sep-2004 release:

* WYSIWYG editor (beta)
* Revamped PatternSkin with a modern look and lots of
customization options
* Much simpler install and configuration
* Integrated session support
* Webserver-independent login/logout
* Security sandbox blocks all possible routes for remote
command execution on the server
* New editing model with conflict resolution allows freer
collaboration, without fear of overwriting other people's
changes
* Multilingual UI: Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German,
Portuguese, Spanish
* E-mail confirmations for registration to prevent spamming
* Hierarchical sub-web (beta)
* And many, many more enhancements

Many, many people worked on TWiki-4.0.0. A lot of changes
have been done in the engine room to make the code
maintainable and extensible. Most of the redesign and code
refactoring work in the Dakar release was done by Crawford
Currie.

The change history with contributors is at
http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWikiHistory

To upgrade from the 04-Sep-2004 version follow the instructions
in http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki04/TWikiUpgradeGuide


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UNIRAS wishes to acknowledge the contributions of TWiki for the information
contained in this Briefing.
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members and the community at large.
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