Come one, come all,

So, it's been a little while since the last update which no doubt means that the World is coming to an end, all the developers of SMF have died in a freak swan related accident or we've got a bit caught up and haven't had much to say. Fortunately I can inform all those listening (I'm sure there are at least three people interested in this post) that it's the third of those points which is most true (Although it was touch and go for a minute on the who swan thing – I told Compuart that stop waving his body parts at our flying friends).

Anyhow, I don't really have any real excuses for why Beta 4 isn't out. Summer is always a difficult time to develop, there are times when programmers have even been to leave the house during the height of this season. Personally I've been quite busy with the whole inconvenience that is real life, and thus bugs haven't been getting fixed and our terribly efficient (and hence terribly irritating) beta team keep finding more bugs to fix – grrr. There are still a couple of real humdingers on the bug tracker which we simply must fix and I'm afraid Beta 4 must wait until then.

However, all is not lost. We should all be a little more free the next few weeks and we are trying damn hard to squash those remaining little critters. Once Beta 4 is out we just need to run through the bug fixing all the way to final – sounds so much easier to say than to do of course. In the mean time, those waiting patiently should probably visit their local Church/Mosque/Synagogue and partake in some lovely sing songs and praise their respective Lords to pass the time. Those who are not waiting patiently should try seeing how many malnourished gerbils they can stuff down their trousers and submit photos to RickC who is compiling them for marketing purposes; anyone who does so with a SMF T-Shirt on will be provided with one virtual "nod in the right direction" to show our respect without actually costing us any money, as we need all our money to fund Derek's server farm.

Anyway, "Happy Holidays" (The politically correct version of "Enjoy the Summer" as some people, like myself, live in rubbish countries which don't really experience sun.

Grudge

IIIIII for one appreciate the heads-up I'll go find some malnourished gerbils... but does the SMF shirt have to be the official one? Or can I finger paint on a blank shirt?

Just when I thought I'd dedicate myself to some hardcore beta testing, starting with an upgrade of my live forum of ~362K posts from 1.1.5 to Beta 3.1... Oh well, you lose some, you gain some.

Hopefully you guys will get to have more time and less inconvenience during holidays. And please stay away from lakes and other bodies of water. We'll understand.

Enjoy the Summer too Grudge Gotta love the UK... heh.

Nice to have an update - I think everyone is a little busy with real life right now, however as you say, that will soon get a bit easier, hence hopefully SMF SecretWorldDominationVersion 3.0 will soon be out

* Wait, you mean you haven't announced your World Domination plans yet?

My gerbil is WELL nourished...I have a pic on my meet the team thread as proof

Good post though, made me laugh.

Grudge, you don't have time to be the Team Comedian AND squash bugs...

Quote from: Grudge on July 07, 2008, 12:18:06 PM
So, it's been a little while since the last update which no doubt means that the World is coming to an end, all the developers of SMF have died in a freak swan related accident or we've got a bit caught up and haven't had much to say. Fortunately I can inform all those listening (I'm sure there are at least three people interested in this post) that it's the third of those points which is most true (Although it was touch and go for a minute on the who swan thing – I told Compuart that stop waving his body parts at our flying friends).

No news, are good news But I was quite impatient I'm glad that we've got more news about SMF 2.0

Quote from: Grudge on July 07, 2008, 12:18:06 PMAnyhow, I don't really have any real excuses for why Beta 4 isn't out. Summer is always a difficult time to develop, there are times when programmers have even been to leave the house during the height of this season. Personally I've been quite busy with the whole inconvenience that is real life, and thus bugs haven't been getting fixed and our terribly efficient (and hence terribly irritating) beta team keep finding more bugs to fix – grrr. There are still a couple of real humdingers on the bug tracker which we simply must fix and I'm afraid Beta 4 must wait until then.

However, all is not lost. We should all be a little more free the next few weeks and we are trying damn hard to squash those remaining little critters. Once Beta 4 is out we just need to run through the bug fixing all the way to final – sounds so much easier to say than to do of course. In the mean time, those waiting patiently should probably visit their local Church/Mosque/Synagogue and partake in some lovely sing songs and praise their respective Lords to pass the time. Those who are not waiting patiently should try seeing how many malnourished gerbils they can stuff down their trousers and submit photos to RickC who is compiling them for marketing purposes; anyone who does so with a SMF T-Shirt on will be provided with one virtual "nod in the right direction" to show our respect without actually costing us any money, as we need all our money to fund Derek's server farm.

Anyway, "Happy Holidays" (The politically correct version of "Enjoy the Summer" as some people, like myself, live in rubbish countries which don't really experience sun.

Grudge

Enjoy the Summer And I recommend you to go to Portugal My country is quite near UK and we have Sun

Cool, I am working on a PHP project, and its soooo hot, and I have barely touched it, lol.

Anyways, I hope Beta 4 comes out soon, but it will get here when it is ready xD

News?

Beta 4 is out and RC 1 is in works, thats the news ^_^.

Quote from: Dragooon on November 14, 2008, 01:49:05 AM
Beta 4 is out and RC 1 is in works, thats the news ^_^.

-.-

I don't think RC1 will ever get released...
It would be like... Getting closer to a final release! Brrrr!!!!

Heh it's a limit.

The limit as x (time) approaches infinity, we get closer and closer to final, but never quite get there.

It's like tomorrow!!! Always coming but ever here!!!!

Oh great, Jade, now all of the lovely newbies will be running around screaming "JADE SED IT WUD B HERE 2DAI!"...

Quote from: YodaOfDarkness on November 14, 2008, 08:58:58 PM
Oh great, Jade, now all of the lovely newbies will be running around screaming "JADE SED IT WUD B HERE 2DAI!"...

Hee hee. That would entertain me at least .

Cool. I recommend that Jade be assigned to answer all future questions about RC1 and Final.

Gotta keep her entertained.

Shouldn't IIIII be V

Blame Jade if you do not like it, she has changed my english.

Final there's no news about an RC1, let alone a final!

Quote from: Powerbob on December 07, 2008, 05:55:35 AM
Final there's no news about an RC1, let alone a final!

I have a feeling most people have stopped looking for news of it

SMF 2.0 seems to be a good product, but 1.1 was already a pretty stable version, with a lot of mods now. So I can wait for a good and stable version, bug free, for 2.0 ^^

Hey, you can't do that. You're supposed to panic!

don't worry, be happy

Quote from: riker on December 26, 2008, 06:33:49 AM

Quote from: Powerbob on December 07, 2008, 05:55:35 AM
Final there's no news about an RC1, let alone a final!

I have a feeling most people have stopped looking for news of it

I think so too. At least I have. And some other people I know have too for quite some time now. 

I demand Update Part IIIIIII and the five words contained therein!

QuoteIt's ready when it's ready

Quote from: babjusi on January 12, 2009, 03:46:21 PM

Quote from: riker on December 26, 2008, 06:33:49 AM

Quote from: Powerbob on December 07, 2008, 05:55:35 AM
Final there's no news about an RC1, let alone a final!

I have a feeling most people have stopped looking for news of it

I think so too. At least I have. And some other people I know have too for quite some time now.

Then they'll be pleasantly surprised when RC1 is released. Seriously, it shouldn't be that far away.

Jade the Documentarian said it would be here on November 15th, 2008.

Quote from: Jade on November 14, 2008, 05:30:23 PM
It's like tomorrow!!! Always coming but ever here!!!!

No, she did not. Read it again.

It was a joke. Read it again.

Quote from: Jade on November 14, 2008, 10:06:19 PM

Quote from: YodaOfDarkness on November 14, 2008, 08:58:58 PM
Oh great, Jade, now all of the lovely newbies will be running around screaming "JADE SED IT WUD B HERE 2DAI!"...

Hee hee. That would entertain me at least .

Meh. You expect me to excavate?

Like Charlotte Lewis and a polar bear with a Dharma collar.

Quote from: YodaOfDarkness on January 12, 2009, 06:55:22 PM
Jade the Documentarian said it would be here on November 15th, 2008.

Quote from: Jade on November 14, 2008, 05:30:23 PM
It's like tomorrow!!! Always coming but ever here!!!!

I stand by that. It WILL be here tomorrow

Quote from: antechinus on January 12, 2009, 07:23:22 PM
Meh. You expect me to excavate?

Yes

God i want wait for the new release, the new profile layout is deadly

Quote from: Jade on January 14, 2009, 09:07:15 AM

Quote from: YodaOfDarkness on January 12, 2009, 06:55:22 PM
Jade the Documentarian said it would be here on November 15th, 2008.

Quote from: Jade on November 14, 2008, 05:30:23 PM
It's like tomorrow!!! Always coming but ever here!!!!

I stand by that. It WILL be here tomorrow

For certain definitions of "tomorrow" right?

Seriously, there is no set release date. We do not follow a date for release because that leads to lots of problems when you release before it is ready.

Any times posted in this or other topics are at best estimates and at worst someone joking and messing with your head.

Tomorrow = always coming but never here

I forget where I first heard that joke 

Asterix and Obelix = the cheif was carried around on his sheild so he can cover himself when the sky fell to the ground tomorrow "but he knew that tomorrow never came"