Sphinx: Roadmap and Project Goals

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Sphinx 1.0 »

• Provide smooth transition from Enigma 2 for existing users.
• Provide fixes for known issues prior to Sphinx.
• Ease recent pains, prepare for future growth.
• Provide extremely short RC version, just to be “safe”.
• Provide full release within 14 days of RC release, as bug reports dictate.
• Prepare for SMF 1.1 integration via Sphinx 1.1

Sphinx 1.1 »

• Provide smooth transition from SMF 1.0.x to SMF 1.1.x.
• Provide fixes for knowin issues with Sphinx 1.0.
• Aim for release of Sphinx 1.1 within 6-8 weeks of release of Sphinx 1.0
• Continue with internal test of Sphinx 1.1 prior to release, while supporting Sphinx 1.0.
• Mirror functions of Sphinx 1.0 for Sphinx 1.1, save additional features for Sphinx 2.0.

Sphinx 2.0 »

• Revamp entire portal, as currently in progress.
• Provide complete standalone capabilities.
• Bridge to several forum options, allow users to choose. (SMF, Vanilla, and bbPress initially.)
• Smooth portal administration interface.
• Further simplify portal operations.
• Make redundant tasks easier to perform.
• Make provisions for automated maintenance.
• Provide simple template/theme process, yet retain power in reserve for users comfortable with it.
• Leaner, meaner, faster, more optimized code.
• Provide for easy addition of features through mods, without touching source code.
• Continue to maintain W3C validation out of the box.
• Complete additional feature requests, as reasonable.
• Prep and plan for Sphinx 2.1