Zope 2.6.1 beta 2 released. ZOPE 2.6.1 Beta 2 Released Zope 2.6.1b2 represents a development step in the next Zope release formed with a large number of community contributions. You may download Zope 2.6.1b2 from Zope.org: “http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.6.1b2/”:http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.6.1b2/ Users of the Zope source release should note that Python 2.1.3 is now the required platform.[Zope.org]

Plone 1.0 Release Date and Celebration.

The release date for Plone 1.0 has been set, it will happen during the SolutionsLinux 2003 conference in Paris, the 6th of February. [Zope.org]

Open Letter to the Community. This is an Open Letter adressed to the Community and to Zope Corporation and the decisionmakers in the New Zope.Org project. [Zope.org]

Even if the debate about what to use for the new Zope.Org site doesn’t interest you, the essay and the discussion thread that follows contains some interesting tidbits about Zope and Plone. If you have played around with Zope but have never tried Plone you have to check it out. If you need a basic CMS with a portal-ish interface it is hard to beat, particularly for zero acquisition cost.