News

Python 3.13.0 alpha 1 is now available

by

 

It’s not a very exciting release (yet), but it’s time for the first alpha of Python 3.13 anyway!

https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130a1/

This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13

 

Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12

Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0a1 is the first of seven planned alpha releases.

Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current
state of new features and bug fixes and to test the release process.

During the alpha phase, features may be added up until the start of
the beta phase (2024-05-07) and, if necessary, may be modified or
deleted up until the release candidate phase (2024-07-30). Please keep
in mind that this is a preview release and its use is not recommended for production environments.

Many new features for Python 3.13 are still being planned and written. The most notable change so far are new deprecations, most of which are scheduled for removal from Python 3.15 or 3.16

(Hey, fellow core developer, if a feature you find important is missing from this list, let Thomas know.)

The next pre-release of Python 3.13 will be 3.13.0a2, currently scheduled for 2023-11-21.

 

More resources

 

Enjoy the new releases

Thanks to all of the many volunteers who help make Python Development
and these releases possible! Please consider supporting our efforts by
volunteering yourself or through organization contributions to the
Python Software Foundation.

Regards from lovely Czechia,

Your release team,
Thomas Wouters
Ned Deily
Steve Dower
Łukasz Langa

FreeBSD 14.0-RC1 Available

by
The first RC build for the FreeBSD 14.0 release cycle is now available. ISO images for the amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpc64le, powerpcspe, armv7, aarch64, and riscv64 architectures are FreeBSD mirror sites.

OpenZFS 2.2.0 released

by
The primary new feature of this latest release is this one: Block cloning is a facility that allows a file (or parts of a file) to be “cloned”, that is, a shallow copy made where the existing data blocks are referenced rather than copied. Later modifications to the data will cause a copy of the data block to be taken and that copy modified. This facility is used to implement “reflinks” or “file-level copy-on-write”. Many common file copying programs, including newer versions of /bin/cp on Linux, will try to create clones automatically. There’s many more new features and fixes, of course, so head on over to the release page for more information.

MoodleMoot Global 2023 videos available, and the winner of the best presentation

by
MoodleMoot Global 2023 videos available, and the winner of the best presentation
by Richard Lefroy.  

We saw an incredible selection of presentations from over 100 speakers during the three days of MoodleMoot Global 2023, and you can now start viewing recordings from the event. Videos of each and every presentation from day 1, as well as our three keynote presentations and closing session, are available now. Videos from day 2 will be made available next week, and those from day 3 the following week. All recordings will be available on YouTube and Moodle Academy.

It also gives us great pleasure to announce the shortlisted speakers and the winner of the best presentation at MoodleMoot Global 2023. All presentations were eligible to win, with the exception of the keynotes and those presented by Moodle HQ staff.

The top 3 best presentations, as voted by MoodleMoot Global attendees, are

Our winner, and the recipient of a free ticket to MoodleMoot Global 2024 in Mexico, is:

Cameron Ball (Catalyst IT) presents “Lessons Learned Upgrading the Largest Moodle in the Southern Hemisphere”

Cameron Ball (Catalyst IT)

for his presentation “Lessons Learned Upgrading the Largest Moodle in the Southern Hemisphere”.

Congratulations to Cameron, Svein-Tore and Chad, and a huge thank you to all of our presenters.

In 2024, MoodleMoot Global will be held in Mexico from 12-14 November, with a pre-conference the day before, so make sure to save the date, and please register your interest.

LN Webworks: Why Drupal CMS is a Good Choice for Nonprofits and NGOs’ Websites?

by
LN Webworks: Why Drupal CMS is a Good Choice for Nonprofits and NGOs' Websites?

Each day, we witness various organizations, both large and small scale, opting for Drupal as their preferred platform for website development. But why?

Let’s delve into and understand the compelling reasons behind Drupal’s popularity among nonprofits and NGOs. Additionally, we will examine some of the distinctive features that Drupal offers to these specific types of organizations. By the conclusion of this post, you will gain valuable insights into why many nonprofits and NGOs favor Drupal as their content management system (CMS) platform.