The April issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here!

IN THIS ISSUE:

A special thanks to the members of our Joomla! community who contributed articles to this month's issue: Eric Lamy, Dmitry Strizhov, Andrew Eddie, Hagen Graf, Sean Redfearn, Victor Drover, Jarrod Nettles, and Chad Windnagle.

Editor’s Introduction Get Open, written by Cristina Solana Feature stories

• Andrew Eddie provides updates on upcoming Joomla! releases in The Source April 2011   
• Hagen Graf shares insights about Multi-Language Websites with Joomla! 1.6 core
• Sean Redfearn points to two key questions for sitebuilders in Convincing the Skeptics about Open Source and CMS

International stories

• Community members have submitted two articles in two different languages for this issue.
• Opportunities are now open for community members to submit articles in 21 different languages.

Website Case Studies

• Dianne Henning knits up a sweet sounding case study in For Rocker Samantha Farrell, Joomla! Rocks.

Leadership Connections

• Alice Grevet shares updates on what OSM has been doing during March on behalf of the Joomla! project.

JUGs and Events

• Victor Drover invites you to submit your nominations for The J!OSCAR awards - recognizing excellence in the Joomla! community.

Developers Workbench

• Jarrod Nettles shows how get more out of templates in Rapid Development Techniques – Templates Within Templates!
• Chad Windnagle shares about the importance of Documenting Documentation.
• Arlen Walker introduces us to Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos in The Joomla! Setup.

Designer's studio

• Anthony Olsen shares How to become a css detective with CSS Edit.

The Joomla! Haikus

• Prolific poets,
• punsters and word masters too,
• spread the Joomla! love...
• Post your April 2011 Haiku here!

Joomla! Books

• Milena Mitova reviews Joomla! 24-Hour Trainer - the new A to Z book for novices.

Joomla! in the Press/Media

• Mark Bender bring us Joomla! in the Press/Media — April 2011.

On the lighter side...

• Yepr has contributed another Jane Beyond & friends cartoon.

In our next issue We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!

 

The Joomla Project announces the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.23 [senu takaa ama baji]. This is a security release, and we recommend users upgrade immediately.

The Development Working Group's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community.

   

 

 

Download

Click here to download Joomla 1.5.23 (Full package) »

Click here to download Joomla 1.5.23 (Upgrade packages) »

 

Instructions

• New installation and technical requirements
• Upgrade from an existing Joomla 1.5 version
• Migration from Joomla! 1.0.x

Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.

Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.

Release Notes

Check the Joomla 1.5.23 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

Security

• Low Priority - Core - Information Disclosure Vulnerability. More information »

 

Issues Fixed

 

Category	Issue Title	Link
Administration	PHP notice when selecting a menu type	16605
Authentication & Login	Password reset invalid token	21252
Components	Article Manager - Select Author	21676
Components	Category Blog Layout - View Article - Editing Article - Click Images - 500 Layout "blog" not found	20536
Components	Articles archive years are HARDCODED!!!	22520
Components	Section blog ordering changed in 1.5.22	23135
Components	**PDFs not showing when icon clicked in IE...	16149
Components	com_mailto Spam Email Relay	24289
Installation	*SQL installation issue with TYPE	25162
Installation	Improve .htaccess rewrite efficency	25090
JavaScript	Mootools 1.2.4 Squeezebox Problems in MSIE	25450
Joomla Libraries	Warning: realpath() [function.realpath]: Unable to access .../path.php	20423
Joomla Libraries	Joomla! broken on CGI web servers	22629
Libraries	Upgrade Geshi to 1.0.8.10	25024
Plugins	security string missing on file toolbar.php	20234
Plugins	Add a system plugin event called onBeforeCompileHead	23746
Templates	1.5.21 admin template params.ini error	23053

Joomla! Bug Squad

Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug in Joomla, please report it on the 1.5 Bug Tracker.

Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during this last 1.5 release cycle include: Akarawuth Tamrareang, Andrea Tarr, Andrew Eddie, Bill Richardson, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Ian MacLennan, Jacob Waisner, Jan Pavelka, Jean-Marie Simonet, Mark Dexter, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Nicholas Dionysopoulos, Niels Braczek, Ronald Pijpers, Rouven Weßling, and Tim Plummer.

Bug Squad Leadership: Andrew Eddie, Ian MacLennan, and Mark Dexter Coordinators; Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Marijke Stuivenberg, Matt Thomas, and Omar Ramos, Team Leaders.

Joomla! Security Strike Team

Thanks to the Joomla Security Strike Team for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, and fixing security issues in Joomla. Current active members of the Joomla! Security Strike Team are: Alan Langford, Claire Mandville, Ian MacLennan, Jason Kendall, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Omar Ramos, Pierre Gazzola and Sam Moffatt.

 

 

The Joomla Project announces the immediate availability of Joomla 1.6.1. This is a security release.

The Production Leadership Team's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! developement at the Developer Site.

   

Download

Click here to download Joomla 1.6.1 (Full package) »

Click here to download Joomla 1.6.1 (Upgrade packages) »

 

Instructions

• New installation and technical requirements
• Upgrade from an existing Joomla 1.6 version
• Migration from Joomla! 1.5.x

Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.

Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.

Release Notes

Check the Joomla 1.6.1 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

Security

• Moderate Priority - Core - SQL Injection / Interal Path Disclosure. More information »
• Moderate Priority - Core - Path Disclosure. More information »
• Moderate Priority - Core - XSS Vulnerabilities. More information »
• Moderate Priority - Core - XSS Vulnerabilities. More information »
• Low Priority - Core - Information Disclosure. More information »
• Moderate Priority - Core - Redirect Vulnerabilities. More information »
• Moderate Priority - Core - Information Disclosure. More information »
• Low Priority - Core - Unauthorised Access. More information »
• Moderate Priority - Core - CSRF Vulnerabilities. More information »
• Moderate Priority - Core - DOS Vulnerabilities. More information »
• Moderate Priority - Core - XSS Vulnerabilities. More information »
• Moderate Priority - Core - CSRF Vulnerabilities. More information »

Issues Fixed

Category	Issue Title	Link
ACL	group perms list should be expand/collapsible at will	24397
ACL	new user group assignement doesn't work	24707
ACL	A registered user can change their user name	24890
ACL	No save icon in article editor for new article with category level permission	24886
ACL	Users with create permission in a category cannot see the image button below the editor	24857
Administration	Fix background color in high contrast batch fieldsets	24255
Administration	Refresh Cache in Extension Manager: Failed loading XML file	24292
Administration	Inconsistent term for User Group	24328
Administration	Multiple groups are a problem in the user manager	24475
Administration	Improve the cpanel of admin templates + correting some errors	24523
Administration	Language fixes and new warnings for com_installer	24457
Administration	Templates filter searches all extensions	24599
Administration	Improve the Directory Permissions in com_admin	24558
Administration	3rd party components install in location "site" instead of "administrator"	24305
Administration	*PHP warning in extension manger	24336
Administration	Missing messages for some menu item types having no Basic Options	24884
Administration	Problems with aliases when there is a menu alias menu type	24881
Administration	Alternative Layout Not Implemented in com_search, com_users	25006
Authentication & Login	*Issue in back-end login module with Languages not installed in db but present in the admin language folder	24681
Authentication & Login	*Multilanguage on and site offline: loggin front-end gets in a loop	24912
Authentication & Login	Login form does not use https	24307
Code Style	PHP Strict Standards Message, Category Blog	24309
Code Style	CRLF instead of LF in some files	24876
Code Style	Systematic elimination of DS as directory separator - Round 2	24589
Code Style	Wrong class in kategory list mode	24914
Components	Unescaped value should be filtered.	24252
Components	Getting 500 errors editing from category blog on front end with default sef on	24280
Components	SQL Injection can result in information disclosure	24232
Components	com_contact, wrong string is used in config.xml (COM_CONTACT_FIELD_PROFILE_SHOW_LABEL used twice)	24491
Components	com_contact view contact links	24269
Components	com_newsfeeds doesn't set default view in frontend	24444
Components	com_mailto Spam Email Relay	24288
Components	SQL error in com_contact if id not set	24371
Components	Strict standards: Declaration of WeblinksModelCategory::getItems() should be compatible with that of JModelList::getItems() in	24265
Components	Inconsistency in the Add new newsfeed screen	24665
Components	Missing tooltip in Web Links Manager	24694
Components	*menu items metadata not implemented	24704
Components	Link Author option lacks in Archived Articles menu item	24726
Components	com_menu not looking for component xml file	24562
Components	Details of the components are in different orderings	24731
Components	duplicate case in switch in ~/components/com_users/controller.php	24711
Components	*Weblinks icon hardcoded	24776
Components	*Contacts Category model tries to load params from menu even if no Itemid is set	24446
Components	Clicks on a custom banner are not counted	24417
Components	*Banners unique alias	24882
Components	*Search lower and upper limit do not take into account localise.php settings	24932
Components	*Accommodating for longer string value in Banners Edit page	24869
Components	com_categories doesn't properly update paths of children categories when moved to a new parent	24506
Components	Redirect component does not list 404 errors for missing child page when parent page does exist (patch supplied)	24911
Components	Get error after save options for component	24856
Components	duplicate code weblink .php	24978
Components	*Category Save as Copy does not save with different title/alias	24909
Components	*modal_contacts field type problems	24433
Components	Joomla displaying error after uploading an image using Media Manager and the path does not stay where it is after the upload	24489
Components	Double category strings in URLs	24799
Components	A banner with limited impressions will never show	24908
Components	Multiselect not implemented in all views	24929
Components	Can't display teaser text in full article view.	24880
Components	Extra markup in some component views	25042
Components	extra closing div in componentscom_weblinksviewsformtmpledit.php	25035
Database	Issue with MySQL compatibility in joomla.sql with params fields	24299
Database	in sql file bug	24825
Forms	Contact form typo - duplicate tag <label> for Email and Message	24743
Forms	JHtml select.radiolist produces unnecessary label class suffix	24423
Forms	The "Ordering" form field type defaults to "0", causing accidental changes to ordering of plugins, modules, banners, etc (with patch)	24933
Front End	Cannot edit a weblink from the frontend	24249
Front End	Wrong description language code for email1 field	24619
Front End	*Submitting two articles in the same category with the same title but different aliases doesn't work on frontend	24322
Installation	Sample data - Wrapper module issue	24001
Installation	Installation IE fixes	24253
Installation	J!1.6 lacks a remove installation folder screen	24283
Installation	com_installer Admin XSS	24281
Installation	Sample data links	23792
Installation	Javascript error in installation	24294
Installation	Internationalisation of sample data options list	23083
Installation	*Localise xml default language is not highlighted in the drop down	24580
Installation	*Languages not installed in db but present in the language folders in joomla issue	24582
Installation	Enabling debug language mode in installation application	24657
Installation	Add a button to the installation to remove the installation folder	24097
Installation	Improve installation.js	24496
Installation	bug: old extension version reported from cache after automatic extension update**	22624
Installation	Plugins installed via discover are enabled	24389
Installation	Sample Data Typo	25091
Javascript	Error parameters formated in tinymce	24233
Javascript	None of the JS files have been compressed.	24260
Javascript	Don't use the $() function in JavaScript.	24519
Javascript	Make some scripts compatible with Mootools 1.3	24740
Joomla! Libraries	Some article code can send JFilterInput into an endless loop	24258
Joomla! Libraries	Fatal error: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array in ../libraries/joomla/updater/updater.php on line 108	24276
Joomla! Libraries	response headers show wrong joomla version	24273
Joomla! Libraries	Manifest data is not being serialized as JSON during install and discovery install.	24550
Joomla! Libraries	Joomla! Web Application Framework library is uninstallable	24644
Joomla! Libraries	Library JURI has an optional parameter: it should be mandatory	24405
Joomla! Libraries	Unused JDate code causing"Catchable fatal error"	24532
Joomla! Libraries	JController class lacks a unregisterTask method	24419
Joomla! Libraries	Abort during install of component and module fail due to rollback methods being protected instead of public.	24548
Joomla! Libraries	typo in databasequery.php - udpate	24675
Joomla! Libraries	Add support for defer/async to JDocument	24821
Languages	Hathor status module jtext plurals	24254
Languages	Missing Language string Cache Unwritable	24384
Languages	MODULES_ERR_XML incorrectly called	24396
Languages	Missing language string JLIB_INSTALLER_ABORT_PACK_INSTALLER_COPY_SETUP	24426
Languages	Incomplete language strings in Mass Mail	24466
Languages	missing translation for COM_WEBLINKS_DEFAULT_PAGE_TITLE	24448
Languages	Incorrect language definition in 'List Contacts in a Category' menu item type	24464
Languages	Incorrect tooltips in Articles Categories module	24520
Languages	Incorrect tooltip in Module Manager	24518
Languages	In Bluestork, longer labels are being cut off especially radio button labels	24525
Languages	*Extra language definitions for icon tooltips in Messages component	24615
Languages	*Incorrect error string after saving default menu item with set 'Default Page' radio button to 'no' value	24513
Languages	*No translation of options (plugin names) in ordering field of plugins	24607
Languages	Incorrect term in a tooltip in the Menu Items screen	24642
Languages	*Incorrect tooltip for the Enabled column in Plug-In Manager	24698
Languages	*Incorrect tooltip in News Feed Manager	24695
Languages	Incosistency in the Link Author article option	24724
Languages	Contact language is ignored in frontend	24710
Languages	Untranslated strings TPL_BEEZ5_ISCLOSED and TPL_BEEZ5_LOGO	24897
Languages	Debug Language showing up	24859
Languages	The strings used for the display column in the module assignment slider are confusing	24999
Languages	Cannot Translate Option Values using JForm SQL Field Type**	24903
Layouts	Extra div element in Category List for unpublished articles	24873
Layouts	Missing class blog_children	24916
Layouts	Missing class default_children	24915
Modules	*Langswitcher module needed display improvement parameters	24461
Modules	New Window without navigation	24540
Modules	Backend mod_status private messages pluralisation	24573
Modules	mod_articles_category creates wrong html code	24564
Modules	Disabling modules on a page leaves error messages	24287
Modules	Empty tooltips in module edit screens	24674
Modules	Mod popular and latest article processing events in content plugins	24557
Modules	*Don't show empty divs in mod_login	24702
Modules	Module articles category - fatal error	24317
Modules	Articles Category Module Gropu by Author error	24693
Modules	Modules do not have Trashed state	24927
Modules	Module Banners: "All categories" option does not include all categories	24896
Modules	Incorrect ID attribute's value in backend menu	24947
Modules	Stripped code in contents and custom html module	24545
Modules	JNO/JYES instead JSHOW/JHIDE in mod_weblinks.xml	25008
Modules	Missing "parent" css class if menu is collapsed	24963
Modules	mod_articles_category generates a PHP warning when using language filter	24838
Modules	Fatal error in mod_articles_category when showing readmore	24528
Modules	*Duplicated module is published	25110
Plugins	Language switcher broken by #24210	24256
Plugins	*debug plugin does not display results if gzip is on	24267
Plugins	Update GeSHI to 1.0.8.9	24404
Plugins	If a system plugin tries to load its language file, Joomla! falls back to setting the default site language to English.	24750
Plugins	PATCH: Change pagination pagelist	24797
Plugins	plg_user_profile "Website" field XSS	24372
Plugins	*Detect browser lang and cookie broken when using languagefilter	24767
Plugins	*Redundant call to load language in tinymce causes lang load issue	24840
Plugins	[#24767] *Detect browser lang and cookie broken when using languagefilter	24837
Plugins	Improve the voting plugin	24497
Plugins	* Menu manager Multilanguage Deactivate Home	24877
Plugins	Alias URL does not work with Language filter plugin active - sef off	24455
Plugins	Plugin User-Profile Birthday field alpha entry crashes Profile Fields in Admin	24883
Plugins	Upgrade Geshi to 1.0.8.10	25022
Plugins	Upgrade Codemirror to Version 0.94	23491
Plugins	Codemirror update causes improper characters in template html/css editing	25038
RTL	*Implementing RTL pagination in beez	24391
RTL	*RTL/LTR issues in Beez2 and 5 (News feeds and debug)	24409
RTL	breadcrumbs doesn't look good on rtl templates	24428
RTL	uppear right toolbar on rtl template isn't align well	24460
RTL	*Correcting icon message display in installation with rtl lang	24570
RTL	modifying Beez 20 to compatibility with RTL	24983
RTL	*modifying Beez5 to compatibility with RTL	25034
Search Engine Friendly	Transliteration does not work in Category Manager	24872
Search Engine Friendly	Send HTTP result code 503 for the offline page	24646
Search Engine Friendly	404 errors when using pagebreak with sef enabled	24816
Search Engine Friendly	Remove com_search SEF encoding of search term	24314
Search Engine Friendly	Redirect is Not Working with SEF	24524
Search Engine Friendly	sef plugin results in a blank page for large content	24865
Templates	Missing image in Beez2 and Beez5	24162
Templates	/templates status indicator in backend	24301
Templates	Bluestork administrator template template.css typo	24327
Templates	In Users, Mass Mail Users, the tooltips are not being styled.	24459
Templates	beez template typo with position-15	24587
Templates	Unstyled dialog when clicking 'new' in module manager	24320
Templates	Error page styling forces error box to far left	24394
Templates	Screens jumps when using the ACL widget	24298
Templates	No rounded corners in Opera for Modal	24591
Templates	New preview screenshots required for the admin templates	24701
Templates	Removes references to non-existing stylesheet	24735
Templates	Image j_button2_right.png missing from system template	24828
Templates	Remove the border attribute	24790
Templates	Typo in media/media/css/popup-imagelist.css (wrong color value for background)	24830
Templates	*Debug position in beez 20 template doesn't work.	24833
Templates	JS error notices default template in IE7+8	24231
Templates	JS patch for Beez5 - IE issue hide.js	24975
Templates	Beez_20 and Beez 5 xml patch	25011
User Interface	* Adding a "Location" column in Language Manager	24377
User Interface	Administration templates renders JForm "checkboxes" incorrectly in config	24318
User Interface	Admin Trashed menu doesn't display - link error	24463
User Interface	Trashed articles - no indication of being trashed , when viewed at front of site	23915
User Interface	*Contact form in frontend does not display the star for required fields	24708
User Interface	Message label incorect showed and inconsistency with coma after labels in Contact form	24732
User Interface	*Banners Tracks export modal needs more height	24812
User Interface	[patch] Enable editor-xtd buttons to have meaningful tooltips	24811
User Interface	*Accommodating longer strings in bluestork page title	24831
User Interface	Change "Templates Manager" to "Template Manage"	24874
User Interface	* Different Alias fields tooltips	24759
User Interface	*Normalise modals UI	24923
User Interface	JTRASH instead JTRASHED in jgrid.publishedOptions	24926
User Interface	Banner Manager: Banners - increase is needed for colspan of table's footer	24965
User Interface	There is no featured button in the tool bar, so no way to make multiple articles featured	24996
User Interface	Cannot allow a group to create in a single sub category	24993
User Interface	PNG images are not optimized	22832

Statistics for the 1.6.1 release period:

• Joomla 1.6.1 contains:
  • 210 tracker issues fixed in SVN
  • 12 security issues fixed

Joomla! Bug Squad

Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug in Joomla, please report it on the 1.6 Bug Tracker.

Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during this last release cycle include: Akarawuth Tamrareang, Andrea Tarr, Andrew Eddie, Bill Richardson, Christophe Demko, Elin Waring, Harald Leithner, Ian MacLennan, Jacob Waisner, Janich Rasmussen, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Nikolai Plath, Ole Bang Ottosen, Omar Ramos, Phil Snell, Rouven Weßling, Rune Sjøen, Samuel Moffatt, Selene Feigl.

Bug Squad Leadership: Andrew Eddie, Ian MacLennan, and Mark Dexter Coordinators; Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Marijke Stuivenberg, Matt Thomas, and Omar Ramos, Team Leaders.

Joomla! Security Swat Team

A big thanks to the Joomla! Security Swat Team for fixing all reported security issues with this release. We would especially like to thank our newest members, Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, and Rouven Weßling for their efforts with this release.

 

The March installment of the Joomla Community Magazine is here!

IN THIS ISSUE:

Thanks to the members of the Joomla! community who are contributing authors in this month's issue: Abolhassan Firoozmandan, Hagen Graf, Grigor Mihov, Denys Nosov, Nick Savan, Joe Sonne, Jeremy Wilken, Mehmet Yazici.

Editor’s Introduction:

Inspiration, and the Winds of Change..

. by Dianne Henning

Feature stories

• Alice Grevet sits down for an Interview with Matt Lipscomb - Broadcasting Joomla!
• Joe Sonne offers up some Friendly Advice For Your Joomla! Adventure
• Hils Cheyne did it! Turning the Table on Brian Teeman

International stories

• دیتابیس جوملا 1.6  - Abolhassan Firoozmandan, Farsi
• Joomla! 1.6 für Einsteiger ist da und es ist KOSTENLOS lesbar! - Hagen Graf, German
• Etkili Backlink (geri bağlantı) Çalışması Nasıl yapılır? - Mehmet YAZICI, Turkish
• Створення документації по Joomla! українською мовою, Як забезпечити повну безпеку сайту? and Особливості Joomla 1.6 та міграція з Joomla 1.5 на Joomla 1.6 - Denys Nosov, Ukranian

Leadership Connections

• OSM board member Alice Grevet shares some updates on what OSM has been doing during February on behalf of the Joomla! project.

JUGs and Events

• Jon Neubauer takes us to Suffolk, UK for some JUG highlights.

Developers Workbench

• Jeremy Wilken asks, Is it me, or is this a bug?

Did you know…?

• Milena Mitova shares 5 Quick SEO steps that will help you get better rankings and more traffic to your Joomla! site.
• Nick Savov shares Joomla 1.? and how to gain some hands-on experience

Designer's studio

• Kyle Ledbetter gives us the lowdown on the February Template Club Roundup.

Administrator's toolkit

• Grigor Mihov gives us a few pointers on how to Increase your site's speed dramatically.

Join the Jimericks

• Share your Joomla! Limerick!

Joomla! Books

• Bo Astrup reviews Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints
• Hagen Graf has written a PDF for Joomla! 1.6 Beginners and offers a free download!

On the lighter side...

• Yepr has contributed another Jane Beyond & friends cartoon.

In our next issue

This week Joomla! will mark its one millionth post on the forums.   This is amazing ... that's a heck of a lot of conversation, questions and answers.  We believe the forum is the life force of the project and this milestone signifies Joomla's unstoppable community.

Core team member and forum admin Brad Baker says the million posts would never have eventuated without the passionate support of our moderators.

"The 1 million posts is a big one for sure," he said, "but without our teams of volunteers to keep the forum running efficiently it would never have happened."

"I'd like to dedicate this celebration to everyone involved with management of the forums ... all volunteers, all committed Joomla! users too.  They all form part of the bigger picture that generally makes open source software an uplifting, shared experience.  Thanks guys and girls, this announcement recognises you!"

• 1 million posts and counting
• About 200, 000 topics and counting
• 130,000 plus registered members

We won't do an Academy Award thing and name all of the top contributors but it is worth noting that of the ten 'most time online members', seven are members of workgroups with a combined time online in the forums of more than 2.067 (rounded) years.

Some of the memorable moments include the launch of brand Joomla!  Most loved it, some laughed at it but we reckon it's unforgettable.  Of course there was the virtual BBQ and 'Your Joomla! story' where people were swapping thoughts and, of course, who could forget the more recent GPL discussions.  We believe the next big step in traffic will be once Joomla! 1.5 goes stable.  When?  This is partly up to you ... come on, roll your sleeves up, jump in and contribute where you can.   We're just hitting full stride.