[lqfb-main] Core 2.0.0 released, public alpha test of new API interface and call for applications

[Jan Behrens]

LiquidFeedback Core 2.0.0 released

Today the Public Software Group e. V. released version 2.0.0 of 
LiquidFeedback Core, the main part of LiquidFeedback consisting of a 
PostgreSQL database schema and a background job for counting. This first 
version of the new major release line is dedicated to developers as it 
still needs some testing.

Since the last stable release of the LiquidFeedback Core (version 1.3.1) 
a number of improvements have been made and new features have been 
added: Support for hierachical units, a new notification system, issue 
and voting comments and wiki formatting for suggestions, member 
statements and comments. The counting of the ballots has been improved 
and allows detailed configuration of supermajority requirements now.

For more information on supermajority requirements see
http://dev.liquidfeedback.org/trac/lf/wiki/SupermajorityRequirements

Right now there is no frontend available to access this new version of 
LiquidFeedback directly by users, because the LiquidFeedback Frontend is 
not yet ported to version 2.0.0 of the Core. Because of that, the Core 
release line 1.3.x along with the fitting Frontend will be supported 
until a complete web based frontend for Core version 2.0.x is available.


Public test of new application programming interface

Starting with LiquidFeedback Core 2.0.0 an application programming 
interface (API) was introduced. This API enables developers to create 
their own applications making use of LiquidFeedback in almost any 
programming environment. A first version of the technical specification 
of the interface is available. Much of the specification is already 
implemented in "lfapi", the official LiquidFeedback API server. The 
Public Software Group provides a public alpha test environment of the 
API for application developers and people interested in joining the 
specification and implementation process.

More information is available at
http://apitest.liquidfeedback.org/


Call for applications

Now all developers interested in creating own applications for 
LiquidFeedback are called. Create your own user interface, report 
generator, bot or whatever you get on your mind. Just register at the 
public alpha test and start coding!

To let other people know about your project, please register it by email 
at lqfb-maintainers at public-software-group.org. Please include your 
name, the name of your application, the intended platform and a short 
description of the purposes of your software. Shortly a list of 
applications in development will be published. To exchange with other 
developers or to get help you can use the public mailing list "main" of 
the LiquidFeedback developers.

When starting to create your application, please do not call it 
LiquidFeedback, because it isn't. Choose your own unique name for your 
project, so people are able to distinguish it from the LiquidFeedback 
system itself.

If you have any further questions please contact lqfb-maintainers at 
public-software-group.org or ask your questions on the public mailing 
list "main".


Regards

Jan Behrens
Public Software Group e. V.