vBulletin 3.8.0 Release Candidate 2

THIS IS PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE.
IT IS UNSUPPORTED.

If you are not fully at home with backing-up and restoring your forum, dealing with bugs and regular upgrades, DO NOT INSTALL THIS VERSION

It is time for the second release candidate of 3.8. Primarily, this addresses issues that have been reported since the previous release candidate.

However, it does add one small feature: the "Use Remote YUI" option now lets you specify Yahoo! or Google as the provider. If your board is accessed using SSL, the Google-provided files will automatically be requested via SSL as well (preventing browser warnings). The Yahoo!-provided files do not have this option.

We would like to thank all customers who have taken part in the beta/RC process and especially those who have filed bug reports. Please continue to do so during the Release Candidate stage, so that we can make 3.8.0 as bug-free as possible.

Customers running older versions of vBulletin 3.8.0 should upgrade as soon as possible, to ensure that any known problems are eliminated.

There is an extensive blog post by Darren that showcases some of the new features and improvements that have been made to vBulletin 3.8.0.

In addition, the scheduled release of 3.7.5 has been pushed back until January 6th because of the holidays. See this blog post.

What does Release Candidate mean?
Release Candidate, or RC for short, means that we believe vBulletin 3.8 will be ready to be declared a "stable" and "supported" supported release once it has undergone some final testing. The only known bugs that may remain are trivial.

RCs will be released until only trivial bugs are being fixed. Once this happens, the next stage is to move on to "gold" or, as it's officially known, 3.8.0.

This is still pre-release software. If you are not fully at home with backing-up and restoring your forum, dealing with bugs and regular upgrades, do not install this version but rather wait for the final, 3.8.0 version.



Customers should bear in mind that this is a release candidate, not a certified 'stable' release so the following caveats apply:
Pre-release software is unsupported and you install beta and RC versions at your own risk.
Some minor bugs remain unresolved at this time, so pre-release software should not be on production sites.
You should always back up your database fully before attempting to install pre-release software.
If you choose to install this version, you should be aware that we plan to release new RC versions in rapid succession as bugs are fixed and holes are plugged. Do not install this RC version if you are not willing or able to keep up-to-date with new releases.
The ImpEx import system does not support the 3.8 code yet, and will not support it until the release of 3.8.0 (stable).
Please do not use this thread for support questions.

  

vBulletin 3.8.0 Release Candidate 2

这是一个预发布软件。
我们不对其提供技术支持。

如果您不懂如何备份恢复您的论坛、处理 Bug 或常规升级，请不要安装此版本

是时候该发布 3.8 的第二个 RC 版本了。此版本主要解决了上一个 RC 版本发现的问题。

但是，我们还是为其添加了一个小功能: “使用远程 YUI”选项现在允许您选择使用 Yahoo! 还是 Google 提供的服务。如果您的论坛使用了 SSL (https)，那么 Google 提供的服务将会自动使用 SSL 来请求文件 (避免浏览器发出警告)。Yahoo! 提供的服务无此选项。

我们感谢所有参与 Beta/RC 测试的客户，特别感谢那些向我们报告 Bug 的客户。请在 Release Candidate 阶段继续报告，使得最终发布的 3.8.0 正式版尽可能稳定。

所有运行着较早版本的 vBulletin 3.8.0 Beta/RC 的客户应当立即升级以解决任何已知问题。

另外，计划中的 vBulletin 3.7.5 由于圣诞假期，将被推迟到1月6日发布。

Darren 的 Blog 中详细介绍了 vBulletin 3.8.0 的一些新特色与改进
(本文中文翻译请参考 vBulletin 3.8.0 新功能大全精彩放送！不可不看！)

什么是 Release Candidate?
Release Candidate，简称为 RC，意味着我们已经相信 vBulletin 3.8 在通过最后的测试后便可被声明为“稳定”并“受到支持”的版本。剩余的 Bug 是非常轻微的。

RC 版本间仅会有小 Bug 的修正。在所有 Bug 修正完成后，下一个阶段便会进入“黄金版”阶段，或者说，是官方发布的 3.8.0 正式版。

它仍然是一个预发布版本。如果您不懂得如何备份和恢复论坛、处理 Bug 和常规升级，请不要安装此版本，而是等到 3.8.0 最终版发布。


客户请注意，这是一个候选发布版本，不是认证的“稳定”版本，因此:

• 预发布软件没有技术支持，因此请您自行承担安装 Beta 和 RC 版本所带来的风险。
• 目前还有一些小 Bug 没有解决，因此 Beta 软件不应使用在成熟网站中。
• 那你在安装预发布软件前总是要完整备份您的数据库。
• 如果您决定安装此版本，您应该知道由于修补漏洞和错误，新的 RC 版本会很快发布。如果您讨厌升级过于频繁，请不要安装此 RC 版本。
• ImpEx 导入系统目前还不支持 3.8，而且将来只会支持 3.8.0 稳定版本。