Dolphin 7.0.1 Beta 1 (Updated)
Boonex is close to releasing a new build of Dolphin 7.0 with a lot of fixes and improvements. Most of the tickets were closed and Boonex decided to release the first Beta. You may find it using the following link http://www.demozzz.com/dolphin701b A separate archive was prepared too.
Also, you are free to download the development version of Dolphin 7 from the public SVN.
SVN: svn://svn.boonex.com/dolphin/trunk
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Note.
1. DO NOT INSTALL OR UPGRADE YOUR LIVE SITES WITH THIS VERSION. NO FURTHER IN-BETWEEN UPGRADES OF THIS VERSION WILL BE AVAILABLE.
2. The SVN is updated on a regular basis several times a day. So, if there are errors in your installation you may need to wait and download a newer version a few hours later.
If you found some problems, feel free to discuss them in the Dolphin Betas And RCs forum with the other members. If a number of users have the same issue then you may post a bug report ticket in the Boonex Trac. It should be checked and the problem fixed by Boonex developers shortly. If you post the detailed description of the issue and the way it can be reproduced it will speed up the process.
Thank you in advance.
UPDATES:
It would help us very much if you and anybody else would be posting bug reports with short and specific descriptions to the forum. In that case things would really go better. We are ready and will fix critical bugs and security issues swiftly. If, however, we move a ticket to 7.0.2 there must be a compelling reason for that. Anyway, 7.0.2 will not take nearly as long as 7.0.1. We're preparing to try a monthly update cycle.
Every day, at least 3-4 Boonexers start their day from exactly that - listening to the community, reading reports, comments, posts, etc. We're trying to find a an effective combination of bug-fixing, feature development , Trident development, and direct support.
So, believe me, if you told us about the bug, there's no need repeating it over and over and talk about "lost spirit" or anything like that. Now, we're trying to release the over 200-tickets-worth update and then we'll be proving smaller updates with fixes like the join-form-multiple select, etc and adding features by small portions. About once a month or so.
Now, if you have time, please look at the beta, and we'll be releasing the update very soon.
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Why tell us to post bugs in track if you guys are going to ignore the ones you don't feel like working on? I posted this one months ago, and you confirmed it yourself.
Did you still see it somewhere? If so give me please a link.
@ houstonlively
agree with you i dont think Boonex or Dolphin are Doing The Right Job
In fact, in Trac, they are even trying to claim this see more
English (google translation, sorry)
I want my money back. For 3 years only beta and error. I paid for a professional script and not for novice programmers.
Fuck your work.
Every month for paid advertising on Google and your employees tell me the page does not exist. Is that a rip off or what?
Finale should end its 2008th We have mid-2010 and Beta again and again error. HA HA HA
Since your really ridiculous.
Deutsch:
Hallo.
Ich will mein Geld zurück. Seit 3 Jahren nur see more
Thank you for feedback ;-)
You guys are taking to long to get the new version for the same bugs and errors you know im truth on this one you guys are making more bugs than before i dont know what you guys be doing on this 3 months but i dont see no diferents on the beta 7.0.1 is all the same and some tickes say close and fix but they not realy fix you guys are making people to believe the tickes has been fix or bugs i check the road map every day to see how much tickes are been fix so i can download the new version see more
- roll out an update once a month (if you guys manage to fix 15 or 5 tickets that's fine)
- provide only changed files (there's no need to install everything every time and start all over again) (i have about 12 sites on the server all test betas)
- wen bugs are discovered/provided by US members who spend to much time on testing this thing don't just ignore them (this bugs are not critical and requires a lot of time for debugging ...)
Thank you ;)
I think Boonex gave up on D7 a long time ago and all we are getting now (for the most part), is empty promises, lip service, and more waiting for days that never seem to come.
I had a suspicion long ago that D7 was more about selling the brand to another company than it was to create the NBT (as it was put many, many times).
I may be wrong in my suspicions, but even so - it sure looks like there was some other motive involved in all of the hype.
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caltrade mentioned the problem - we expected to see resolved this problem with the output of the D 7.0.1
because it is a basic function for any dating site - many of us - have dating sites
and you answer - " the improvement for multiple select field will be considered in future versions "
It's really disheartening to read your reply
http://www.boonex.com/unity/blog/entry/Product_release_cycles
Somehow the whole of the Dolphin 7 saga reminds me of the Windows Vista release... Massive hype, all sorts of things rolling in --- except they are really only rolling in for the "next" version, and as it stands we're dealing with bubblegum patches from here into see more
@Alex - Saying it will be considered is almost saying it might not happen. Dolphin software is great but it can not yet be called the best. That is my opinion. There is still a lot of basic functions that are missing for a software that is called the best. Yes, it is good but lacking the important basic stuff which most of your competitors do have.
Coders might have no issue fixing this themselfs see more
a) In which timeframe of the following versions would you possibly place the full implementation of hard-coded design elements into your templating system.
b) In which timeframe of the following versions would you possibly place the CPU spikes that the cronjobs raise?
We can understand that you have lots to do in your daily ongoings and that it may be difficult to get everything done and I am wondering if you have anyone guiding you through the various stages of developing something like Dolphin?
I know what I am about to recommend is like stating the obviious, but it does seem necessary..
The reason that Boonex was created was to develop a script for use by potential customers......that'd be us....the ones complaining. :)
Many see more
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A release of 7.0.1 was due quite a while ago. Smaller bug fixes should have been in that well overdue patch called 7.0.1.
Issues that you say require more time such as Houstonlively's point and Caltrade's point which I have personally seen him request be fixed on many an occasion may take you guys a lot more time but still require resolution. Not to mention the see more
It seems very apparent to myself and others see more
Poor service on their part reflects on the script functionality. It's amazing how something with so much potential that lured me in, proves to being such a disappointment!
I will be taken the monetary loss and switching to phpFox (Now that is one amazing script/company/service) - Been testing it for a few days and I am in awe!
Sorry Bonnex, you see more
You could scan through the archives and compile the stats if you wanted, but I think it's in the range of 10-15 times you need to ask to get your bug report some attention, and possibly quite a bit more until it actually gets fixed.
@Miquel: "Sorry Bonnex, you have a lot to learn, specially when it comes to listening to your customers"
I believe they're aware of it (as it's been said hundreds of see more
I also believe they over hyped D7 - way too early, and tried to see more
Every day, at least 3-4 Boonexers start their day from exactly that - listening to the community, reading reports, comments, posts, etc. We're trying to find a an effective combination of bug-fixing, feature development , Trident development, and direct support.
So, believe me, if you told us about the bug, there's no need repeating it over and over and talk about "lost spirit" or anything like that. Now, we're trying to release the over 200-tickets-worth update and then we'll see more
and trident blog?
Wouldn't it show more prudence to take out the things making the first release a Beta and saving them for 7.0.2 so that you can release 7.0.1 now? It is what your community is asking for.
Flexibility is a management skill and it may keep the natives from moving from restless to out right war.................. :)
Just my two cents worth.
With the particular issues I was trying to see more
It would help us very much if you and anybody else would be posting bug reports with short and specific descriptions to the forum. In that case things would really go better. We are ready and will fix critical bugs and security issues swiftly. If, however, we move a ticket to 7.0.2 there must be a compelling reason for that. Anyway, 7.0.2 will not take nearly as long as 7.0.1. We're preparing to try a monthly update cycle.
Do you have any release date for 7.0.1, Still not clear when you are going to release 7.0.1?
I am really happy with Dolphin 7 thus far. The problems I have seen are a lot of the mods (imagine that). The Dolphin 7 script alone is solid for the most part. When you start tinkering and adding mods, you trash it. That was the same problem with 6. I have been running 7 now since it was a RC on my live site. My site is doing quite well and I am not seeing a lot of the problems a lot of you are. No complaints from my users. I am going to wait patiently like I have in the past see more
Does Boonex have its own Iphone developer? You state that you swiftly fix critical bugs first yet you leave the iphone untouched. Thus far we can prove beyond any doubt that media doesn't play correctly, uploading doesn't work half the time, and Iphone completely ignores any and all media restrictions on your account thus making it one massive loophole. I don't know about you but if I were touting a "mobile" platform integration I would surely want the thing to work properly. see more
If this was my software my first priorities would address strictly issues that are VISIBLE ON THE SCREEN TO JOINED MEMBERS, beginning with the joining process. COMMON SENSE tells you if members aren't happy with what they're seeing, then they'll drop off like flies. Bad "word of mouth" reputation on the internet is the KISS OF DEATH to sites. Common sense further dictates that site owners would be severely frustrated at losing members which means that see more
I don't know why Boonex have a Roadmap 7.1
when 7.0.1 is not 100% Fix from bugs and version 7.1 have some bugs
i dont get it this people are to much for me that's why I never pay for a licensed or a membership this dont make no sense this Dolphin 7
You guy realy need to make a a new Social Network call Bugs . 8.0 or something diferent or Better than Dolphin
and you guys have 6 Years Making The Triden and you guys say is Coming In 2010 I will be see the new Triden on 2012 you see more
I agree completely. In the past 18 months I must've spent at least 160 to 200 hours working with a project that I could not get to work flawlessly as either D6 or D7. Our server has never been a problem and or server admin runs a facility with a couple of dozen commercial servers.
I'm not a developer but I'm not stupid either. The Dolphin "work in progress project" is being offered TO THE PUBLIC and that means that everything needs to work, aside from minor glitches and see more
Yup, you're 100% right too!
There's some awesome support efforts from a hand full of people in the forums, but the ones who really really know the guts of this software (again, you know who you are), the ones who do the code in their sleep, these guys have totally abandoned trying to help anyone out. Heck, I've even tried sending PMs with no results whatsoever. Nothing !!! No answers to questions in the forums, no answers to searches made in the forums to most of those questions, no see more
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It would help us very much if you and anybody else would be posting bug reports with short and specific descriptions to the forum. In that case things would really go better. We are ready and will fix critical bugs and security issues swiftly. If, however, we move a ticket to 7.0.2 there must be a compelling reason for that. Anyway, 7.0.2 will not take nearly as long as 7.0.1. We're preparing to try a monthly update cycle."
sir, i for one as well as many others see more
Dolphin is a great script, and you guys have done a superb job getting the script to a beta platform, and that is all it is. The release of Dolphin 7 was not ready for public consumption, just as you can tell with the +200 bugs. But i am not here to slam on the Boon, you guys continue what you are doing on that side, and we will continue what we are doing on this side, and in the midst of it all, Unity shall prevail.
to those in the see more
Sometimes I have to refresh a page to get it to load hopefully this update fixes that!
My Reply: You can see the problem here: http://www.demozzz.com/dolphin701b/index.php
Just visit with FF, hit CTRL - a few times, and watch what happens. The ticket is reopened.
( this will be the very last time i ever tell you this 1 on 1 )
Get rid of your 5 year old programmers whom which are running your buisness to the ground and hire a REAL Professional CODER like I mentioned 2 years ago on this BLOG.
Your current programmers suck big time and we all know this :)
Hire CodeSatori pay him the contract ( negoatiate what he wants ) and I promise you MR BOON, Dolphin will have a futur!
Amen
I see nothing wrong with releasing a beta for an upgrade which includes over two-hundred fixes, many of which include the rewriting of code and the inclusion of new security enhancements which will find their way onto our web sites. In my opinion, releasing such an update without testing it, especially without the community's input, would be a foolish mistake, which is being avoided here by doing what see more
I second Magnussoft on his view that Dolphin 7.0.0 wasn't ready for release as a stable version. It's one thing to have missing features and put out the first build of the 7 series, but as long as things are *clearly broken* it should stay in beta until see more
To be honest i have seen alot of slander towards boonex for the dolphin product, ok it cost alittle money i can see 1000 social networking scripts and people want $500.00 for it yet, they are not as good as dolphin.
You only have to pay to have the adds removed otherwise your free to go, SO, stop complaining simples =]
Anyhow if you don't like the product don't use it, if you could develop something better yourself then do it however i see everyone is using dolphin because see more
And that's why I've been saying it might be a good idea to just let D7 be and focus on Trident and a solid architecture! Put together a tight coder team see more
It is a fine balance of mental ability to fix everything on the current old code base but the Boonex coders are trying to sort it out until the core re-write of D8 arrives, which as CodeSatori said would not take too long do. =)
D8/Trident will not arrive until D7 is done and dealt with, because the Trident team was brought in to work on D7... I've been waiting for news or an update on Trident a small forever.
I get the blank page showing up a lot too. Sometimes even refreshing does not work. Hope you'll fix that! And REAL answers to our problems would be good. You D7 developers know where the problems are more than anybody, so sort it out.
Monthly updates would be steady progress in the right direction and update only those files that are bring replaced - no need see more