pOur fourth Drupal 7 alpha version was released just over a month ago. Today, we're proud to announce the release of the fifth alpha version of Drupal 7.x for your further testing and feedback. a href=/drupal-7.0-alpha1The first alpha announcement/a provided a comprehensive list of improvements made since Drupal 6.x, so in this announcement we'll concentrate on how you can help ensure that Drupal 7 is released as soon as possible and is as rock solid as the previous Drupal releases that you've grown to love!/p pThis release includes many critical bug fixes, especially around the upgrade path, security issues, JavaScript, performance, and other areas./p pPlease see the a href=http://drupal.org/node/806978release notes/a for more details./p h2When will alpha become beta?/h2 pWe have identified several beta blocking issues, and itemized these at the a href=http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-coreDrupal core community initiatives page/a. On or about June 21, 2010 we will create a new official Drupal 7 release. If this list is fixed, it will be a beta release. Otherwise, it will be another alpha release. It's expected we will have a few beta versions and at least one release candidate before Drupal 7.0 is finalized. strongWe can potentially reach beta next month by focusing on this short-list of issues!/strong Please help!/p pa href=http://drupal.org/drupal-7.0-alpha5 target=_blankread more/a/p

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