Platform Roadmap
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[This page is current as of 7/31/2008. See the Archive page for complete release history.]
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Current Releases
OpenLaszlo 4.3
OpenLaszlo 4.3 is the current release, with almost 300 bugs fixed since OpenLaszlo 4.2 introduced the SWF9 runtime. OpenLaszlo 4.3 is the recommended platform for all application development in the SWF8, SWF9, and DHTML runtimes. The qa testing and results can be found here: OL_4.3_QA
OpenLaszlo 4.2.0.2
OpenLaszlo 4.2.0.2 is the current fully-qualified release and is the recommended platform for all application development in the SWF8, SWF9, and DHTML runtimes. The major new feature in OpenLaszlo 4.2 is the introduction of the SWF9 runtime, which can offer significant performance gains. Unlike previous versions of the Flash player, SWF9 has much stronger typing requirements and you must modify your code to take advantage of the performance gains it offers. To assist you in upgrading your applications to OpenLaszlo 4.2, we have provided various conversion scripts depending on your application goals.
To migrate your 4.0.X or 4.1.1 applications, we strongly suggest that you refer to this wiki page: Runtime_Differences. This page discusses the changes required by SWF9 and also provides a methodology for upgrading your application. It is very important that you run the automated conversion scripts in the recommended order, should you choose to take advantage of them.
OpenLaszlo 4.2.x has been fully tested on the following operating systems/browser/runtime platforms:
* Windows XP IE7 SWF8, SWF9, DHTML * Windows XP FF3 SWF8, SWF9, DHTML * Linux 2.6 kernel FF3 SWF8, SWF9, DHTML * Mac OS X FF3 SWF8, SWF9, DHTML * Mac OS X SAF3 SWF8, SWF9, DHTML
OL 4.0.16
OpenLaszlo 4.0.16 is the a bug fix release to the pagan-deities branch, which supports SWF8. This release contains bug fixes and a CSS performance optimization. OpenLaszlo 4.0.16 is not a fully qualified release. In OpenLaszlo 4.0.16, support for porting applications to DHTML remains at "beta" level; it is fully supported with OpenLaszlo 4.2.
We suggest that you upgrade to OpenLaszlo 4.2.X, the recommended release for all SWF8, SWF9, and DHTML development. Please see http://www.openlaszlo.org/download.
Planned Releases
OpenLaszlo 4.4
OpenLaszo 4.4 is under development in the trunk branch. Its focus is bug fixes, primarily in the area of DHTML as well as performance improvements for all runtimes. The qa testing and results can be found here: OL_4.4_QA.
Project Branches
Trunk
Trunk is the active development branch for all SWF, DHTML, and SWF9 work. This is the single development branch, from which OL 4.2 was released, that supports all multiple-runtime development.
Pagan-Deities
Pagan-Deities is the SWF-only 4.0.X development branch. OL 4.0.15 is the latest release from pagan-deities.
