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- Compared to its predecessors, version 4.6 of OpenACS has a much +
+ Compared to its predecessors, version 5.0.0 of OpenACS has a much more structured organization, i.e. the most significant change is found at the system architecture level, reflected in the following hierarchy: -
The OpenACS 4.6 Kernel, which handles system-wide necessities - such as metadata, security, users and groups, subsites, and - package management and deployment. -
The OpenACS 4.6 Core, which comprises all the other packages - that ship with the kernel and are most frequently needed by users, - such as templating, bboard, and user registration/management. The - packages tend to be developed and distributed with the kernel. -
OpenACS 4.6 Application packages, which typically provide - user-level web services built on top of the Kernel and Core. Such - packages include those built by ArsDigita as well as external - contributors. Application packages are developed separately from - the Kernel, and are typically released independently of it. +
+ The OpenACS 5.0.0 Kernel, which + handles system-wide necessities such as metadata, + security, users and groups, subsites, and package + management and deployment. +
+ The OpenACS 5.0.0 Core, which + comprises all the other packages that ship with the + kernel and are most frequently needed by users, such as + templating, bboard, and user + registration/management. The packages tend to be + developed and distributed with the kernel. +
+ OpenACS 5.0.0 Application + packages, which typically provide user-level + web services built on top of the Kernel and Core. Such + packages include those built by ArsDigita as well as + external contributors. Application packages are + developed separately from the Kernel, and are typically + released independently of it.
This document provides a high level overview of the kernel - package. Documentation for the other packages can be found elsewhere. -