Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/acs-admin.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/acs-admin.info,v
diff -u -r1.45.2.12 -r1.45.2.13
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/acs-admin.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:02 -0000	1.45.2.12
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/acs-admin.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:01 -0000	1.45.2.13
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-admin-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-admin-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:dhogaza@pacifier.com">Don Baccus</owner>
         <summary>An interface for Site-wide administration of an OpenACS Installation.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
           (including package installation, cache, authentication, and user accounts) for an OpenACS system.
         </description>
 
-        <provides url="acs-admin" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-admin" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-api-browser/acs-api-browser.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-api-browser/acs-api-browser.info,v
diff -u -r1.33.2.8 -r1.33.2.9
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-api-browser/acs-api-browser.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:03 -0000	1.33.2.8
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-api-browser/acs-api-browser.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:02 -0000	1.33.2.9
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-api-browser-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-api-browser-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Interactive documentation for the Tcl and SQL APIs.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 	<maturity>3</maturity>
         <description format="text/html">On line interactive documentation for the locally installed Tcl and SQL APIs.  Links to the Tcl core and AOLServer online documentation as well.</description>
 
-        <provides url="acs-api-browser" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-api-browser" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/acs-authentication.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/acs-authentication.info,v
diff -u -r1.36.2.10 -r1.36.2.11
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/acs-authentication.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:03 -0000	1.36.2.10
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/acs-authentication.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:02 -0000	1.36.2.11
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-authentication-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-authentication-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:lars@collaboraid.biz">Lars Pind</owner>
         <summary>Authentication, account management, and related functionality.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
         <license url="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GPL version 2</license>
         <description format="text/html">Implements authentication-related security functions for OpenACS, including password, account and session management, bulk account creation etc.  Provides a contract based interface for different authentication methods such as PAM or LDAP based authentication.</description>
 
-        <provides url="acs-authentication" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-authentication" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="auth::package_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-automated-testing/acs-automated-testing.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-automated-testing/acs-automated-testing.info,v
diff -u -r1.34.2.10 -r1.34.2.11
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-automated-testing/acs-automated-testing.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:03 -0000	1.34.2.10
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-automated-testing/acs-automated-testing.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:02 -0000	1.34.2.11
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-automated-testing-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-automated-testing-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>The interface to the automated testing facilities within OpenACS.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
         OpenACS system.  Also provides a UI for managing
         automatic-rebuild servers as in a test farm.</description>
 
-        <provides url="acs-automated-testing" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-automated-testing" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/acs-bootstrap-installer.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/acs-bootstrap-installer.info,v
diff -u -r1.36.2.9 -r1.36.2.10
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/acs-bootstrap-installer.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:03 -0000	1.36.2.9
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/acs-bootstrap-installer.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:02 -0000	1.36.2.10
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-bootstrap-installer-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-bootstrap-installer-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:dhogaza@pacifier.com">Don Baccus</owner>
         <summary>Bootstraps an OpenACS installation.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
         <license>GPL</license>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="acs-bootstrap-installer" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-bootstrap-installer" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-upgrade"  proc="apm_bootstrap_upgrade"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/acs-content-repository.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/acs-content-repository.info,v
diff -u -r1.103.2.14 -r1.103.2.15
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/acs-content-repository.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:03 -0000	1.103.2.14
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/acs-content-repository.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:02 -0000	1.103.2.15
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-content-repository-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-content-repository-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>The canonical repository for OpenACS content.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
         <license>GPL</license>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="search" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="search" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
           <callback type="after-upgrade"  proc="content::apm::after_upgrade"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/acs-core-docs.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/acs-core-docs.info,v
diff -u -r1.33.2.7 -r1.33.2.8
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/acs-core-docs.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:03 -0000	1.33.2.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/acs-core-docs.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:03 -0000	1.33.2.8
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-core-docs-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-core-docs-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:docs@openacs.org">OpenACS Documentation Team</owner>
         <summary>Documentation for the OpenACS Core.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
         <description format="text/html">Static HTML documentation for the OpenACS core (includes the DocBook sources).
         </description>
 
-        <provides url="acs-core-docs" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-tcl" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-core-docs" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-tcl" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-datetime/acs-datetime.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-datetime/acs-datetime.info,v
diff -u -r1.19.4.6 -r1.19.4.7
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-datetime/acs-datetime.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:04 -0000	1.19.4.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-datetime/acs-datetime.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:03 -0000	1.19.4.7
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/apms/acs-datetime-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/apms/acs-datetime-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>An API for date and time functions</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</vendor>
         <description format="text/html">Note: this version of the package requires acs-event(s) for a helper function. This requirement may go away in the future. </description>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="acs-datetime" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-datetime" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="acs-events" version="0.6d2"/>
         
-        <requires url="acs-templating" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="acs-templating" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-developer-support/acs-developer-support.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-developer-support/acs-developer-support.info,v
diff -u -r1.23.4.9 -r1.23.4.10
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-developer-support/acs-developer-support.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:04 -0000	1.23.4.9
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-developer-support/acs-developer-support.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:03 -0000	1.23.4.10
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     <auto-mount>ds</auto-mount>
 
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-developer-support-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-developer-support-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:lars@pinds.com">Lars Pind</owner>
         <summary>Profiling for requests including database timing information.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
         </description>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="acs-developer-support" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-developer-support" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         
-        <requires url="acs-templating" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="acs-templating" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-events/acs-events.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-events/acs-events.info,v
diff -u -r1.20.2.7 -r1.20.2.8
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-events/acs-events.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:04 -0000	1.20.2.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-events/acs-events.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:03 -0000	1.20.2.8
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <description format="text/html">The events service is primarily intended for use by writers of application packages and other service packages. The service allows developers to specify and manipulate relationships (possibly recurring) between an object and another object.</description>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
         <provides url="acs-events" version="0.6d6"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         
 
         <callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-kernel/acs-kernel.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-kernel/acs-kernel.info,v
diff -u -r1.129.2.16 -r1.129.2.17
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-kernel/acs-kernel.info	20 Sep 2014 13:21:06 -0000	1.129.2.16
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-kernel/acs-kernel.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:03 -0000	1.129.2.17
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a6" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-kernel-5.8.1a6.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-kernel-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:oct@openacs.org">OpenACS Core Team</owner>
         <summary>Routines and data models providing the foundation for OpenACS-based Web services.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</vendor>
         <description format="text/html">The OpenACS kernel contains the core datamodel create and drop scripts for such things as objects, groups, partiies and the supporting PL/SQL and PL/pgSQL procedures.</description>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a6"/>
+        <provides url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/acs-lang.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/acs-lang.info,v
diff -u -r1.60.2.10 -r1.60.2.11
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/acs-lang.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:04 -0000	1.60.2.10
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/acs-lang.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:03 -0000	1.60.2.11
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-lang-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-lang-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:peter@collaboraid.biz">Peter Marklund</owner>
         <summary>OpenACS Internationalization Support.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
         <license>GPL</license>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="acs-lang" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-translations" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="ref-countries" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="ref-language" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="ref-timezones" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-lang" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-translations" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="ref-countries" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="ref-language" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="ref-timezones" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="lang::apm::after_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-mail-lite/acs-mail-lite.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-mail-lite/acs-mail-lite.info,v
diff -u -r1.49.2.14 -r1.49.2.15
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-mail-lite/acs-mail-lite.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:04 -0000	1.49.2.14
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-mail-lite/acs-mail-lite.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:04 -0000	1.49.2.15
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-mail-lite-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-mail-lite-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:malte.sussdorff@cognovis.de">Malte Sussdorff</owner>
         <owner url="mailto:timo@studio-k4.de">Timo Hentschel</owner>
         <summary>Simplified reliable email transmission with bounce management.</summary>
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
         <description format="text/html">This package provides a service for sending messages, queueing messages in the database to ensure reliable sending and make sending a message 'transactional'. Replacement for acs-mail.</description>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-tcl" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-tcl" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-upgrade"  proc="acs_mail_lite::after_upgrade"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-messaging/acs-messaging.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-messaging/acs-messaging.info,v
diff -u -r1.36.2.9 -r1.36.2.10
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-messaging/acs-messaging.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:04 -0000	1.36.2.9
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-messaging/acs-messaging.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:04 -0000	1.36.2.10
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-messaging-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-messaging-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:akk+@cs.cmu.edu">Anukul Kapoor</owner>
         <owner url="mailto:prevost@maya.com">John Prevost</owner>
         <owner url="mailto:vinod@kurup.com">Vinod Kurup</owner>
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
         <description format="text/html">Provides generic message services, with email sending.  acs-mail-lite and notifications are the 
         prefered packages for delivering this functionality and it is anticipated that this package will ultimately be deprecated.</description>
 
-        <provides url="acs-messaging" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-messaging" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-reference/acs-reference.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-reference/acs-reference.info,v
diff -u -r1.35.2.10 -r1.35.2.11
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-reference/acs-reference.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:05 -0000	1.35.2.10
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-reference/acs-reference.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:04 -0000	1.35.2.11
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-reference-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-reference-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:jon@jongriffin.com">Jon Griffin</owner>
         <summary>Tools and API for managing refrence data.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 &lt;li&gt; Running standard reports on this data.
 &lt;li&gt; Monitoring the usage of reference data.
 &lt;/ul&gt;</description>
-        <provides url="acs-reference" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-reference" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-service-contract/acs-service-contract.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-service-contract/acs-service-contract.info,v
diff -u -r1.43.2.11 -r1.43.2.12
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-service-contract/acs-service-contract.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:05 -0000	1.43.2.11
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-service-contract/acs-service-contract.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:04 -0000	1.43.2.12
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-service-contract-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-service-contract-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>API and UI for service contracts</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
         url or the contracts used by dotlrn and new-portals to allow packages to provide portalized panes.</description>
         <license>GPL version 2</license>
 
-        <provides url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-subsite/acs-subsite.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-subsite/acs-subsite.info,v
diff -u -r1.114.2.10 -r1.114.2.11
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-subsite/acs-subsite.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:05 -0000	1.114.2.10
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-subsite/acs-subsite.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:04 -0000	1.114.2.11
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>t</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-subsite-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-subsite-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Subsite</summary>
         <release-date>2014-09-09</release-date>
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
         <license>GPL</license>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="acs-subsite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-authentication" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-lang" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-tcl" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-subsite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-authentication" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-lang" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-tcl" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="before-upgrade"  proc="subsite::before_upgrade"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/acs-tcl.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/acs-tcl.info,v
diff -u -r1.67.2.15 -r1.67.2.16
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/acs-tcl.info	17 Sep 2014 07:51:48 -0000	1.67.2.15
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/acs-tcl.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:04 -0000	1.67.2.16
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a4" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-tcl-5.8.1a4.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-tcl-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>The Kernel Tcl API library.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
         <description format="text/html">Contains all the core Tcl API, including the request processor, security and session management, permissions, site-nodes, package management infrastructure, etc.</description>
         <license>GPL version 2</license>
 
-        <provides url="acs-tcl" version="5.8.1a4"/>
-        <requires url="acs-bootstrap-installer" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-tcl" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-bootstrap-installer" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/acs-templating.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/acs-templating.info,v
diff -u -r1.53.2.8 -r1.53.2.9
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/acs-templating.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:05 -0000	1.53.2.8
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/acs-templating.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:05 -0000	1.53.2.9
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-templating-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-templating-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Templating library.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-24</release-date>
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
         <license>GPL version 2</license>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="acs-templating" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-templating" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="before-upgrade"  proc="template::apm::before_upgrade"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-translations/acs-translations.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-translations/acs-translations.info,v
diff -u -r1.15.2.8 -r1.15.2.9
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-translations/acs-translations.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:06 -0000	1.15.2.8
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-translations/acs-translations.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:05 -0000	1.15.2.9
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-translations-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-translations-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:sussdorff@sussdorff.de">Malte Sussdorff</owner>
         <summary>Package for storing dynamic translations</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
         <description format="text/html">Package for storing dynamic translations</description>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="acs-translations" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="acs-translations" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/ajaxhelper/ajaxhelper.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ajaxhelper/ajaxhelper.info,v
diff -u -r1.9.2.4 -r1.9.2.5
--- openacs-4/packages/ajaxhelper/ajaxhelper.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:06 -0000	1.9.2.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/ajaxhelper/ajaxhelper.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:05 -0000	1.9.2.5
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <maturity>1</maturity>
 
         <provides url="ajaxhelper" version="0.87d"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/assessment.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/assessment.info,v
diff -u -r1.51.2.6 -r1.51.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/assessment/assessment.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:06 -0000	1.51.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/assessment.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:05 -0000	1.51.2.7
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>f</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/assessment-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/assessment-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:eperez@it.uc3m.es">Eduardo Perez Ureta</owner>
         <summary>Assessment package that will replace the surveys
     quizz, complex survey, poll and other data collection packages
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
         <maturity>2</maturity>
         <package_instance_name>#assessment.Assessment#</package_instance_name>
 
-        <provides url="assessment" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-templating" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="assessment" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-templating" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="categories" version="1.1.2d3"/>
-        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="views" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="views" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="as::install::after_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment-portlet/assessment-portlet.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment-portlet/assessment-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.10.2.4 -r1.10.2.5
--- openacs-4/packages/assessment-portlet/assessment-portlet.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:06 -0000	1.10.2.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/assessment-portlet/assessment-portlet.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:05 -0000	1.10.2.5
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/assessment-portlet-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/assessment-portlet-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:jopez@galileo.edu">Jose Pablo Escobedo Del Cid</owner>
         <summary>Portlet for the &quot;new-portal&quot; system for the Assessment package</summary>
         <release-date>2014-08-27</release-date>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="assessment-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="assessment" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="assessment-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="assessment" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="before-uninstall"  proc="apm::assessment_portlet::before_uninstall"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/attachments/attachments.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/attachments/attachments.info,v
diff -u -r1.18.4.6 -r1.18.4.7
--- openacs-4/packages/attachments/attachments.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:06 -0000	1.18.4.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/attachments/attachments.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:05 -0000	1.18.4.7
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
         <description format="text/plain">Provide widgets and datamodel to support attachments on arbitrary objects.  Used by forums.</description>
 
         <provides url="attachments" version="0.11d2"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="file-storage" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="file-storage" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <parameters>
             <parameter datatype="string"  min_n_values="1"  max_n_values="1"  name="RelativeUrl"  default="attach" description="The relative url of this package when mounted under a client."/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/bm-portlet/bm-portlet.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/bm-portlet/bm-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.19.2.6 -r1.19.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/bm-portlet/bm-portlet.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:06 -0000	1.19.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/bm-portlet/bm-portlet.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:05 -0000	1.19.2.7
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/bm-portlet-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/bm-portlet-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Portlet for the &quot;new-portal&quot; system for the bulk-mail package</summary>
         <release-date>2014-08-27</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="bm-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="bulk-mail" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="bm-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="bulk-mail" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/bulk-mail/bulk-mail.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/bulk-mail/bulk-mail.info,v
diff -u -r1.14.4.7 -r1.14.4.8
--- openacs-4/packages/bulk-mail/bulk-mail.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:06 -0000	1.14.4.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/bulk-mail/bulk-mail.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:06 -0000	1.14.4.8
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>f</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/bulk-mail-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/bulk-mail-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <release-date>2003-11-10</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <description format="text/html">Provides an API for sending messages to a collection of users (which can be chosen via arbitrary sql).  Mails can be personalized and can be scheduled for a later date.</description>
 
 
-        <provides url="bulk-mail" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="bulk-mail" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/calendar/calendar.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/calendar/calendar.info,v
diff -u -r1.41.2.6 -r1.41.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/calendar/calendar.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:06 -0000	1.41.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/calendar/calendar.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:06 -0000	1.41.2.7
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
         <provides url="calendar" version="2.6.1d3"/>
         <requires url="attachments" version="0.10"/>
-        <requires url="acs-datetime" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="acs-datetime" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="acs-events" version="0.6d2"/>
-        <requires url="acs-lang" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="ref-timezones" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="acs-lang" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="ref-timezones" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="calendar::install::package_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/calendar-portlet/calendar-portlet.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/calendar-portlet/calendar-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.28.2.6 -r1.28.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/calendar-portlet/calendar-portlet.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:06 -0000	1.28.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/calendar-portlet/calendar-portlet.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:06 -0000	1.28.2.7
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/calendar-portlet-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/calendar-portlet-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Portlet for the &quot;new-portal&quot; system for the calendar package</summary>
         <release-date>2014-08-27</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="calendar-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="calendar-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="calendar" version="2.6.0"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-upgrade"  proc="calendar-portlet::after_upgrade"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/categories/categories.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/categories/categories.info,v
diff -u -r1.17.2.6 -r1.17.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/categories/categories.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:07 -0000	1.17.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/categories/categories.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:06 -0000	1.17.2.7
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <maturity>1</maturity>
 
         <provides url="categories" version="1.1.3d2"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         
 
         <callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/dotlrn.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/dotlrn.info,v
diff -u -r1.139.2.6 -r1.139.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/dotlrn.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:07 -0000	1.139.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/dotlrn.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:06 -0000	1.139.2.7
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>f</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>A Course Management System</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
 	<maturity>2</maturity>
         <description format="text/html">Course Management</description>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="attachments" version="0.10"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="profile-provider" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="user-profile" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="profile-provider" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="user-profile" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
 	<install package="dotlrn-bm"/>
 	<install package="dotlrn-calendar"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-assessment/dotlrn-assessment.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-assessment/dotlrn-assessment.info,v
diff -u -r1.8.2.4 -r1.8.2.5
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-assessment/dotlrn-assessment.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:07 -0000	1.8.2.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-assessment/dotlrn-assessment.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:06 -0000	1.8.2.5
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-assessment-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-assessment-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:jopez@galileo.edu">Jose Pablo Escobedo Del Cid</owner>
         <summary>DotLRN Integration (Applet) for Assessment Package</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-assessment" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="assessment-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-assessment" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="assessment-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="before-uninstall"  proc="dotlrn_assessment::uninstall"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-bm/dotlrn-bm.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-bm/dotlrn-bm.info,v
diff -u -r1.16.2.6 -r1.16.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-bm/dotlrn-bm.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:07 -0000	1.16.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-bm/dotlrn-bm.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:07 -0000	1.16.2.7
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-bm-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-bm-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>DotLRN Integration (Applet) for Bulk Mail</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-bm" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="bm-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-bm" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="bm-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <parameters>
         <!-- No version parameters -->
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-calendar/dotlrn-calendar.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-calendar/dotlrn-calendar.info,v
diff -u -r1.22.2.6 -r1.22.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-calendar/dotlrn-calendar.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:07 -0000	1.22.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-calendar/dotlrn-calendar.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:07 -0000	1.22.2.7
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-calendar-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-calendar-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>DotLRN Integration (Applet) for Calendar</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-calendar" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="calendar-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn-fs" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-calendar" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="calendar-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn-fs" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <parameters>
             <parameter datatype="string"  min_n_values="1"  max_n_values="1"  name="main_calendar_package_id"  description="The package_id of calendar mounted right under dotLRN"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-dotlrn/dotlrn-dotlrn.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-dotlrn/dotlrn-dotlrn.info,v
diff -u -r1.23.2.5 -r1.23.2.6
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-dotlrn/dotlrn-dotlrn.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:07 -0000	1.23.2.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-dotlrn/dotlrn-dotlrn.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:07 -0000	1.23.2.6
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-dotlrn-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-dotlrn-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openasc.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Helper routines for dotLRN applets</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="dotlrn_dotlrn::apm::after_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-evaluation/dotlrn-evaluation.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-evaluation/dotlrn-evaluation.info,v
diff -u -r1.11.2.4 -r1.11.2.5
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-evaluation/dotlrn-evaluation.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:07 -0000	1.11.2.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-evaluation/dotlrn-evaluation.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:07 -0000	1.11.2.5
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-evaluation-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-evaluation-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:jopez@galileo.edu">Jose Pablo Escobedo Del Cid</owner>
         <summary>DotLRN Integration (Applet) for Evaluation Package</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-evaluation" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="evaluation-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-evaluation" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="evaluation-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="before-uninstall"  proc="dotlrn_evaluation::uninstall"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-faq/dotlrn-faq.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-faq/dotlrn-faq.info,v
diff -u -r1.22.2.6 -r1.22.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-faq/dotlrn-faq.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:07 -0000	1.22.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-faq/dotlrn-faq.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:07 -0000	1.22.2.7
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-faq-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-faq-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>DotLRN Integration (Applet) for FAQ</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-faq" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="faq-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-faq" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="faq-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <parameters>
         <!-- No version parameters -->
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-forums/dotlrn-forums.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-forums/dotlrn-forums.info,v
diff -u -r1.20.2.6 -r1.20.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-forums/dotlrn-forums.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:07 -0000	1.20.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-forums/dotlrn-forums.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:07 -0000	1.20.2.7
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-forums-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-forums-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>DotLRN Integration (Applet) for Forums Package</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-forums" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="forums-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-forums" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="forums-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-fs/dotlrn-fs.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-fs/dotlrn-fs.info,v
diff -u -r1.34.2.6 -r1.34.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-fs/dotlrn-fs.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:08 -0000	1.34.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-fs/dotlrn-fs.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:08 -0000	1.34.2.7
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-fs-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-fs-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>DotLRN Integration (Applet) for File Storage</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-fs" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="file-storage" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="fs-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-fs" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="file-storage" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="fs-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-upgrade"  proc="dotlrn_fs::install::upgrade"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-homework/dotlrn-homework.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-homework/dotlrn-homework.info,v
diff -u -r1.15.2.5 -r1.15.2.6
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-homework/dotlrn-homework.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:08 -0000	1.15.2.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-homework/dotlrn-homework.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:08 -0000	1.15.2.6
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>f</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-homework-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-homework-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:dhogaza@pacifier.com">Don Baccus</owner>
         <summary>Provides a homework assignment dropboxes for dotLRN classes.</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-homework" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn-fs" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-homework" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn-fs" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="dotlrn_homework::apm_callbacks::package_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-news/dotlrn-news.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-news/dotlrn-news.info,v
diff -u -r1.18.2.6 -r1.18.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-news/dotlrn-news.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:08 -0000	1.18.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-news/dotlrn-news.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:08 -0000	1.18.2.7
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-news-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-news-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>DotLRN Integration (Applet) for News</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-news" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="news-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-news" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="news-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <parameters>
         <!-- No version parameters -->
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-portlet/dotlrn-portlet.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-portlet/dotlrn-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.27.2.6 -r1.27.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-portlet/dotlrn-portlet.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:08 -0000	1.27.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-portlet/dotlrn-portlet.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:08 -0000	1.27.2.7
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-portlet-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-portlet-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Portlet for the &quot;new-portal&quot; system for the DotLRN</summary>
         <release-date>2014-08-27</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="before-uninstall"  proc="dotlrn_portlet::apm::before_uninstall"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-static/dotlrn-static.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-static/dotlrn-static.info,v
diff -u -r1.19.2.6 -r1.19.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-static/dotlrn-static.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:08 -0000	1.19.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-static/dotlrn-static.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:09 -0000	1.19.2.7
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-static-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/dotlrn-static-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
          <summary>DotLRN Applet Static Portlets</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="dotlrn-static" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="static-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="dotlrn-static" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="static-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <parameters>
         <!-- No version parameters -->
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-xowiki/dotlrn-xowiki.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-xowiki/dotlrn-xowiki.info,v
diff -u -r1.2.2.5 -r1.2.2.6
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-xowiki/dotlrn-xowiki.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:08 -0000	1.2.2.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-xowiki/dotlrn-xowiki.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:09 -0000	1.2.2.6
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <maturity>1</maturity>
 
         <provides url="dotlrn-xowiki" version="2.1"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="xowiki-portlet" version="2.0"/>
 
         <callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/evaluation/evaluation.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/evaluation/evaluation.info,v
diff -u -r1.35.2.4 -r1.35.2.5
--- openacs-4/packages/evaluation/evaluation.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:08 -0000	1.35.2.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/evaluation/evaluation.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:09 -0000	1.35.2.5
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>f</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/evaluation-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/evaluation-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:jopez@galileo.edu">Jose Pablo Escobedo Del Cid</owner>
         <summary>This package allows the users (professors and students) to use  the system to submit and grade the tasks.</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
         <maturity>2</maturity>
         <package_instance_name>#evaluation.Evaluations#</package_instance_name>
 
-        <provides url="evaluation" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="evaluation" version="2.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="calendar" version="2.6.0"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="evaluation::apm::package_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/evaluation-portlet/evaluation-portlet.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/evaluation-portlet/evaluation-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.14.2.4 -r1.14.2.5
--- openacs-4/packages/evaluation-portlet/evaluation-portlet.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:08 -0000	1.14.2.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/evaluation-portlet/evaluation-portlet.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:09 -0000	1.14.2.5
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/evaluation-portlet-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/evaluation-portlet-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:jopez@galileo.edu">Jose Pablo Escobedo Del Cid</owner>
         <summary>Portlet for the &quot;new-portal&quot; system for the evaluation package</summary>
         <release-date>2014-08-27</release-date>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="evaluation-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="evaluation" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="evaluation-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="evaluation" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="before-uninstall"  proc="evaluation_portlet::before_uninstall"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/faq/faq.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/faq/faq.info,v
diff -u -r1.25.2.3 -r1.25.2.4
--- openacs-4/packages/faq/faq.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:08 -0000	1.25.2.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/faq/faq.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:09 -0000	1.25.2.4
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>f</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/faq-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/faq-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:mazloumi@uni-mannheim.de">Nima Mazloumi</owner>
         <owner url="mailto:jennie@ybos.net">Jennie Kim Housman</owner>
         <owner url="mailto:wirth@ybos.net">Elizabeth Wirth</owner>
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
         <maturity>2</maturity>
         <package_instance_name>#faq.FAQs#</package_instance_name>
 
-        <provides url="faq" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="faq" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="categories" version="1.1.2d3"/>
-        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="faq::install::package_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/faq-portlet/faq-portlet.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/faq-portlet/faq-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.26.2.6 -r1.26.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/faq-portlet/faq-portlet.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:08 -0000	1.26.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/faq-portlet/faq-portlet.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:10 -0000	1.26.2.7
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/faq-portlet-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/faq-portlet-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Portlet for the &quot;new-portal&quot; system for the FAQ package</summary>
         <release-date>2014-08-27</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="faq-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="faq" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="faq-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="faq" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/file-storage/file-storage.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/file-storage/file-storage.info,v
diff -u -r1.54.2.8 -r1.54.2.9
--- openacs-4/packages/file-storage/file-storage.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:09 -0000	1.54.2.8
+++ openacs-4/packages/file-storage/file-storage.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:10 -0000	1.54.2.9
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>f</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/file-storage-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/file-storage-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Collaborative document storage</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
         <maturity>2</maturity>
         <package_instance_name>#file-storage.file-storage#</package_instance_name>
 
-        <provides url="file-storage" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="file-storage" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         
         <requires url="categories" version="1.1.2d3"/>
-        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="oacs-dav" version="1.1b1"/>
         <requires url="rss-support" version="0.3"/>
 
Index: openacs-4/packages/forums/forums.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/forums/forums.info,v
diff -u -r1.43.2.5 -r1.43.2.6
--- openacs-4/packages/forums/forums.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:09 -0000	1.43.2.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/forums/forums.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:10 -0000	1.43.2.6
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
         <package_instance_name>#forums.Forums#</package_instance_name>
 
         <provides url="forums" version="1.3d10"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         
-        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-subsite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-subsite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="attachments" version="0.10"/>
-        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="before-upgrade"  proc="forum::install::package_upgrade"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/forums-portlet/forums-portlet.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/forums-portlet/forums-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.17.2.6 -r1.17.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/forums-portlet/forums-portlet.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:09 -0000	1.17.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/forums-portlet/forums-portlet.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:10 -0000	1.17.2.7
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/forums-portlet-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/forums-portlet-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Portlet for the &quot;new-portal&quot; system for the forums package</summary>
         <release-date>2014-08-27</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="forums-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="forums-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="forums" version="1.3d7"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/fs-portlet/fs-portlet.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/fs-portlet/fs-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.26.2.7 -r1.26.2.8
--- openacs-4/packages/fs-portlet/fs-portlet.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:09 -0000	1.26.2.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/fs-portlet/fs-portlet.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:11 -0000	1.26.2.8
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/fs-portlet-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/fs-portlet-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Portlet for the &quot;new-portal&quot; system for the file-storage package</summary>
         <release-date>2014-08-27</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="fs-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="file-storage" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="fs-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="file-storage" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/general-comments/general-comments.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/general-comments/general-comments.info,v
diff -u -r1.16.4.6 -r1.16.4.7
--- openacs-4/packages/general-comments/general-comments.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:09 -0000	1.16.4.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/general-comments/general-comments.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:11 -0000	1.16.4.7
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     <auto-mount>comments</auto-mount>
 
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/general-comments-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/general-comments-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:dave@thedesignexperience.org">Dave Bauer</owner>
         <owner url="mailto:dhogaza@pacifier.com">Don Baccus</owner>
         <summary>Service to provide comment entry and display on objects.</summary>
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
         <license>GPL</license>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="general-comments" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="general-comments" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         
-        <requires url="acs-messaging" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="acs-messaging" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/intermedia-driver/intermedia-driver.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/intermedia-driver/intermedia-driver.info,v
diff -u -r1.10.2.7 -r1.10.2.8
--- openacs-4/packages/intermedia-driver/intermedia-driver.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:09 -0000	1.10.2.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/intermedia-driver/intermedia-driver.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:11 -0000	1.10.2.8
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/intermedia-driver-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/intermedia-driver-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:dave@thedesignexperience.org">David Bauer</owner>
         <owner url="mailto:dirk@dirkgomez.de">Dirk Gomez</owner>
         <summary>Search package callback implementation for Oracle Intermedia.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
         <description format="text/html">Implemented the search package callback interface for search engine driver using Oracle Intermedia.</description>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="intermedia-driver" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="search" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="intermedia-driver" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="search" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/new-portal/new-portal.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/new-portal/new-portal.info,v
diff -u -r1.38.2.5 -r1.38.2.6
--- openacs-4/packages/new-portal/new-portal.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:09 -0000	1.38.2.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/new-portal/new-portal.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:12 -0000	1.38.2.6
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     <auto-mount>portal</auto-mount>
 
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/new-portal-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/new-portal-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Portals.</summary>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
         <description format="text/plain">New Portal Package aka NPP. Portals are used to aggregate content from different sources within a single page.  Props to Ian Baker for &quot;Portal&quot;.</description>
 
-        <provides url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
           <callback type="after-upgrade"  proc="new-portal::after_upgrade"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/news/news.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/news/news.info,v
diff -u -r1.30.2.4 -r1.30.2.5
--- openacs-4/packages/news/news.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:09 -0000	1.30.2.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/news/news.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:12 -0000	1.30.2.5
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>f</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/news-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/news-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://opeancs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Used for announcements and news items.</summary>
         <release-date>2007-06-15</release-date>
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
         <maturity>2</maturity>
         <package_instance_name>#news.News#</package_instance_name>
 
-        <provides url="news" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-datetime" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="general-comments" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="news" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-content-repository" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-datetime" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="general-comments" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="rss-support" version="0.3"/>
 
         <callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/news-portlet/news-portlet.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/news-portlet/news-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.25.2.7 -r1.25.2.8
--- openacs-4/packages/news-portlet/news-portlet.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:09 -0000	1.25.2.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/news-portlet/news-portlet.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:12 -0000	1.25.2.8
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/news-portlet-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/news-portlet-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://opeancs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Portlet for the &quot;new-portal&quot; system for the news package</summary>
         <release-date>2014-08-27</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="news-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="news" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="news-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="news" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/notifications/notifications.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/notifications/notifications.info,v
diff -u -r1.53.2.11 -r1.53.2.12
--- openacs-4/packages/notifications/notifications.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:09 -0000	1.53.2.11
+++ openacs-4/packages/notifications/notifications.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:12 -0000	1.53.2.12
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     <auto-mount>notifications</auto-mount>
 
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/notifications-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/notifications-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Email notifications management</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
         <maturity>3</maturity>
         <package_instance_name>#notifications.Notifications#</package_instance_name>
 
-        <provides url="notifications" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="notifications" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="notification::apm::after_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/oacs-dav/oacs-dav.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/oacs-dav/oacs-dav.info,v
diff -u -r1.10.2.6 -r1.10.2.7
--- openacs-4/packages/oacs-dav/oacs-dav.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:10 -0000	1.10.2.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/oacs-dav/oacs-dav.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:12 -0000	1.10.2.7
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <description format="text/html">An interface to the tDAV webDAV package. oacs-dav provides services to offer webDAV access to content repository data.</description>
 
         <provides url="oacs-dav" version="1.2.0d3"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="oacs_dav::install::package_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/openacs-default-theme.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/openacs-default-theme.info,v
diff -u -r1.11.2.11 -r1.11.2.12
--- openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/openacs-default-theme.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:10 -0000	1.11.2.11
+++ openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/openacs-default-theme.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:12 -0000	1.11.2.12
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/openacs-default-theme-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/openacs-default-theme-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:dhogaza@pacifier.com">Don Baccus</owner>
         <summary>Provides the default &quot;plain&quot; and &quot;tabbed&quot; themes for OpenACS Subsites.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <license>GPL version 2</license>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="openacs-default-theme" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-subsite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="openacs-default-theme" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-subsite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="openacs_default_theme::install::after_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/profile-provider/profile-provider.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/profile-provider/profile-provider.info,v
diff -u -r1.16.2.7 -r1.16.2.8
--- openacs-4/packages/profile-provider/profile-provider.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:10 -0000	1.16.2.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/profile-provider/profile-provider.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:13 -0000	1.16.2.8
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/profile-provider-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/profile-provider-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
 
-        <provides url="profile-provider" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="profile-provider" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/ref-countries.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/ref-countries.info,v
diff -u -r1.14.2.8 -r1.14.2.9
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/ref-countries.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:10 -0000	1.14.2.8
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/ref-countries.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:13 -0000	1.14.2.9
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://www.mayuli.com/acs-repository/download/apm/ref-countries-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://www.mayuli.com/acs-repository/download/apm/ref-countries-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:jon@jongriffin.com">Jon Griffin</owner>
         <summary>ISO 3166 country data.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 	    <maturity>1</maturity>
         <description format="text/plain">Countries supplies the ISO 3166 Country data for acs-reference.</description>
 
-        <provides url="ref-countries" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-reference" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="ref-countries" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-reference" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-upgrade"  proc="ref_countries::apm::after_upgrade"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-language/ref-language.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-language/ref-language.info,v
diff -u -r1.13.2.9 -r1.13.2.10
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-language/ref-language.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:10 -0000	1.13.2.9
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-language/ref-language.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:13 -0000	1.13.2.10
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://www.mayuli.com/acs-repository/download/apm/ref-language-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://www.mayuli.com/acs-repository/download/apm/ref-language-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:jon@jongriffin.com">Jon Griffin</owner>
 	<release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 	<summary>ISO 639-1 language reference data for acs-reference.</summary>
         <vendor url="http://www.mayuli.com">Mayuli Enterprises, LLC</vendor>
         <description format="text/plain">This is the ISO 639-1 language reference data (with languages names in English).</description>
 
-        <provides url="ref-language" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-reference" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="ref-language" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-reference" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="ref_language::apm::after_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-timezones/ref-timezones.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-timezones/ref-timezones.info,v
diff -u -r1.35.2.8 -r1.35.2.9
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-timezones/ref-timezones.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:10 -0000	1.35.2.8
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-timezones/ref-timezones.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:13 -0000	1.35.2.9
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/ref-timezones-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/ref-timezones-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:jon@mayuli.com">Jon Griffin</owner>
         <summary>Timezone data for acs-reference.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
         <vendor url="http://www.mayuli.com">Mayuli Enterprises, LLC</vendor>
         <description format="text/plain">This is the timezone data for the acs-reference data package.  Used by acs-lang (among others) for localized times.</description>
 
-        <provides url="ref-timezones" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-reference" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="ref-timezones" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-reference" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-upgrade"  proc="ref-timezones::apm::after_upgrade"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/rss-support/rss-support.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/rss-support/rss-support.info,v
diff -u -r1.18.4.5 -r1.18.4.6
--- openacs-4/packages/rss-support/rss-support.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:10 -0000	1.18.4.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/rss-support/rss-support.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:13 -0000	1.18.4.6
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
         <provides url="rss-support" version="0.4d2"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         
 
         <callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/search/search.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/search/search.info,v
diff -u -r1.41.2.9 -r1.41.2.10
--- openacs-4/packages/search/search.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:10 -0000	1.41.2.9
+++ openacs-4/packages/search/search.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:13 -0000	1.41.2.10
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/search-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/search-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Site wide search</summary>
         <release-date>2013-10-01</release-date>
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
         <license>GPL version 2</license>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="search" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="search" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-service-contract" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-instantiate"  proc="search::install::after_instantiate"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/static-portlet/static-portlet.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/static-portlet/static-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.25.2.7 -r1.25.2.8
--- openacs-4/packages/static-portlet/static-portlet.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:10 -0000	1.25.2.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/static-portlet/static-portlet.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:14 -0000	1.25.2.8
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/static-portlet-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/static-portlet-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Portlet for the &quot;new-portal&quot; system for static pages</summary>
         <release-date>2014-08-27</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="static-portlet" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="static-portlet" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/survey/survey.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/survey/survey.info,v
diff -u -r1.17.2.2 -r1.17.2.3
--- openacs-4/packages/survey/survey.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:11 -0000	1.17.2.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/survey/survey.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:14 -0000	1.17.2.3
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>f</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/survey-5.8.1.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/survey-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:dave@thedesignexperience.org">Dave Bauer</owner>
         <owner url="mailto:luke@museatech.net">Luke Pond</owner>
         <summary>User defined surveys with reporting.</summary>
         <vendor url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</vendor>
         <description format="text/plain">Expanded functionality survey package derived from simple-survey.</description>
 
-        <provides url="survey" version="5.8.1"/>
-        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="survey" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="notifications" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/theme-zen/theme-zen.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/theme-zen/theme-zen.info,v
diff -u -r1.7.2.5 -r1.7.2.6
--- openacs-4/packages/theme-zen/theme-zen.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:11 -0000	1.7.2.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/theme-zen/theme-zen.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:14 -0000	1.7.2.6
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     <auto-mount>theme-zen</auto-mount>
 
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/theme-zen-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/theme-zen-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http:/www.weg.ee.usyd.edu.au">Rafael Calvo</owner>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
 	<summary>Zen Theme for DotLRN</summary>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="theme-zen" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="theme-zen" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="theme_zen::apm::after_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tsearch2-driver.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tsearch2-driver.info,v
diff -u -r1.13.2.8 -r1.13.2.9
--- openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tsearch2-driver.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:11 -0000	1.13.2.8
+++ openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tsearch2-driver.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:14 -0000	1.13.2.9
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/tsearch2-driver-5.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="5.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/tsearch2-driver-5.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:dave@thedesignexperience.org">Dave Bauer</owner>
         <summary>Full text search support for Search via Tsearch2.</summary>
         <release-date>2013-09-08</release-date>
         <description format="text/html">Provides an implementation for the search packages service contract for searching on postgresql.</description>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="tsearch2-driver" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="search" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="tsearch2-driver" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="search" version="5.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="before-install" proc="tsearch2_driver::install::preinstall_checks"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/user-profile/user-profile.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/user-profile/user-profile.info,v
diff -u -r1.16.2.7 -r1.16.2.8
--- openacs-4/packages/user-profile/user-profile.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:11 -0000	1.16.2.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/user-profile/user-profile.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:14 -0000	1.16.2.8
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
     <initial-install-p>f</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
 
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/user-profile-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/user-profile-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <release-date>2011-10-30</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://dotlrn.org">DotLRN Consortium</vendor>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="user-profile" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="profile-provider" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="user-profile" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="profile-provider" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <parameters>
         <!-- No version parameters -->
Index: openacs-4/packages/views/views.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/views/views.info,v
diff -u -r1.5.2.3 -r1.5.2.4
--- openacs-4/packages/views/views.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:11 -0000	1.5.2.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/views/views.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:14 -0000	1.5.2.4
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     <auto-mount>views</auto-mount>
 
-    <version name="2.8.1a3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/views-2.8.1a3.apm">
+    <version name="2.8.1b1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/views-2.8.1b1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:davis@xarg.net">Jeff Davis</owner>
         <summary>Track views of objects.</summary>
         <vendor url="http://xarg.net">Xarg</vendor>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <license_url>http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html</license_url>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="views" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <provides url="views" version="2.8.1b1"/>
 
         <callbacks>
         </callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/xotcl-core.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/xotcl-core.info,v
diff -u -r1.89.2.14 -r1.89.2.15
--- openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/xotcl-core.info	22 Sep 2014 12:39:42 -0000	1.89.2.14
+++ openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/xotcl-core.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:14 -0000	1.89.2.15
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
         <provides url="xotcl-core" version="0.132"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a6"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         
 
         <callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/xotcl-request-monitor/xotcl-request-monitor.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xotcl-request-monitor/xotcl-request-monitor.info,v
diff -u -r1.8.2.9 -r1.8.2.10
--- openacs-4/packages/xotcl-request-monitor/xotcl-request-monitor.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:11 -0000	1.8.2.9
+++ openacs-4/packages/xotcl-request-monitor/xotcl-request-monitor.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:14 -0000	1.8.2.10
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
         <provides url="xotcl-request-monitor" version="0.43"/>
-	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+	<requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="xotcl-core" version="0.122"/>
 
         <callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/xowiki.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/xowiki.info,v
diff -u -r1.148.2.18 -r1.148.2.19
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/xowiki.info	22 Sep 2014 12:39:43 -0000	1.148.2.18
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/xowiki.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:14 -0000	1.148.2.19
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
         <provides url="xowiki" version="0.156"/>
-        <requires url="acs-datetime" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="acs-subsite" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="acs-datetime" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-subsite" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="categories" version="1.0d3"/>
-        <requires url="file-storage" version="5.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="general-comments" version="5.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="file-storage" version="5.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="general-comments" version="5.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="xotcl-core" version="0.132"/>
 
         <callbacks>
Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki-portlet/xowiki-portlet.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki-portlet/xowiki-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.3.2.3 -r1.3.2.4
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki-portlet/xowiki-portlet.info	11 Sep 2014 10:52:12 -0000	1.3.2.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki-portlet/xowiki-portlet.info	16 Oct 2014 08:37:15 -0000	1.3.2.4
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <maturity>1</maturity>
 
         <provides url="xowiki-portlet" version="2.1"/>
-        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1a3"/>
-        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1a3"/>
+        <requires url="dotlrn" version="2.8.1b1"/>
+        <requires url="new-portal" version="2.8.1b1"/>
         <requires url="xowiki" version="0.83"/>
 
         <callbacks>