Joomla Announcements

Robin Muilwijk Joins Development Team

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Category: Team News

Created on Friday, 30 September 2005 16:41

The Joomla core team has a new member who will be a key player in ensuring code stability.

Robin Muilwijk, who hails from The Netherlands, will be joining the Stability Team under the umbrella of the Quality Assurance Testing Workgroup.

The appointment of Robin, who is a change management expert, will further the Joomla project's future by creating the best releases possible for the greater community

We had the chance to do a quick Question and Answer with Robin this week.

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Joomla! aims towards Accessibility and Standards Compliance

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Category: General News

Created on Tuesday, 27 September 2005 07:44

The Core Team recognizes that Joomla! is currently lacking in the area of Accessibility and Compliance with WAI/508 standards.
We are now publicly affirming our commitment to increasing the level of access for Joomla! generated websites, as well as our own site.

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3PD Expert Joins Joomla!

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Created on Friday, 23 September 2005 14:50

Joomla's newest addition to the Core Development team, Marko Schmuck, is a recognised leader in Open Source Software.

Marko, who lives in Berlin, Germany, is known for his work as a former core member at XOOPS. He was responsible for dev.xoops.org, the XOOPS Forge. He also had his own open source project called RCP (Reseller Control Panel).

Marko will be a Joomla project leader, creating Standards and Guidelines for Third Party Developers (3PDs). Marko hopes his involvement with Joomla! will raise the level of code standards and help developers improve their skills.

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