Hi, while reviewing this page about drupal versions，I think it'd be helpful to have a timeline or link to list release time of older versions. Or is it already somewhere in the handbook?

http://drupal.org/node/27362

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#16 Drupal Timeline.xls232 KBhshana
#8 Drupal Timeline.xls201 KBdami
#4 Drupal Release Timeline.png23.71 KBdami

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pwolanin’s picture

pwolanin commented

I don't see it anywhere, but it might be better to put it under the history section, with a link from the page you reference (which is already chock full of info):
http://drupal.org/History-mission-and-community

betz’s picture

betz commented
Component: Misc » New documentation

Changed the component to reflect the new component categorization. See http://drupal.org/node/301443

ronaldmulero’s picture

ronaldmulero commented
Status: Active » Needs review

Added link to CHANGELOG.txt of most current Drupal release in second-to-last paragraph of http://drupal.org/node/769

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dami commented
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new Drupal Release Timeline.png23.71 KB

It turned out it's not that simple as I thought, drawing timeline in excel, and I am not a chart wizard...
After lots of trial and errors, this is the best I can do. (png file attached)

dami’s picture

dami commented

A second thought, a chart looks nice, but will need to be updated manually.
Linking to CHANGELOG.txt (already doen in #3) may be better.

betz’s picture

betz commented

well done

gpk’s picture

gpk commented

Great timeline. Also included link to #4 above on the History page.

How about attaching the spreadsheet to this issue so that someone else can update it as and when if they feel motivated.

dami’s picture

dami commented
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new Drupal Timeline.xls201 KB

Sure, the spreadsheet is based on a timeline template at : http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelArticles/create-a-timeline.html
I changed the way how error bars and data points are formatted. There are quite a few improvements I'd like to make but couldn't figure out how. For example, data labels need manual edits, I couldn't figure out how to make it automatic. Hope somebody with ninja excel skills will make the spreadsheet better.

leehunter’s picture

leehunter commented
Status: Needs review » Fixed

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

chx’s picture

chx commented
Status: Closed (fixed) » Active

Why was this closed down? It certainly could be made better as dami noted.

leehunter’s picture

leehunter commented

Everything in documentation can be made better. It's only needs to be an issue if there's something specific that needs to be done.

figaro’s picture

figaro commented

@dami: your image is fine as it is, suggest you contact the documentation team to create a page for you to upload this image and trust that people will update this over time.

arianek’s picture

arianek commented
Status: Active » Fixed

bunk comment, did not read properly

arianek’s picture

arianek commented
Status: Fixed » Active

can someone update this image or suggest an easier way to keep this maintained? (that seems pretty labour intensive) - we could put it near to the release cycle page http://drupal.org/node/935558

hshana’s picture

hshana commented
Component: New documentation » Correction/Clarification
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new Drupal Timeline.xls232 KB

Here's an updated version.

leehunter’s picture

leehunter commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

Marking as closed, won't fix.

Historical information is not documentation. It should probably go in Wikipedia if people want to maintain this record.