[GH-ISSUE #36] Status Update - Roadmap July/August 2020 - Demo #30

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Originally created by @ciur on GitHub (Jul 12, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ciur/papermerge/issues/36

Originally assigned to: @ciur on GitHub.

[Update - 31.07.2020]
Verision 1.4 is in good shape. I take my time for last mile testing. I play with various settings to make sure it works in production as well. In couple of days I will release a docker image with tagged version 1.4.0.rc1 (release candidate 1)

Thank you to everybody for opening tickets, providing useful feedback and contributing to code.
I recorded a 10 minutes youtube screencast with latest updates (including demo of metadata feature) and roadmap for July and August 2020. For those of you who prefer text format - read on

Originally created by @ciur on GitHub (Jul 12, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ciur/papermerge/issues/36 Originally assigned to: @ciur on GitHub. [Update - 31.07.2020] Verision 1.4 is in good shape. I take my time for last mile testing. I play with various settings to make sure it works in production as well. In couple of days I will release a docker image with tagged version 1.4.0.rc1 (release candidate 1) Thank you to everybody for opening tickets, providing useful feedback and contributing to code. I recorded a [10 minutes youtube screencast with latest updates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veV3HfnP94E) (including demo of metadata feature) and roadmap for July and August 2020. For those of you who prefer text format - read on

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@ciur commented on GitHub (Jul 12, 2020):

As of now, July 2020, there are 2 current stable releases 1.2 and 1.3.
From user point of view they look same. It is so, because release 1.3 is basically developer friendly - it includes lots of internal refactoring. Also in 1.3. I introduces metadata models, added tests for it and added very basic UI for it.
Main point here is that if you are using 1.2.x there is no big benefit in updating to 1.3.0 (unless you are developer).

Version 1.4.0 is in development. All changes are in master branch and update/work on it daily. Version 1.4.0 has a huge UI boost. I basically changed UI from my own to Admin LTE 3 based.

In case you are familiar with Django Web Framework - you've heard of Django Admin. Well up until version 1.3.0 all Papermerge UI was a heavily customized django admin!. Django Admin was fun to work with at the beginning but with time it started to be a pain to maintain. So 1.4.0 is basically a refactoing - I removed django admin, and instead I use my own templates/views.

All month of July is reserved for working on release 1.4.0.
In August I will release 1.4.0. I will provide docker image for it and obviously I will update all documentation.
Also, I will update main website (both english and german), I will provide online demo (so that you can play with latest stable changes directly online).
Also, very important one, that starting with September 2020, I will provide hosted solution and PRO support. More updates on this on by the end of August.

@ciur commented on GitHub (Jul 12, 2020): As of now, July 2020, there are 2 current stable releases 1.2 and 1.3. From user point of view they look same. It is so, because release 1.3 is basically developer friendly - it includes lots of internal refactoring. Also in 1.3. I introduces metadata models, added tests for it and added very basic UI for it. Main point here is that if you are using 1.2.x there is no big benefit in updating to 1.3.0 (unless you are developer). Version 1.4.0 is in development. All changes are in master branch and update/work on it daily. Version 1.4.0 has a huge UI boost. I basically changed UI from my own to[ Admin LTE 3](https://adminlte.io/) based. In case you are familiar with [Django Web Framework](https://www.djangoproject.com/) - you've heard of Django Admin. Well up until version 1.3.0 **all Papermerge UI was a heavily customized django admin!**. Django Admin was fun to work with at the beginning but with time it started to be a pain to maintain. So 1.4.0 is basically a refactoing - I removed django admin, and instead I use my own templates/views. All month of July is reserved for working on release 1.4.0. In August I will release 1.4.0. I will provide docker image for it and obviously I will update all documentation. Also, I will update main website (both english and german), I will provide online demo (so that you can play with latest stable changes directly online). Also, very important one, that starting with September 2020, I will provide hosted solution and PRO support. More updates on this on by the end of August.