Movable Type 3.0 is not the fabled "Pro" version as originally described. We had always imagined Pro as being a feature packed version that would contain all the features ever requested. What we've learned in the past year is that every user wants a different set of features, and we need to create a product that is not just feature-packed, but robust, extensible and geared toward a specific audience. Movable Type 3.0 and on will not be the solution for everyone, and that's okay. For some users, TypePad makes more sense. For others, non-Six Apart tools make more sense.
Movable Type 3.0 is not intended to be a feature release (3.x releases will address the addition of features). While we have devoted a great deal of resources to making the main feature -- comment registration -- sophisticated and flexible, it's the Movable Type engine that has evolved (and will continue to evolve) significantly. In this vein, we've made speed optimizations to this release as well as made processes such as rebuilding smarter.
In terms of extensibility to the engine, the main "feature" of Movable Type 3.0 is actually more powerful than any feature we could have added: it's the extensibility that we've added in the form of the enhanced plugin architecture. The plugin/developer community is one of Movable Type's greatest strengths. Since Movable Type isn't open source, this has been the way in which our users have contributed to the product while relying on Six Apart to provide the strong foundation for their work to flourish.
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Posted by johndan at April 23, 2004 08:26 PM
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