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Now that Siena is just a few releases from stable state (1.0.0) and we have picked some fancy names for branches, I want to propose roadmap changes for further development.

First, about 1.0.0 release. I've started a poll about branch name but now I think it is better to continue using the name of Siena for 1.0.x because 0.9.x will become 1.0.x without any major changes. This will indicate that 1.0.0 is Siena and users/coders don't need to change anything.

Then, we can use Avila, Modena and Valencia to name our following major branches, such as 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 or 2.0. All branches in 1.x series are backwards compatible at plugin level, they bring new major features but in general old plugins will continue working.

Each branch will have one main goal and several supplementary goals (features). Here the main goals I can see so far:

• Avila (1.1) - integrate ActiveRecord ORM and define Models for all basic modules.
• Modena (1.2) - implement View classes generating output for default Add/Edit/View/List operations.
• Valencia (1.5 or 2.0) - refactor module controllers to support automated unit testing and implement RESTful APIs for mobile development and web services.

Some important goals which are assigned to current branch when it is time to:

• Centralized extension repository and online update of the core and extensions.
• Bridges to popular bulletin boards and image galleries.

Please post your ideas below.