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<H2>Future</H2>
<P>Some notes from the main author: Martin Dougiamas.</p>
<P>I'm committed to continuing my work on Moodle and on keeping it Open and Free.
I have a deeply-held belief in the importance of unrestricted education and
empowered teaching, and Moodle is the main way I can contribute to the realisation
of these ideals.
<P>As Moodle gains in maturity, its directions are increasingly influenced by the community
of developers and users. A dynamic database of proposed features and their status
can be found at <A TARGET=_top HREF="http://moodle.org/bugs/">moodle.org/bugs</A>.
Your <A href="?file=developer.html">contributions</a> in the form of ideas, code,
feedback and promotion are all very welcome.
<P>Currently my own involvement has slowed while I finish writing my PhD thesis.
<P>Here is a rough map of the future as I currently see it (obviously this is
subject to change):
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<DT>Version 1.0.9 - May 2003</DT>
<DD>This release will contain all the many new features and bug fixes accumulated
since 1.0.8.1, including new modules such peer-graded assignments.
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<DT>Version 1.1 - August 2003 ?</DT>
<DD>This release will tie up some other loose ends and new modules such as 'chat' and 'issue tracker'.
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<DT>Version 2.0 - December 2003 ?</DT>
<DD>This major release will include some major changes in internal structure
designed to add flexibility and scalability in many areas. Among the major
targets are:
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<LI> Stronger pedagogical support for both teachers and students
<LI> Rewritten display layer using XHTML-compatible code and complete implementation
of templates for increased standards-compliance, flexibility and accessibility.
<LI> Wider use of PHP classes in key areas of the Moodle code, to make things
easier for programmers writing new modules or integrating with external systems.
<LI> Support for groups and group work
<LI> New access-control system allowing finely-defined roles and rights.
<LI> Basic support for IMS and SCORM
<LI> Whatever else comes along :-)
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