You Spoke, We Listened: Important Release Updates
We’ve been listening closely to the feedback regarding EE 2.0’s release plans and we’re going to implement a few important changes to better reflect the needs of the Community and what we want to accomplish on 12/1.
The most important change is a vocab one. On 12/1 we will be releasing the ExpressionEngine 2.0 Public Beta (PB). We previously referred to it as a Release Candidate. We think calling it a Public Beta will help people better evaluate whether they should use EE 2.0 PB or EE 1.6.8 for a project.
To go along with this change we are making ExpressionEngine 1.6.8 available for purchase separately from EE 2.0 PB. You can purchase one or the other (or both!). The pricing for EE 1.6.8 will remain at the current $99.95/$249.95.
Download Accounts will also remain until the EE 2.0 Public Beta ends.
The upgrade path from EE 1.x to EE 2.x remains the same. With an active Download Account you can upgrade a license for the retail price difference between the two.
This is the approach we took when we released EE 1.0 years ago as a paid Public Beta. This strategy led to one of the most stable, secure, and performance driven publishing app on the market and our goals for 2.0 are even more ambitious.
We’ve updated the Official FAQ to reflect these changes and started a new FAQ Additional Questions thread in the forums. Thank you for the feedback. Only 6 days until EE 2.0 PB becomes available!
