[drupal-docs] CivicSpace releases .8.1!

[Kieran Lal]

We are proud and pleased to finally announce the release of  
CivicSpace version 0.8.1:

http://civicspacelabs.org/home/download

This new release includes the following major changes:

* Upgrade to Drupal 4.6.2 core
* Replaced old Image module with new Image.module
* Replaced HTMLArea with TinyMCE
* New CivicSpace theme (created by CSL's Chris Messina)
* Redesigned Install system (by CSL's Chris Messina and Ankur Rishi)
* New Event module (by CSL contractor Aaron Welch)
* Addition of the Location module (created by CSL's Ankur Rishi)
* Added Event Finder module (created by CS vendor Michael Haggerty)
* Improving mass mailer(by CSL contractor Gerhard Killesreiter)
* Added configuration documentation (created by CSL contractor  
Charlie Lowe)
* Vastly improved admin help documentation for modules and the Drupal  
handbook (documentation project led by CSL's Kieran Lal)

We've also brought CivicSpace much closer to Drupal development by:
* Unforking the forms module.
* Unforking the survey module.
* Unforking the node_import module.
* Renaming contact module to contact_manager

Go download and install or upgrade to this release and tell us what  
you think.  CivicSpace is still a work in progress so keep an eye out  
for things we can fix.

Please file CivicSpace installation system bugs here:
http://civicspacelabs.org/home/node/add/project_issue/civicspace/bug

Please file all other bugs related to modules under their appropriate  
project here:
http://drupal.org/node/add/project_issue

Please practice safe upgrading:
Draft: http://civicspacelabs.org/home/upgrade

Many people have worked very hard to make this release happen.   
Special thanks to super contractors Trae McComb, Erik Hopp, Robin  
Monks, Gerhard Killesreiter, Derrick Tan, Mark Burdett, John  
Cesario,  Jose Revero and all the volunteer help we got testing  
modules from Sherman Demps, Liza Sabatar, Peter Atomic, Edward  
McIntyre, Audrey, Amanda Hickman, Mark Schwebke, Bob, Jason Wojo,  
Greg Delisle, Jeremy O'Leary, Tapiwa Sibanda,  Lucy Perry, Joan  
Carles Soler, Svend la Rose and everyone else who has been pounding  
away on our release candidates.  A special thanks to everybody who  
has helped out on the community mailing lists.  Finally, thank you to  
all the Drupal developers and contributors who are building such a  
powerful and exciting platform.

Good night (or good morning) and good luck!  It's time for CSL  
employees Kieran, Neil, and Ankur who have been up until 8AM putting  
the final pieces in place to go to bed.

The CivicSpace Labs team