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Episode Duration: 1:50:24
On This Episode: Douglas Bell (Fountain of Apples) and David Lewis (Highway of Life)

It’s almost the end of 2009 and our third season of phpBB Weekly, which means it’s time yet again for our annual Year in Review episode. And we succeeded in making this year’s Year in Review episode shorter than last year’s! (By three minutes.) We recap the most significant announcements of 2009, including the end of life of phpBB2, the phpBB.com downtime/cracked CAPTCHA that we covered in episode #097, the preview of phpBB 3.0.6 and 3.0.6′s release, the significant phpBB development changes, and much more. (Download the Enhanced Podcast version which marks each item we discussed and includes embedded links.)

We also gave a shout-out to OSUOSL’s Give $6 for 6 campaign, along with a reminder that phpBB Weekly is also happy to accept donations. David also pointed out that phpBB4 now has a discussion forum and a new code-name: Rhea. So if you’ve got any ideas or suggestions for the next major rewrite of phpBB, looks like the floodgates for suggestions are wide open. Douglas also mentions that his phpBB “Monumental” Meetup in Washington, DC will be happening in March 2010, if you’re going to be in the area.

Finally, Douglas takes a look back at the predictions he made for 2009 in last year’s Year in Review episode to see how well he did, makes some conclusions about how 2009 affected phpBB, and then he and David make a number of predictions for 2010. We’re definitely going to have a big year next year…

There is no MOD or Style of the Week this week. Be sure to have a fabulous holiday season and a happy new year! There will be no episode on Boxing Day (December 26), but that day is the planned release date for our Best of 2009 clipshow. Be sure to join us live on Saturday, January 2 as we celebrate our third anniversary and kick off our fourth season of phpBB Weekly!