Versions of Liferay portal & documentation https://liferay.dev/nl/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=119785294&threadId=5314978 2026-05-17T05:06:34Z 2026-05-17T05:06:34Z John Dove https://liferay.dev/nl/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=5374714 2010-07-21T18:45:38Z 2010-07-21T18:45:38Z

Thanks very much. <img alt="emoticon" src="@theme_images_path@/emoticons/happy.gif" ><br /><br />So far so good developing with Liferay, btw. Glad you have the plugins SDK!<br /><br />- John Dove

John Dove 2010-07-21T18:45:38Z Zsolt Balogh https://liferay.dev/nl/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=5320085 2010-07-14T19:47:06Z 2010-07-14T19:47:06Z

Hi John,<br /><br />Welcome to the Community!<br /><br /><br /><div class="quote-title">John Dove:</div><blockquote>[1]<br />In regards to Liferay versions, what do the following abbreviations mean?<br />I see them mentioned but never defined.<br />RC2?<br />GA?</blockquote><br />RC=Release Candidate<br />GA=General availability<br /><br />You can read more about this here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle</a><br /><br />Our versions are right now:<br />6.0.0: preview release<br />6.0.1: RC1<br />6.0.2: RC2<br />6.0.3: GA (this has not been released yet)<br /><br /><div class="quote-title">John Dove:</div><blockquote><br />[2]<br />How long has Liferay Portal 5.2 been out? (years I assume)<br />How long has Liferay Portal 6.0 been out? (just recently I assume)<br /></blockquote><br />You can check these <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/lportal/files/">on SourceForge</a>, 5.2 is out since 2009-01-26, the 6.0 is not out yet, but the preview was released on 2010-03-04.<br /><br /><div class="quote-title">John Dove:</div><blockquote><br />[3]<br />Can anyone recommend a really good book for Java-based portlet development in Liferay?<br />For 5.2 or 6.0? Leaning toward 5.2.</blockquote><br />I hope others will recommend you a book. I was learning from the JSR-168 and JSR-286 but it was not too enjoyable. With the new Liferay IDE it&#39;s more easy to develop portlets, but it&#39;s definitly a good idea to learn development from a book.<br /><br />Zsolt

Zsolt Balogh 2010-07-14T19:47:06Z John Dove https://liferay.dev/nl/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=5314977 2010-07-14T14:34:25Z 2010-07-14T14:34:25Z

Hi Liferay Community,<br /><br />I have a couple of questions regarding Liferay portal versions.<br />Thanks to anyone who can give some insight. <br />Please see below. Thanks in advance.<br />Regards,<br />John Dove<br /><br /><br />Questions:<br /><br />[1]<br />In regards to Liferay versions, what do the following abbreviations mean?<br />I see them mentioned but never defined.<br />RC2?<br />GA?<br /><br /><br />[2]<br />How long has Liferay Portal 5.2 been out? (years I assume)<br />How long has Liferay Portal 6.0 been out? (just recently I assume)<br /><br /><br />[3]<br />Can anyone recommend a really good book for Java-based portlet development in Liferay?<br />For 5.2 or 6.0? Leaning toward 5.2.

John Dove 2010-07-14T14:34:25Z