of "properties" storage and editing for conferences, communities, users, and
the global system. In addition, the "global properties" editing screen got
implemented, because it wasn't there yet.
- cookie-based persistent logins
- expanded activity reporting
- "top" and "fixed" left menus are now dynamically generated from XML config,
not hard coded
- error reporting enhanced and protection increased
- "About Venice" page first draft
- new means of "framing" static content within the Venice "frame"
- base page now includes the "footer" itself, "content" pages don't anymore
- general cleanup of some heavyweight old containers, replaced with faster
Collections framework containers
- probably more, there's a LOT of stuff in here
finally implemented background sweeps of unreferenced cache objects;
anonymous user, when viewing profiles, now sees them as if all "privacy"
flags were switched on
