The current DotNetNuke release (3.0.11) is quite stable and I think it will not be very long before we see a Release Candidate.

This is the first release for which I have been a Core Team member from start to release and I have found the experience to be nothing short of amazing. The thing that fascinates me the most is how effective IM/Email/Forums are for team collaboration. If ~40 people, spread out all over the world in different timezones can collaborate to create such a fantastic product, it begs the question, is this a fundamentally better way to work in a global economy?

I know face time is important and that in certain businesses, it is essential. But maybe in the software industry, greater productivity gains are possible through online collaboration. And of course, savings too since you won’t need as many Aeron chairs.

Before I became a Core Team member, I always imagined that there was a lot of behind-the-scenes “bureaucracy” and structure with secrets and such. Now I know that this is far from the truth. The Core Team is really just a group of people with a shared vision, operating under some well-defined, but broad guidelines. Each person contributes to the extent her/his time and talent allows. Then thanks to a devoted few of the senior members, things magically fall into place. There are no mission statements, UML diagrams, team-building exercises and most important, no monetary compensation. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?