As always, as the first thing in each newsletter we wanted to express our gratitude to all of you who have donated money to XOOPS Foundation ! We truly appreciate your trust and support! 

It looks that the majority of people are back from vacation, as the activities in the XOOPS world picked up. Several important things happened in July, of which the most important was the release of XOOPS 2.4.5 . DJ (aka phppp) also published the XOOPS Core Development Updates . Algalochkin showed us that there are many cool sites being built XOOPS using his themes, and Insraq shared with us some really cool new themes!!!

It's also nice to see that the number of XOOPS fans on Facebook is growing very rapidly after Rune added a "fan button" to XOOPS Website.

We had some heated discussions, but the most important thing is that people are stepping forward and doing things for XOOPS! There are more focused activities (e.g. Blue Move ), and more tangible results! It's been refreshing to see more collaborations, more support, more help, more willingness to make a difference. I had a sense in the last few weeks that people are more willing to work with each other, that there is more teaming going on! And this is exactly what will help XOOPS move forward! A special thanks to everybody who is helping!!!

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Highlights of the last month:

• XOOPS 2.4.5 Final Is Released
   
• XOOPS Core Development Updates As Of August 1st, 2010
   
• Interview of Insraq by ArabXOOPS Community
   
• XOOPS featured in CMS Magazine in Iran
   
• XOOPS Innovation Award - for people who create something very unique and innovative for XOOPS. This time the award goes to to Ruoyu SUN ( insraq ) from China, for his innovative theme designs that are pushing the envelope for XOOPS themes, and to Christophe Capitaine ( Burning ) from France for his wonderful work on " XOOPS Resource Book " .
   
• XOOPSer of the Month Award :  is given to XOOPS members who show extraordinary dedication to XOOPS, and go the extra mile for XOOPS. This month, it goes to Jamal Benaissa ( Corbatis ) from France for the creation of XOOPS Video Commercial .

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