Zope 2 final is getting closer and closer. Beta one increases stability over the alpha releases and also adds a few missing pieces like the ability to tie permissions to factories. Zope 2.0 beta one was released this week. Now you can download a binary release of Zope 2. The Zope site received a look and feel makeover.
Most people seem to like the new design.
A couple people posted describing the strange feeling of having the entire site change while browsing it. Michel Pelletier announced Zippy Tag which allows you to insert random Zippy the Pinhead quotes in your Zope documents. Basically the XML format describes Python pickles. Michel Pelletier posted an extremely simple summary of how to hook a form to a database. This is a good read for those new to Zope.