confusion on MODx Evolution and MODx Revolution

I haven’t been keeping up the beta testing as much as I wanted be and is decided to put on more effort this time.

Why is there MODx Evolution and MODx Revolution and why two different names? What are the differences between the two?
I had noticing this last year but wasn’t paying attention as I thought the MODx team was just playing with the new name.

Hi,

It’s all here:

http://modxcms.com/about/blog/rthrash/the-evolution-of-a-revolution.html

Evolution is the current release, Revolution is the upcomming release. They have different names because they will both be maintained when Revolution is released.

From the FAQ on the new site:

Why multiple versions?
[*] 0.9.6.x – the original code base that started with it’s first production/stable release as version 0.9.0 at the end of October 2005.
[*] Evolution – a cleaned up and refined distribution of 0.9.6.x with conventions and terminology more in line with our totally rewritten Revolution release.
[*] Revolution – a fully object oriented and completely new branch that’s been in development for more than 2 years that addresses limitations found in the original code base such as having a truly recursive parser and eliminating the 5,000 document ceiling.