More details on ASP.NET 2.0 Beta 2 have been made public by Shanku Niyogi, ASP.NET Group Program Manager:
http://weblogs.asp.net/ShankuN/archive/2004/08/16/215487.aspx
Several pieces of functionality found in Beta 1 will be removed in Beta 2:
- Mobile Device Adapters for ASP.NET Server Controls
"...we have decided not to deprecate the V1.x mobile controls. We have instead postponed our plans to ship mobile specific adapters for all controls until a later release.
If you plan on writing a mobile web application using ASP.NET 2.0, we recommend that you use the ASP.NET mobile controls, found in System.Web.Mobile.dll."
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PhoneLink and ContentPager Controls
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Site counters, DynamicImage Control, and the Image Generation Service
"...these features require significant additions or changes in response to customer feedback, or significant additional testing to meet stability or scalability requirements. We have decided to remove these features for ASP.NET 2.0, and will look at adding them in a future version."
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WebPartPageMenu Control
"...pages often require more flexibility for switching modes than this control provides, and the WebPartManager class makes it easy to programmatically switch personalization mode from any server control."
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Access Data Providers
"In Beta 1, ASP.NET application services such as membership and roles include Access data providers, and use them by default. ...we will replace this functionality with support for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition"
He added further details about this in a comment:
"We are planning on making source code for our providers available publicly, including the source code for the Access providers as a sample. You will be able to use this code in your applications."
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DataSetDataSource
"We are eliminating this control in the interests of simplicity."
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Built-in Global Themes
"...we have decided not to include any built-in general themes in the product."
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Web Administration Tool Profile/Reports Tab
"This feature was incomplete in Beta 1, and we have decided not to complete the work in Beta 2. We will release samples that show how to get reporting from profile data."
-Chris