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== Delivery Timeline ==
== Delivery Timeline ==
* Ship OBI public beta by end of Q1 (*aiming for end of Q1 but may have issues with legal that push into Q2)
The Public Beta is scheduled for release at the end of Q1.  A full list of features and their completeness / estimates are available on our [https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/issues/milestones Github Milestones] page.


== Beta Features ==
== Beta Features ==
The Beta release came in two parts, on March 1st, during the DML conference in San Francisco, an initial private beta was launched that showcased the new Issuer API, a functioning Backpack, and a basic Displayer view.  The full public beta will add several enhancements to the DML-launched private beta:
The Beta release came in two parts, on March 1st, during the DML conference in San Francisco, an initial private beta was launched that showcased the new Issuer API, a functioning Backpack, and a basic Displayer view.  The full public beta will add several feature enhancements to the DML-launched private beta:


* Improved UI for Issuer API
* [https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/issues/71 Improved UI for Issuer API]
* Improved UI for Backpack
* [https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/issues/70 Improved UI for Backpack]
* A Displayer API that will allow for build out of widgets, including a demo widget that will allow embedding of a public backpack group on a perosnal site  
* A [https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/issues/66 Displayer API] that will allow for build out of widgets, including a demo widget that will allow embedding of a public backpack group on a perosnal site  
<ul><li> Contributor engagement workflow improvement (Getting developer community to tap into OBI with facility)
* [https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/issues/58 Hashed user id's in assertions]
</li><li> First party signing of badge manifest
* [https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/issues/47 Expiring assertions]
</li><li> New issuer API - requiring user-initiated push to the OBI
 
</li><li> Displayer API
== Documentation Improvements ==
</li></ul>
In addition to the technology improvements above, a significant portion of the work for Beta launch is documentation related.  This Beta will be many users, issuers and displayers first interaction with the OBI, so it's important that on-boarding process is positive.
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