Drupal 5.0.0 frozen
The next version of Drupal will have a lot of great improvements, including an installer, requirement checking for modules, a reorganization of the administration pages and file structure, custom content types, the inclusion of a JavaScript library and much more. After 4 years of Drupal 4 work, the stars have aligned, and we're finally ready to call the next Drupal version, "Drupal 5.0.0". Today, we froze the code in preparation of what promises to be an amazing Drupal release. Soon, the era of Drupal 5 begins ...
— Dries Buytaert