> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carsten Ziegeler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, 16 August 2001 11:01 am
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: AW: [C2] Release
>
>
> Ok, due to high demand, here is again the proposed Release Plan:
>
> Hi Team,
>
> now that some weeks have passed since our last release (the beta 2),
> we should plan our next steps for getting final with cocoon 2.
>
> Looking through the postings on the dev and user list over the last
> weeks, I think we can be very proud of the current state of cocoon 2.
> Of course there is enough space for improvements etc.
>
> Now that more and more people are getting used to cocoon 2, we get
> more and more suggestions for making it better (and bigger). This
> is really great and this is exactly what we need to keep on the
> development of such a great open source project.
> But I think, before we go on and change cocoon 2 here and there,
> we should make a final release of 2.0 first.
> We could then start with 2.1 and make the necessary changes (this
> was one of the reasons why we currently maintain the two branches).
>
> Why a final release first? Many people (and companies) are waiting
> for a long time to get c2. Most of them are scared of beta releases.
> So if we make a final release we attract even more people and I
> believe (or fear?) that the response might be overhelming us. They
> can benefit from a final, offical release and we can benefit from
> the reaction.
>
> So here is my suggestion:
> - Making another beta which should include the points mentioned below
Is this with regards to b2 or a new b3?
> - Looking for a time (about four weeks) if everything is stable,
> fixing last bugs and making the final release (However, if the next
> beta is unstable, we must make another beta after the period of time
> and start with this point over and over again).
>
> What do we need for the next beta?
> - Incorporate all outstanding patches and bugfixes (Dims has already
> requested for this).
> - Fix all outstanding bugs
Listed in 'bugzilla'? (if you have a URL I'd appreciate it!)
> - Decide which parts of C2.1 should go into 2.0
I get the feeling that this has been done as people have gone along...
> - Update documentation. This point needs the most work, I think. The
> documentation is currently a bit crowded. For example we have the
> Sitemap documentation which explains all sitemap components, but
> for matchers, selectors and actions there are different documents.
> This should be unified and we should split the documentation into
> user and developer documentation. The user docs mainly for
> installing,
> configuring and using c2 by creating own pipelines and using the
> existing components.
> The developer doc should contain everything needed for building
> own components.
Yeah, I think. Lot's a work though for somebody who knows the system inside
and out.
Question: could we do this in two phases; user docs then developer? Could
you come up with some section headings/toc? If we (well, you until I get
ssh through the firewall ;) committed an outline document would other
developers help to flesh it out?
> - Final versions of the other projects used by c2, mainly these
> are Avalon Excalibur, Avalon LogKit and Xalan. Perhaps we must also
> update to a newer FOP version.
How close are these? I know FOP is a 'long' way off.
> - Layout the distribution: What files in which format should really
> get into the distribution. As everybody has the recompile the dist
> to get the examples (in detail the sql examples) running, I think
> we shouldn't include a half binary dist. We should only distribute
> the sources, the required libraries, examples and (perhaps build)
> documentation.
Could we get the parameters for the database to be 'picked up' from the
web.xml file? That would save folks from having to build it themselves,
either that or, in the binary dist disable the demo samples with a comment
as to why?
> I would propose to schedule the next (and hopefully final) beta for
> the end of september, so we have the final release at the end of
> October (the former ApacheCon Europe date....).
>
> Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions?
>
>
> Carsten
>
> Open Source Group sunShine - b:Integrated
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> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Morrison, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 16. August 2001 11:57
> > An: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Betreff: RE: [C2] Release
> >
> >
> > Would you mind terribly re-posting it?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Carsten Ziegeler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, 16 August 2001 10:32 am
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: AW: [C2] Release
> > >
> > >
> > > Very good question! I am still waiting for a reply from anyone to
> > > to my "Release Plans" email.
> > >
> > > Carsten
> > >
> > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > > > Von: Morrison, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 16. August 2001 11:27
> > > > An: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > > > Betreff: [C2] Release
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > Just wondering - what is remaining to let the 2.0
> branch go final?
> > > >
> > > > J.
> > > >
> > > >
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