Gary -- thanks so much -- as the old saying has it -- praise from Sir Hugo is praise indeed! Sheila
-----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary McGath Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 4:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Version 2.1.0 of JHOVE2 format characerization tool is released Congratulations to the JHOVE2 development team! On 3/18/13 4:41 PM, Sheila M. Morrissey wrote: > *** Cross posted *** > > > > > The JHOVE2 development community is pleased to announce the release of > Version 2.1.0 of the open-source JHOVE2 format characterization tool. > > Version 2.1.0 of JHOVE2 includes 3 new format modules, 1 new identifier > module, 1 new displayer module, and several bug fixes and enhancements from > the Issues page on the JHOVE2 wiki. > > The new format modules included in this release are for the ARC, WARC, and > GZIP formats. > > The new Identifier module uses the UNIX "file" utility, giving JHOVE2 users > the choice of employing either DROID or file for identification of file > formats. > > The new XSLDisplayer module (which extends XMLDisplayer) can do XSLT > transformations on the XML output before displaying it. > > This release also reflects a new milestone in the JHOVE2 development > community. The new format and identifier modules are the contribution of > developers from institutions (Bibliothéque Nationale de France and > NETARKIVET.DK) beyond the original project participants (California Digital > Library, Portico, and Stanford University Libraries). > > Please see the release notes at > https://bitbucket.org/jhove2/main/downloads for detailed information > about the release and for information about configuring JHOVE2 to use > the new identifier module. For information about issues resolved in > this release, known bugs, open issues, and enhancement requests, > please refer to > > [cid:[email protected]] JHOVE2 Issues page > > https://bitbucket.org/jhove2/main/issues?sort=version > > For detailed installation and configuration instructions please refer to: > > [cid:[email protected]] JHOVE2 User's Guide > http://bitbucket.org/jhove2/main/wiki/documents/JHOVE2-Users-Guide_20110222.pdf. > > > For detailed guidance on developing additional format modules please refer to: > > [cid:[email protected]] JHOVE2 Architectural Overview > http://bitbucket.org/jhove2/main/wiki/documents/JHOVE2-Architecture-v2-0-0.pdf > [cid:[email protected]] JHOVE2 Programmer's Guide > http://bitbucket.org/jhove2/main/wiki/documents/JHOVE2Programmer2-0-0. > pdf > > Questions concerning the use of JHOVE2 and module development should > be addressed to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. > > Specific errors or suggestions may be reported to the JHOVE2 issue tracker at > https://bitbucket.org/jhove2/main/issues?sort=id. > > The JHOVE2 development community welcomes all interested members of the > preservation community to contribute to improving and extending the JHOVE2 > tool. > -- Gary McGath, Professional Software Developer http://www.garymcgath.com
