Author: jacopoc
Date: Sun Feb 26 09:34:01 2012
New Revision: 1293792
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1293792&view=rev
Log:
Updated page with a lot of information about releases and release names; added
new release 09.04.02; archived older releases; commented section with links to
the snapshots page: according to ASF rules the page should only be used by
developers and not referenced by pages used by users.
Modified:
ofbiz/site/download.html
Modified: ofbiz/site/download.html
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/site/download.html?rev=1293792&r1=1293791&r2=1293792&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- ofbiz/site/download.html (original)
+++ ofbiz/site/download.html Sun Feb 26 09:34:01 2012
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
<div id="main">
<h2>Download Apache OFBiz™</h2>
<div class="insert">
- <h4>What To Expect From Apache OFBiz 10.04</h4>
+ <h4>What To Expect From Apache OFBiz</h4>
<ul >
<li>Apache OFBiz is an open source enterprise automation software.</li>
<li>Includes all Apache OFBiz source code and project artifacts.</li>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
Framework up and running with one easy to execute command.
</li>
</ul>
- <h4>What You Will Need To Do To Get Apache OFBiz 10.04 Running</h4>
+ <h4>What You Will Need To Do To Get Apache OFBiz Running</h4>
<ul>
<li>Make sure you have a Java 1.6 (minimum) SDK installed.</li>
<li>
@@ -92,17 +92,20 @@
</ul>
</div>
<p>
-Use the links below to download Apache OFBiz releases from the "Apache
Download Mirrors" page.
-It is important that you verify the integrity of the
-downloaded files using the signatures (PGP, MD5, SHA512) downloaded from
-our main distribution directory (see links below): you'll find instructions in
the "Apache Download Mirrors" page where you will be redirected to.
-<p><b>Note</b>: Release branches are created once per year, so far always in
April. We use the following release numbering scheme: 9.4 means released in
2009.April</p>
+Use the links below to download Apache OFBiz releases from the "Apache
Download Mirrors" page; in that page you'll also
+find instructions on how to verify the integrity of the release file using the
signature and hashes (PGP, MD5, SHA512) available for each release.
+
+<ul>The current naming convention for OFBiz releases is <b><Major Release
Number>.<Minor Release Number></b> where:
+<li><Major Release Number> is in the format of <YY.MM> where YY
and MM are the year and month of when the release branch was created (i.e. date
of the feature freeze);
+ a new Major Release Number is created every year on April (09.04, 10.04,
11.04 etc...)</li>
+<li><Minor Release Number> is a two digits sequential number: 01 (if
specified) is the first release from the <Major Release Number> branch; 02 is
the second etc...;
+ for a given Major Release Number you should always use the release with
the highest Minor Release Number becuase it represents the latest bug fix
release for the Major Release Number you are using.</li>
+</ul>
+</p>
<hr/>
-<!-- =================== 10.04 Stable Release Starts Here=========== -->
-<h2>Apache OFBiz 10.04</h2>
-<p>This release contains all the features of the trunk up to April 2010
-and since then has been stabilized with bug fixes. It is our current "stable"
release, and has been officially
-released in January 2011. If you are looking for an official release and you
are not sure what is the one you should get, this is the best option:
+<h3>Apache OFBiz 10.04</h3>
+<p>Released in January 2011, it contains all the features of the trunk up to
April 2010
+and since then has been stabilized with bug fixes. It is our current "stable"
release.
</p>
<p>
<a class="downloadLink"
href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-10.04.zip";
target="_blank">Download</a>
@@ -112,35 +115,31 @@ released in January 2011. If you are loo
</p>
<br/>
<hr/>
-<h2>Other downloads</h2>
-<!-- =================== 09.04 Stable Release Starts Here=========== -->
-<h3>Apache OFBiz 09.04</h3>
-<p>This release contains all the features of the trunk up to April 2009
-and since then has been stabilized with bug fixes. If you are looking for a
newer version of OFBiz, download Apache OFBiz 10.04, released in January 2011.
-Apache OFBiz 09.04.01 is the current and latest release of the 09.04 series;
it is a bug fix release, issued in January 2011:
+<h3>Other downloads</h3>
+<p>
+<a href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.02.zip";
target="_blank">Apache OFBiz 09.04.02</a>
+[<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.02.zip.asc";
target="_blank">PGP</a>]
+[<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.02.zip.md5";
target="_blank">MD5</a>]
+[<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.02.zip.sha";
target="_blank">SHA512</a>] released in February 2012, is the latest bug fix
release in the 09.04 series that contains all the features of the trunk up to
April 2009; this is the last release for the 09.04 series (that is now closed)
<br/>
-<a href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.01.zip";
target="_blank">Download</a>
-[<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.01.zip.asc";
target="_blank">PGP</a>]
-[<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.01.zip.md5";
target="_blank">MD5</a>]
-[<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.01.zip.sha";
target="_blank">SHA512</a>] Apache OFBiz 09.04.01
+<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.01.zip";
target="_blank">Apache OFBiz 09.04.01</a>
+[<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.01.zip.asc";
target="_blank">PGP</a>]
+[<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.01.zip.md5";
target="_blank">MD5</a>]
+[<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.01.zip.sha";
target="_blank">SHA512</a>] released in January 2011, superseded by Apache
OFBiz 09.04.02
<br/>
-Old and superseded releases (archived) in the 09.04 series:<br/>
-<a
href="http://archive.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.zip";
target="_blank">Apache-OFBiz-09.04.zip</a>
+<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.zip";
target="_blank">Apache OFBiz 09.04</a>
[<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.zip.asc";
target="_blank">PGP</a>]
[<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.zip.md5";
target="_blank">MD5</a>]
-[<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.zip.sha";
target="_blank">SHA512</a>]: released in April 2010, superseded by Apache OFBiz
09.04.01
-</p>
-<!-- =================== 4.0 Stable Release Starts Here=========== -->
-<h3>Apache OFBiz 4.0</h3>
-<p>
-This is an old release, superseded by releases in the 09.04 and 10.04 series:
+[<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-09.04.zip.sha";
target="_blank">SHA512</a>] released in April 2010, superseded by Apache OFBiz
09.04.01
<br/>
-<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-4.0.zip";
target="_blank">Apache-OFBiz-4.0.zip</a>
+<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-4.0.zip";
target="_blank">Apache OFBiz 4.0</a>
[<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-4.0.zip.asc";
target="_blank">PGP</a>]
[<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-4.0.zip.md5";
target="_blank">MD5</a>]
-[<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-4.0.zip.sha";
target="_blank">SHA512</a>]
+[<a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/ofbiz/apache-ofbiz-4.0.zip.sha";
target="_blank">SHA512</a>] is an old release, superseded by releases in the
09.04 and 10.04 series
</p>
<!-- =================== Snapshot/Nightly Builds=========== -->
+<!--
+jacopoc: publishing a link to download tarballs that are not official release
may not be allowed by ASF: snapshots are fine but should be known only to
developers of the project
<h3>Snapshots</h3>
<p>
Apache OFBiz snapshots or "nightly builds" are pre-built (jar files included)
versions of Apache OFBiz with all data already loaded,
@@ -149,8 +148,7 @@ a regular basis, these versions may or m
<br/>
Navigate to the <a
href="http://ci.apache.org/projects/ofbiz/snapshots/";>snapshots page</a>.
</p>
-
-
+-->
</div>
<!-- main ends -->
