Thanks for the feedback folks! I'm going to create a new RC once I work through the changes suggested by Greg and others.
Dave On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 8:22 AM Swapnil M Mane <swapnilmm...@apache.org> wrote: > +1, thank you Dave. > > I am sure the new web interface will be loved by our users. :) > > Thank you for writing the proposed release announcement. > I have made a few changes: > -- Made the slight changes in some statements. > -- Added one-liner detail about the Roller project and project website > link. > -- Fixed some typos. > -- Also to access this link > https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/ROL/versions/12344884 user > should be logged in to Jira, can we instead use this link > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12310906&version=12344884 > (other projects also follow the similar link). > -- Added the Roller download page link (We should update this website > page i.e. adding Roller 6 download link, prior to sending announcing > mail). > > Please have a look and feel free to only keep the suggestions you > found acceptable. > Thanks again for your kind efforts. > > ================= > The Apache Roller community is pleased to announce the release for > Apache Roller 6.0.0. > > Apache Roller is a Java-based, full-featured, multi-user and > group-blog server suitable for blog sites large and small. > > "Apache Roller 6.0.0" is the latest and greatest release of Roller; for > more details of the changes introduced with this new version please refer > to > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12310906&version=12344884 > > Apache Roller is available on the download page: > https://roller.apache.org/downloads/downloads.html > > In summary, Roller 6 is a new version of Roller with these features: > * Web interface has been rewritten to use Twitter bootstrap > via the Struts 2 Bootstrap tags. > * Most dependencies have been upgraded to the latest version. > * Compiled with Java 11 and requires Java 11. > * The installation guide has been converted from OpenOffice to AsciiDocs. > > It should be relatively easy to upgrade from Roller 5.2.4 to Roller 6 > because there are no changes to the database schema (that means you can > easily roll back if you find problems). The user interface is different and > we hope you'll find it better, easier to use, more intuitive and with a > more modern feel. > > Thanks to the many contributors to Roller for this new release. > We hope you'll enjoy and find it useful. > > For more information on Apache Roller, visit the project website: > https://roller.apache.org/ > ======================== > > > Best regards, > Swapnil M Mane, > www.apache.org > > > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 5:19 AM Dave <snoopd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Please vote to release RC2 as Apache Roller 6.0.0. Release candidate > files > > are here: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/roller/roller-6.0/v6.0.0/ > > > > Please vote +1 to release or -1 with reason(s) not to release. > > > > Thanks, > > Dave > > > > > > PS. This is the proposed release announcement: > > > > The Apache Roller project is pleased to announce the release of Roller > > 6.0.0. > > > > You can find a list of the issues resolved in Roller 6 here: > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/ROL/versions/12344884 > > > > In summary, Roller 6 is a new version of Roller with these features: > > * Web interface has been rewritten to use Twitter bootstrap via the > Struts > > 2 Bootstrap tags. > > * Most dependencies have been upgraded to latest version. > > * Compiled with Java 11 and requires Java 11. > > * The installation giude has been converted from OpenOffice to AsciiDocs. > > > > It should be relatively easy to ugrade from Roller 5.2.4 to Roller 6 > > because there are no changes to the database schema (that means you can > > easily roll back if you find problems). The user interface is different > and > > we hope you'll find it better, easier to use, more intuitive and with a > > more modern feel. > > > > Thanks to the many contributors to Roller for this new release. We hope > > you'll enjoy and find it useful. >
