All, I wanted to send out a brief report of the DSpace RoadMap as discussed at Open Repositories 2010. There are two main topics to touch on which may be of interest to everyone:
1. Upcoming DSpace 1.7 release 2. "DSpace with Fedora Inside" proposal == DSpace 1.7 - December 2010 == The DSpace developers are hard at work planning out the next major release (1.7.0) of DSpace Software. As announced previously, DSpace 1.7 is scheduled for release in December 2010. The developers met in person before OR10 to discuss what features should be ready for release in 1.7. An early list of possible features can now be found on the 1.7.0 Release Notes page. This list of features is still subject to change, and it's very likely that new features will be added to the list in the coming weeks/months: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Release+1.7.0+Notes Also, if you are interested in reading through the meeting notes from our DSpace Developer meeting before OR10, those are posted publicly on the wiki at: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DevMtg+2010-07-05+-+OR10+Meeting == "DSpace with Fedora Inside" proposal == If you haven't already heard, at OR10, DuraSpace recommended that the DSpace and Fedora communities investigate strategies to allow DSpace software to run "on top of" the Fedora platform. This idea is generally being called "DSpace with Fedora Inside". Much more detail on this recommendation can be found at: * The proposal: http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/duraspace/2010/07/08/duraspace-recommends-dspace-fedora-integration-initiative/ * An FAQ around the initiative: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpace-Fedora+Integration+FAQ * There are also some higher level details in my OR10 DSpace RoadMap talk: http://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/dspace-roadmap-20102011 DuraSpace is seeking feedback on this recommendation, and is also looking for any interested volunteers. DuraSpace does not have the technical staff to do this work alone, nor would we want to. As with any open source development initiative, the commitment and support of the broader community will build a better 'end product', than if one institution were to implement it on their own. We are currently looking for volunteers to help make this initiative happen. It's also worth noting that we do not want this initiative to hinder the current DSpace development process. DSpace software will continue to improve and add new features as this initiative progresses. We fully expect there to be several releases of DSpace software before we would be able to release a DSpace with "Fedora Inside". If you have thoughts on this recommendation, feel free to share them publicly on any DSpace listserv (or add comments to the wiki), or privately by emailing myself (tdono...@duraspace.org) or Valorie Hollister (vhollis...@duraspace.org). Thanks! - Tim -- Tim Donohue Technical Lead for DSpace Project DuraSpace.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ Dspace-devel mailing list Dspace-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-devel
