Tim, the visual changelog draft is excellent, excellent resource for QGIS evangelists out there. I'd re-think the new labeling engine screenshot, maybe a map screenshot featuring shield and drop shadow instead of the configuration dialog (which is shown in the data-defined labeling section anyways)?
Good job, M On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Tim Sutton <li...@linfiniti.com> wrote: > Dear QGIS devs & packagers > > --- Note to casual readers --- > > Please do not pre-announce this release - give the packagers and release > team a chance to do their thing so that people hearing about the release > have a fair chance of finding a package, reading all our press material > etc. > > Especially for this release, I would like to coincide the release > announcement with the launch of our new web site which the community team > and opengeo have been working really hard at. So please wait until we are > ready to announce before blogging, tweeting, etc, about the new release. > > --- End note --- > > I have tagged QGIS 2.0.0 for release. The branch can be checked out > like this (as a tracking branch) > > git clone git://github.com/qgis/Quantum-GIS.git > git branch --track release-2_0 origin/release-2_0 > git checkout release-2_0 > > Or (to check out the final tagged version made a few hours ago): > > git fetch > git checkout final-2_0_0 > > The tag is signed with my GPG key: > > user: "Tim Sutton (QGIS Key) <t...@linfiniti.com>" > 1024-bit DSA key, ID 97626237, created 2007-07-19 > > Source tarballs can be obtained from here: > > http://qgis.org/downloads/qgis-2.0.0.tar.bz2 > http://qgis.org/downloads/qgis-2.0.0.tar.bz2.md5 > > Packagers: > > Please hold your packages until you hear more from me so that we can > coordinate the release announcement with the new web site announcement. I > expect that will be at the end of this week or over the weekend coming. > > Some notes: > > - Please do not commit anything to the 2_0_0 branch except packaging > related tweaks pending further notification from myself or Juergen. > - If you make a package please be so kind as to update the download wiki > page at http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Download with the details of your > package (taking into account the hold-until-the-site-is-ready note above). > - If you are able to make packages for unlisted platforms / distros > please discuss your plans on this thread so that we can avoid duplication > of effort. > - I would like to make the release announcement next week, so it will be > great to have as many packages as possible ready by then. > - GIT master is open again for general commits - please seek guidance > from Marco Hugentobler (PSC Code Manager) if you are planning any major > code changes. > - Juergen Fischer (incoming PSC Release Manager) will be managing the > release process for future releases, so please follow his lead in terms of > code freeze etc in master. > > Many thanks to all the developers, testers, bug fixers, bug reporters, > document writers, translators and users that help to make QGIS 2.0.0 a > reality! > > Lastly can I call on the release team (or any interested people) to help > to put together visual changelog (link below), press announcements etc. > ready for the release date? I will send you an email when the packages are > ready and you can start broadcasting announcements. > > Visual Changelog Page: http://changelog.linfiniti.com/version/1/ (this is > the site for drafting the release, the final release content will be on the > official QGIS web site). Please contact me if you would like to contribute > to the changelog and I will give you the needed permissions. > > > Best regards > > > -- > Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager) > ============================================== > Please do not email me off-list with technical > support questions. Using the lists will gain > more exposure for your issues and the knowledge > surrounding your issue will be shared with all. > > Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net > ============================================== > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >
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