Let me prod you to release one last time: I know of multiple people who
need a strong embedded database, who for various reasons cannot use
Axion (JDBC 1 prepared statements only), HSQLDB (no transaction
isolation), or McKoi (GPL). Snatch them up while its hot ;-)
-Brian
On Sep 11, 2004, at 2:44 AM, Samuel Andrew McIntyre wrote:
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> On Sep 10, 2004, at 1:50 PM, Dibyendu Majumdar wrote:
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>> I think that in some ways a "baseline" release makes sense anyway
>> regardless
>> of fixes - considering that Derby code is already in Production.
>
> I agree that a release of the current code can only be a positive
> thing. It can only help to improve visibility of the project and ease
> of use for users who are interested in using and deploying a 'blessed'
> version of the code, and for developers to have a baseline on which to
> work on bug fixes or submit features.
>
> Also, unless another committer is interested, I would like to
> volunteer as release manager for the release.
>
> I think that the following issues need to be resolved before a
> baseline Derby release can be made:
>
> 1 - resolve any remaining IP issues with the current code. As an
> example, please see the "[PATCH] Change Copyright notice..." thread.
>
> 2 - Apply all currently pending bug fixes that have been posted to the
> derby-dev mailing list that have consensus for being applied, once the
> Derby committers are able to commit.
>
> 3 - Identify any remaining bugs that would be seen as showstoppers to
> a baseline Derby release. What sorts of issues would prevent a release
> from occurring? What sorts of issues would be allowed to get through
> in this first release?
>
> 4 - A consensus is reached on the content and form of a Derby release.
> What exactly will be released? Jars, javadoc, and HTML documentation?
> How will it be packaged? In zip format? rpm? Are other package formats
> desired or necessary?
>
> Please feel free to add to this list. I will try to keep track of
> everyone's concerns as they are raised.
>
> andrew
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