[Dspace-general] Re: Dspace-general Digest, Vol 5, Issue 9

[Scott Yeadon]

Hi Richard,

We at ANU would be very keen to partcipate in testing DSpace 1.2 
functionality, testing the installation process, and reviewing the 
documentation. If there are any details you need from us prior to release of 
the review version, please let me know.

Thanks.

Scott.

On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 04:01, dspace-general-request at mit.edu wrote:
> Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:18:31 -0500
> From: Richard Rodgers <rrodgers at MIT.EDU>
> To: dspace-general at MIT.EDU
> Subject: [Dspace-general] DSpace 1.2 Release Schedule
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> A Word on DSpace 1.2
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> I wanted to bring the community up to date on the 1.2 release schedule.
> Although work on feature definition and implementation is proceeding,
> the target date has receded from our optimistic early projections of the
> end of this year. We want this release to be worth the wait, and also
> understand the increased importance of thorough testing, since a larger
> group of adopters is depending upon a smooth upgrade experience.
>
>
> With these issues in mind, we are looking at an early March 2004
> 'preview' release, to be demonstrated at the DSpace user group meeting,
> which will then be subjected to intensive evaluation and testing.
>
>
> DSpace adopter community participation in this process will be vital,
> and can assume several forms. First, we will set up a server at MIT with
> 1.2 code and solicit testers to exercise it. This was done for the 1.1.1
> release, but we hope both to expand the number of participants and
> improve its effectiveness by documenting the changes more fully. Second,
> we would like volunteers to test the installation process, to catch
> unforeseen dependencies.
> I strongly recommend installers use a separate server on which to
> perform the test upgrade, but one that shares the characteristics of
> their production server(s) (such as customized UI, etc). Third, we will
> also try to make documentation (including install docs) available in
> preview, to expose any deficiencies before they are officially
> published.
>
>
> If you are willing to act in any of these capacities, let me know after
> the new year, and as the release nears completion, we will contact you
> with further details.
>
>
> Have a happy holiday season,
>
>
> Richard Rodgers
> DSpace Federation Systems Manager  
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