[Dspace-general] DSpace 1.6 Testathon starts Monday 12/7 - We need your help!

[Tim Donohue]

DSpace 1.6 is almost here.   We're about to enter one of the final 
phases of this release where we need YOUR help!

Starting this coming Monday, December 7, we begin the DSpace 1.6 
Testathon, code-named the "Big Bug Hunt".   Several members of the 
DSpace community will host public instances of 1.6 for you to sign onto 
and put 1.6 through its paces. If you would prefer, you are also welcome 
to download the beta of 1.6 to install locally, or to test an upgrade of 
your version 1.5.x test or development system.

Everyone is encouraged to join us on the "Big Bug Hunt."  As a benefit, 
you will get a preview of all the great new 1.6 features (batch metadata 
editing, embargo, improved statistics and much more), while also doing 
your part to help root out as many problems as possible before the 
official release. We need everyone to join in and push 1.6 to its 
limits, as there are so many new features that require user exploration 
and lots of old features that have been improved.

The DSpace 1.6 Documentation 
(http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/DSpace_1.6_Documentation) has also 
been through a major revision. Everyone is asked to join in the 
documentation review to make sure that it not only supports the new 
features in 1.6, but also improves the guidance on DSpace overall.

More information on the DSpace 1.6 Testathon, the "Big Bug Hunt", and 
how you can help report issues can be found here:

http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/DSpace_Release_1.6.0_Testathon_Page

So, if you can find some time early next week, please help us make 
DSpace 1.6 one of the best releases yet!

Thanks in advance for your help!

Tim Donohue
Technical Lead for DSpace
DuraSpace.org