[SourceJammer-users] Re: SJ Client/Server 1.2 beta upgrade

[Robert M. <rob...@ya...>]

Hi, Stan.

I will post a more detailed document about
transitioning from 1.1 to 1.2 soon, either as a readme
in the 1.2 download or on the sourcejammer.org site.
Possibly both.

First of all, though, the first 1.2 beta should be
available sometime today or tomorrow. The big file
issue is largely solved, which is a big victory. A new
level of complexity is added to the file add feature,
though, in that you need to select a history storage
type for binary files when you add them. Hopefully
this will not seem too confusing.

To answer your question, the 1.2 server will require a
1.2 client and vice versa. I'm sorry to keep ducking
out on backward compatibility, but that would make
doing these release so much more complex, and, hey,
I'm only one guy. 

The 1.2 client/server communication is COMPLETELY
different from 1.1. Well, some things are the same,
but the way files are uploaded and downloaded is VERY
VERY different. A whole new set of objects handles
this. I cannot see a reasonable way to make it
backward compatible. Sorry about that.

I would suggest piloting 1.2 beta on a test server to
make sure you like it. (It's much better in a lot of
ways, though, so I'm sure you'll like it better). A
conversion script will be provided to convert your 1.1
archives. You'll want to back everything up before
running the conversion, though, just in case.

I'll send out an announcement when 1.2 beta 1 is out
the door.

A quick list of new feature highlights:

1. Much better and faster file uploading and
downloading, esp. for files over 250 MB.
2. More levels of user permissions. a) Admin users
with all permissions, b) archive controller users who
are in charge of a particular archive, c) archive
users, who can check in/check out on a particular
archive.
3. User management features in the GUI.
4. More secure sessions IDs.

I'm going to add a few more features as we go through
the 1.2 beta process as well, such as deleting
archives and flagging an archive as restricted, which
will prevent read-only access to that archive only.

Thanks for the question, Stan.

--Rob
--- Stan Wong <won...@ya...> wrote:
> Rob,
> 
> With SJ 1.2 will the server and client have to be
> upgraded at
> the same time, or is it possible to do it
> separately?
> Will I be able to support a mix of 1.1 and 1.2
> clients?
> I realize that I may forgo some capability if I
> upgraded, say
> the client but not the server, or vice versa.  I am
> wondering
> how to plan my transition and what new features and
> bug fixes
> I can expect.
> 
> Thanks for any advice that you can give me.
> 
> Stan Wong
> 


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