Re: [Springframework-developer] Release plan

[Colin S. <col...@ex...>]

That sounds reasonable. It would be the last posted milestone with the 
old package naming.

I still think a subsequent org.springframework release asap (in a week 
or so) would be the best choice in terms of reducing pain for the most 
later, given the ramp-up in use that seems to be happening.


jürgen höller [werk3AT] wrote:

>Guys,
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>We're getting really delayed here. I originally intended to stick to a 6 week release schedule - release early, release often, isn't it? That's why I changed my mind a bit regarding upcoming releases:
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>- 1.0 M1 with org.springframework is fine, but we'll need a while to set up the new module and stabilize both codebase and documentation.
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>- So I'm seriously thinking about getting a 0.9.1 with com.interface21 out *tomorrow*, as this should be just a doubleclick on our "release" Ant target plus a file upload to SourceForge.
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>The main reason is the Hibernate support: I've been discussing the new features for a while on the Hibernate forums and in the Community Area article. This is stable, so I'd really like to get a drop-in replacement for 0.9 out ASAP, containing all that stuff.
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>Of course, we might release an org.springframework 1.0 M1 in a week or so already, but maybe it will take 2 weeks or 3 with all the docs, samples, testing. 0.9.1 should be just a simple point release for 0.9, without any hassle in terms of updating.
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>If noone has any serious objections, I'll proceed with such a 0.9.1 tomorrow. We don't need any announcement I guess, just offer it to existing 0.9 users and current prospects.
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>For 1.0 M1, my personal deadline is end of August, as I'm gonna spend the whole of September in Australia.
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>Regards,
>Juergen
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>P.S.: Mark's answer regarding HibernateTemplate in 0.9 actually came after I made up my mind on this, but it fits the tone nicely ;-)
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