Re: [Squirrel-sql-translators] [Squirrel-sql-develop] Release planning

[Gerd W. <ger...@t-...>]

Hi all,

on our web page you can find some forecast information about the next SQuirreL
version.
See:
http://squirrel-sql.sourceforge.net/squirrel30/SQuirreL30UILayout.html

Merry Christmas to everyone

Gerd


Robert Manning wrote:
> All,
> 
> Gerd and I recently made some decisions about the next major release
> of SQuirreL.
> (This doesn't apply to 2.6.9 which is a minor release and may be
> released soon).
> We have been adding enhancements to the trunk which have only been available in
> the snapshot builds for the entire year of 2008.  The enhancements involve many
> areas of the code and will give SQuirreL a new look as well as new
> features.  Also,
> some of the UI changes leverage Java APIs that are only available in
> Java6.  There
> are also enhanced JDBC APIs that will be used going forward that are also only
> available in Java6.  We dropped support for 1.4 on 12/31/2006 with the
> 2.4 release and
> moved to Java5 then.  While dropping support for Java5 in this upcoming release
> may not be well received by some users, we believe that is the best
> way forward for
> SQuirreL.   Given that there are so many changes, rather than calling
> the next release 2.7,
> we decided it would be more appropriate to call the release 3.0.  As
> far as timing, we
> are currently planning an end of January release date - although that
> is not set in stone.
> Let us know of any development or translation concerns on the
> appropriate mailing
> list as soon as you can.
> 
> Rob
> 
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