Author: veithen
Date: Sat Jul 10 12:35:32 2010
New Revision: 962832

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=962832&view=rev
Log:
Further document the release process.

Modified:
    webservices/commons/trunk/modules/axiom/src/docbkx/devguide.xml

Modified: webservices/commons/trunk/modules/axiom/src/docbkx/devguide.xml
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/webservices/commons/trunk/modules/axiom/src/docbkx/devguide.xml?rev=962832&r1=962831&r2=962832&view=diff
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--- webservices/commons/trunk/modules/axiom/src/docbkx/devguide.xml (original)
+++ webservices/commons/trunk/modules/axiom/src/docbkx/devguide.xml Sat Jul 10 
12:35:32 2010
@@ -339,6 +339,50 @@ javax.xml.stream.XMLOutputFactory=com.be
                         This will upload the release artifacts to the Nexus 
staging repository.
                     </para>
                 </step>
+                <step>
+                    <para>
+                        Log in to the Nexus repository (<ulink 
url="https://repository.apache.org/"/>
+                        and close the staging repository. The name of the 
staging profile is
+                        <literal>org.apache.ws</literal>. See <ulink 
url="http://maven.apache.org/developers/release/apache-release.html"/>
+                        for a more thorough description of this step.
+                    </para>
+                </step>
+                <step>
+                    <para>
+                        Generate and deploy the Maven site on a public Web 
server. You may use
+                        <literal>people.apache.org</literal> for this.
+                    </para>
+                </step>
+                <step>
+                    <para>
+                        Start the release vote by sending a mail to 
<literal>[email protected]</literal>.
+                        The mail should mention the following things:
+                    </para>
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem>
+                            <para>
+                                The list of issues solved in the release (by 
linking to the relevant
+                                JIRA view).
+                            </para>
+                        </listitem>
+                        <listitem>
+                            <para>
+                                The location of the Nexus staging repository.
+                            </para>
+                        </listitem>
+                        <listitem>
+                            <para>
+                                The location where source and binary packages 
may be downloaded.
+                                This can be a reference to the location inside 
the staging repository.
+                            </para>
+                        </listitem>
+                        <listitem>
+                            <para>
+                                A link to the preview of the Maven site.
+                            </para>
+                        </listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </step>
             </procedure>
             <para>
                 To be continued.


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