Kathey Marsden wrote: > I am getting ready to post a snapshot for 10.1 and have a couple questions. > > 1) What should the README file say. > > Right now the README says we are in incubation on both the trunk and > 10.1 and doesn't seem to have much else in the way of content. What > should it say now? > > Derby is an effort undergoing incubation at the Apache Software Foundation > (ASF), sponsored by the Apache DB project. Incubation is required of all > newly accepted projects until a further review indicates that the > infrastructure, communications, and decision making process have stabilized > in a manner consistent with other successful ASF projects. While incubation > status is not necessarily a reflection of the completeness or stability of > the code, it does indicate that the project has yet to be fully endorsed by > the ASF.
A slightly re-worded text of the announcement is a possibility for 10.1 README: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/db-derby-user/200508.mbox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Apache Derby is a subproject of the Apache DB project. You can find Derby on the web at: http://db.apache.org/derby/ Apache Derby releases can be downloaded from the following page: http://db.apache.org/derby/derby_downloads.html Derby is a pure Java, standards-based relational database engine. Derby aims to be an easy to use solution for data management for software developers with zero administration for end users. The 10.1 release includes a new open source network client driver, as well as a number of other new features and enhancements: * Support for J2ME/CDC/Foundation with JSR-169 JDBC subset * Online compress functionality for reclaiming disk space during operation * XA support for Network Server * Increased identifier lengths to 128 characters for all identifiers * Added SQL: INTERSECT and EXCEPT * Added SQL: SYNONYM * JDBC Updatable Result Sets * ORDER by expressions * Allow insertions into an identity column * Support for explicit Java method signature in function and procedure definitions See the CHANGES file in the distributions for a full list of other changes. ---------------------------- > 2) Anyone have any objections to removing these two snapshots to avoid > confusion. > Speak up or they're gone. http://db.apache.org/derby/derby_downloads.html > > *Version 10.1 alpha incubator snapshot* > *Version 10.0 incubator snapshot* I wonder if while you are there, you could expand/clarify the role of the snapshot. The current text is 'The snapshots listed below, including the Eclipse plug-in, contain Derby jars that aren't part of an official Derby release.' Maybe replace with something like, feel free to reword: 'Snapshot jars provide early access to bug fixes and/or features but are not offical release jars. Snapshots usually have passed functional tests on a couple of platforms.' Dan.
