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DSpace 1.7.0 was officially released to the public on December 17, 2010.

DSpace 1.7.0 can be downloaded immediately at either of the following locations:

In addition, you are welcome to try out DSpace 1.7.0 on Anyone wishing to try out the new features can visit http://demo.dspace.org. You can also provide immediate feedback from that demonstration site/Image Added and continue to provide any early feedback you may have.

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DSpace 1.7.0 is a scheduled, "time-based" release. In order to decrease delays in releasing new features and increase transparency, the DSpace Developers scheduled 1.7.0 in advance and based its features on what we were able to complete within that timeframe. Despite the fact that 1.7.0 had a much tighter timeframe than previous major releases, the developers have managed to include some significant new features, numerous bug fixes and performance improvements.

Scheduling releases benefits us all as it should decrease the delays in releasing new features, and increase the transparency of the development process. The DSpace Developers feel that these benefits will far outweigh the cost of potentially having fewer major features in a given DSpace release. We hope the DSpace Community will also realize the immediate benefits, which should allow them to receive new features more quickly, rather than potentially waiting years for the next major release of the software. The DSpace Developers hope to continue this trend of "time based" releases with all future releases.

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