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DSpace 6.0 is under active development, and is tentatively scheduled to be released in May August 2016.

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titleWhere are the Release Notes?

DSpace 6.x Release Notes have been incorporated into the DSpace 6.x documentation wiki. The content of that page, and this one, is similar, but it's not a perfect duplicate. This page is for coordinating and planning DSpace Release 6.0, and for communicating this status information to the community. This Release Status page is a historical document, with much of the same material.

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DateMilestone

What it means

November 12Deadline for feature pull requestsIf you wish to contribute features to DSpace 6.0, you must submit a pull request by this date.
November - JanuaryReview, merger and conflict resolution between pull requestsThe entire hour's meeting will be used to discuss proposed features submitted by the deadline.

March, 2016

Feature freezeDSpace 6.0 is considered feature-complete on this date.  Only bugfixes will be pulled between this date and final release.
March 31st (estimated)Release Candidate 1 taggedA DSpace 6.0 Release Candidate will be available for wider testing.

April 25 through May 6

Testathon Intensive public testing of the 6.0 Release Candidate is invited.  The Release Team will focus on getting problems resolved.
~May 12Release Candidate 2 taggedAn updated DSpace 6.0 Release Candidate will be available for wider testing.
June - July 2016Ongoing bug fixes / stability testingOngoing bug fixes / stability testing
~August 2016~May 26DSpace 6.0 is publicly releasedDSpace 6.0 is released for download and general use.

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