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If you are looking for information regarding specific releases of DSpace, especially past releases, also see our Releases page. |
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DSpace 7.6.x
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Maintenance
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The history of 7.x releases is captured on our DSpace Release 7.0 Status page. |
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- Release Numbering: Because 7.x releases all included new features (as described in DSpace Release 7.0 Status), Steering and Developers have agreed that future 7.x releases should all use the "7.6.x" number scheme (e.g. 7.6.1, 7.6.2, etc). This clarifies that 7.6 was the final release which will include new features. Starting with 8.0, we will revert to our usual numbering scheme where 8.0 will accept new features, but 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 will only include bug fixes.
- Support plan: DSpace 7.6.x will be under support until it is no longer one of the most recent three (3) major releases per our DSpace Software Support Policy. As DSpace is moving back to a release schedule of one major release per year, this means that 7.6.x will be supported until DSpace 10.0 is released (tentatively scheduled for 2026).
- Release Schedule: DSpace 7.6.x bug-fix releases will occur whenever major issues require immediate resolution or a larger number of smaller issues are ready for immediate release. They have no fixed timeline, but will be announced on mailing lists when available.
- Development Activities: DSpace 7.6.x development activities occur on our DSpace 7.6.x Maintenance Project Board.
- Development discussions related to DSpace 7.6.x occur in our weekly Developer Meetings
DSpace 8.0 Development
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Additional information on 8.0 can be found at DSpace Release 8.0 Status |
DSpace Steering Group finalized the roadmap / plans for 8.0 in their meeting on June 28, 2023 (immediately after the 7.6 release). This plan was presented to the Leadership Group on August 9, 2023 (notes are public).
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DSpace Steering has set a goal of having all future DSpace major releases in April of each year. For example, 9.0 would be in April 2025, 10.0 in April 2026, etc.
8.0 Development Activities
DSpace 8.0 development activities occur on our DSpace 8.0 Project Board.
Development discussions related to DSpace 8.0 occur in our weekly Developer Meetings
Future Research / Planning
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- To help with development activities (claiming/prioritizing tickets, testing new fixes, etc) please consider joining future Developer Meetings, or getting in touch via Slack or GitHub. We welcome anyone and everyone to contribute. Contributions can be in writing code, reviewing others code, or even simply testing someone else's code works properly.
- To help with documentation (e.g. https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x), please create a Wiki account (email wikihelp@lyrasis.org) and get in touch with Tim Donohue (via Slack or email) to ask for edit access to the documentation.
- To help brainstorm/suggest new features, consider joining the DSpace Community Advisory Team meetings or mailing lists. This is our interest group for repository managers and they help suggest future features to DSpace Steering and developers.
- To help others (and perhaps yourself), consider joining our Mailing Lists and Slack. These are the primary ways that people ask questions and support one another in using DSpace
- Additional Support options are documented on our Support page.
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