DSpace 5.0 is still in the planning stages and will be released sometime in late (likely Nov/Dec) 2014 |
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The list of features below is entirely speculative. Features are not deemed finalized until the code is in-hand and accepted. If you are a developer and you'd like to contribute to DSpace 5.0, you can do so by doing the following:
The earlier you make your contribution known, the more likely it is that it will be accepted into 5.0. The later you share your code / ideas, the more likely it is that we'll need to reschedule it for a later release. Usually we need to have the contribution in-hand (or at least be well aware of what it involves) before Summer to ensure it won't conflict with other contributions and can get a thorough review. |
Please feel free to list features / contributions you plan to develop for 5.0. You can also add a JIRA ticket and mark it for "5.0" which will put it on the automated list below (see "Possible JIRA tickets to resolve")
This is the list of JIRA tickets ("New Features" and Improvements) currently scheduled for 5.0. There is no guarantee they will all be completed in time for 5.0 release, and tickets may be dropped/added to the list at any time. But, if you'd like to volunteer to help with one, please let us know by attaching a comment to the ticket in question.
The following changes have already been made to the codebase and will be released in 5.0. Please note that the below listing is dynamically generated, so it will be changing as we continue to add new features, improvements and bug fixes to the 5.0 release.
Instead of a single "Release Coordinator", the DSpace 5.0 release will be managed by a "Release Team".
All Release Team membership information is tentative, as of July 8, 2013. Please feel free to volunteer if you are interested!
Your contributions are welcome now! Code and documentation need not be finished, so long as it is working and we can all see what it is for. Time is set aside for fixing, polishing, and integration. We have some general Code Contribution Guidelines available, but you are also welcome to ask questions on the dspace-devel mailing list.
Date | Milestone | What it means |
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October 07 | Deadline for feature pull requests | If you wish to contribute features to DSpace 5.0, you must submit a pull request by this date. |
October 09 | Weekly developers' meeting devoted to review of feature pull requests for 5.0 | The entire hour's meeting will be used to discuss proposed features submitted by the deadline. |
October 16 | Weekly developers' meeting devoted to review of feature pull requests for 5.0 | The entire hour's meeting will be used to discuss proposed features submitted by the deadline. |
October 21 | Feature freeze | DSpace 5.0 is considered feature-complete on this date. Only bugfixes will be pulled between this date and final release. |
October 31 | Release Candidate 1 tagged | A DSpace 5.0 Release Candidate will be available for wider testing. |
November 04-15 | Testathon | Intensive public testing of the RC is invited. The Release Team will focus on getting problems resolved. |
November 21 | Release Candidate 2 tagged | An updated DSpace 5.0 Release Candidate will be available for wider testing. |
December 04 | DSpace 5.0 release tagged | DSpace 5.0 is released for general use. |
Release Process needs to proceed according to the following Maven release process: Release Procedure