MapServer Report 2012

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MapServer

 * Contact name: Steve Lime, PSC Chair

Key Accomplishments

 * One major release:
 * MapServer 6.2 released on November 14, 2012. See the Release Announcement for the list of new features and enhancements in this release
 * Several minor releases tied to bug fixes and security improvements:
 * Release of x.y.z on mmm dd, see announcement
 * Release of x.y.z+1 ...
 * Participation in the Seattle/IslandWood Code Sprint in February 2012
 * ??Migration from Trac/SVN to GitHub??

Areas for Improvement

 * Keeping documentation up-to-date with development remains a challenge
 * Continue work to attract additional developer talent to the project.
 * Cleanup bug backlog (550+ open bugs), and triage new bugs more effectively.
 * Google Summer of Code: continue to try and attract more students

Opportunities to Help

 * General website, documentation and translations maintenance.
 * New coders always welcome, a good way to start is by contributing bug reports and patches.
 * Experienced users can contribute to the release process by testing the betas and release candidates and reporting their results.

Outlook for 2013

 * Participation in the Boston Code Sprint in March 2013
 * MapServer 6.4 to be released sometime in 2013.
 * Planned enhancements include:
 * see the 6.4 Release Plan