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** MapServer 6.2 released on November 14, 2012. See the [http://www.mapserver.org/development/announce/6-2.html Release Announcement] for the list of new features and enhancements in this release | ** MapServer 6.2 released on November 14, 2012. See the [http://www.mapserver.org/development/announce/6-2.html Release Announcement] for the list of new features and enhancements in this release | ||
* Several minor releases tied to bug fixes and security improvements: | * Several minor releases tied to bug fixes and security improvements: | ||
| − | ** Release of | + | ** Release of 6.0.2 and 5.6.8 on February 8, see [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2012-February/071476.html announcement] |
| − | ** Release of | + | ** Release of 6.0.3 on May 18, see [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2012-May/072329.html announcement] |
* Participation in the [[IslandWood_Code_Sprint_2012| Seattle/IslandWood Code Sprint]] in February 2012 | * Participation in the [[IslandWood_Code_Sprint_2012| Seattle/IslandWood Code Sprint]] in February 2012 | ||
| − | * | + | * Migration of source repository and tickets management from SVN/Trac to GitHub, see [http://www.mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-84.html RFC 84] |
=== Areas for Improvement === | === Areas for Improvement === | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 13 May 2013
IMPORTANT: This is a work in progress. Needs more editing, not ready for publishing.
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 6.0.2 and 5.6.8 on February 8, see announcement
- Release of 6.0.3 on May 18, see announcement
- Participation in the Seattle/IslandWood Code Sprint in February 2012
- Migration of source repository and tickets management from SVN/Trac to GitHub, see RFC 84
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
- Planned enhancements include: