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** Release of 6.0.1, 5.6.7 and 4.10.7 with security fixes, see [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2011-July/069430.html announcement] | ** Release of 6.0.1, 5.6.7 and 4.10.7 with security fixes, see [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2011-July/069430.html announcement] | ||
* Very strong participation in the [[Montreal_Code_Sprint_2011|Montreal Code Sprint]] in March 2011 | * Very strong participation in the [[Montreal_Code_Sprint_2011|Montreal Code Sprint]] in March 2011 | ||
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* Integration of two new components in the MapServer project, to be included for the first time in the 6.2 release: | * Integration of two new components in the MapServer project, to be included for the first time in the 6.2 release: | ||
** TinyOWS (formerly at [http://tinyows.org/ tinyows.org]) providing WFS and WFS-T, see also [http://mapserver.org/trunk/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-70.html RFC-70] | ** TinyOWS (formerly at [http://tinyows.org/ tinyows.org]) providing WFS and WFS-T, see also [http://mapserver.org/trunk/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-70.html RFC-70] | ||
Revision as of 07:11, 26 July 2012
MapServer
- Contact name: Steve Lime, PSC Chair
Key Accomplishments
- One major release:
- MapServer 6.0 released on May 12, 2011. 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 5.6.6 on January 17, see announcement
- Release of 6.0.1, 5.6.7 and 4.10.7 with security fixes, see announcement
- Very strong participation in the Montreal Code Sprint in March 2011
- Participation in the web mapping server shoot out at FOSS4G 2011.
- Integration of two new components in the MapServer project, to be included for the first time in the 6.2 release:
- TinyOWS (formerly at tinyows.org) providing WFS and WFS-T, see also RFC-70
- MapCache (formerly at Mod-Geocache) providing high performance tile caching and more, see also RFC-71.
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 2012
- Participation in the [[IslandWood_Code_Sprint_2012 | Seattle/IslandWood Code Sprint in February 2012]
- MapServer 6.2 to be release sometime in mid-2012.
- Planned enhancements include:
- see the 6.2 Release Plan
- Planned enhancements include: