MapServer Report 2012

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