[OSGeo-Discuss] GeoServer 2.9.0 Released

[Jody Garnett]

The GeoServer team is happy to announce the release of GeoServer 2.9.0:

   - http://geoserver.org/release/2.9.0/

This is the new stable release suitable for use in production. This
release *requires
the use of Java 8*.

Important updates:

   - Web admin application layer, preview, global settings, image
   processing and raster access screens have been updated.
   - User guide has been restructured for ease of navigation and to reduce
   duplication
   - The REST API can now be used to manage icons, fonts and configuration
   files and report on the status of installed components.
   - Internally this release features Wicket 7 and Spring 4 and the latest
   JAI-Ext library.
   - Layer bounds can now be generated from spatial reference systems extent
   - Styles can now be configured with a custom legend.
   - For more details please see the blog post
   <http://blog.geoserver.org/2016/05/30/geoserver-2-9-0-released/> and
   release notes  (2.9.0
   <https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10000&version=13003>
   |RC1
   <https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10000&version=12502>
   |beta2
   <https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10000&version=12700>
   |beta
   <https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10000&version=12100>
   |M0
   <https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10000&version=11401>
   )

Thanks to Jody and Devon (from Boundless) for publishing this release. This
release was delayed for two months due to incompatibility with Java 8.
Thanks for the dedicated testing a fix support from Andrea, Alessandro,
Alex, Ben, Brad, Jukka, Niels, Torben and others during this long release
cycle. Special thanks to sponsors of the Wicket 7 upgrade
<https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Code_Sprint_2016> sprint: OSGeo
<http://www.osgeo.org/>, Boundless <http://boundlessgeo.com/>, Vivid
Solutions <http://www.vividsolutions.com/>, How 2 Map
<http://www.how2map.com/>, San Jose Water Company <https://www.sjwater.com/>
, Transient <http://transient.nz/>, Geobeyond <http://www.geobeyond.it/> (with
in-kind sponsors GeoSolutions, CCRi, Astun Technology and Voyager).
--
The GeoServer Team
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