[mapserver-commits] r11689 - in branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/development: . announce

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Author: jmckenna
Date: 2011-05-12 12:41:17 -0700 (Thu, 12 May 2011)
New Revision: 11689

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   branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/development/announce/
   branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/development/announce/6-0.txt
   branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/development/announce/index.txt
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   branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/development/index.txt
Log:
add 6.0 announcement document

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+.. _6-0:
+
+*****************************************************************************
+ 6.0 Announcement
+*****************************************************************************
+
+:Authors: Project Steering Committee
+:Released: 2011-05-12
+
+.. contents:: Table of Contents
+    :depth: 3
+    :backlinks: top
+
+The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the long awaited release of MapServer 6.0.0.
+
+The 6.0 release introduces important changes in key components of the MapServer core, 
+as well as a large number of new features and enhancements. The complete list of changes 
+and enhancements is too long to include here, so here is a quick list of RFCs related 
+to this release:
+
+Core Changes in MapServer 6.0 Which Could Affect Existing Applications
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 54 <rfc54>`: Rendering Interface API
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 64 <rfc64>`: MapServer Expression Parser Overhaul
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 65 <rfc65>`: Single-pass Query Changes for 6.0
+
+New Features and Notable Enhancements in MapServer 6.0
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 50 <rfc50>`: OpenGL Rendering Support
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 58 <rfc58>`: Kml Output
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 60 <rfc60>`: Labeling enhancement: MAXOVERLAPANGLE
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 61 <rfc61>`: Enhance MapServer Feature Style Support
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 62 <rfc62>`: Support Additional WFS GetFeature Output Formats
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 63 <rfc63>`: Built-in OpenLayers map viewer
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 66 <rfc66>`: Better handling of temporary files
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 67 <rfc67>`: Enable/Disable Layers in OGC Web Services
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 68 <rfc68>`: Support for combining features from multiple layers
+  * :ref:`MS RFC 69 <rfc69>`: Support for clustering of features in point layers
+
+More details are also available in the :ref:`6.0 Release Plan <release-plan-6.0>`.
+
+Migration Guide
+---------------
+
+Users upgrading to 6.0 from an older 5.x release are strongly encouraged to start by 
+reviewing the :ref:`5.6 -> 6.0 Migration Guide <migration>`. This document contains 
+important notes on backwards incompatibilities or other changes required when upgrading to 6.0.
+
+Source Code Download
+--------------------
+
+The source for this release can be downloaded at:
+
+    http://mapserver.org/download.html
+
+    or
+    
+    http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-6.0.0.tar.gz
+
+Binary Distributions
+--------------------
+
+Existing ``MS4W`` 3.0 users can upgrade to this MapServer 6.0.0 release by following instructions at:
+http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml?page=RELEASE_mapserver_ms4w3.x_dev-6.0.0.html
+
+``Ubuntu`` Binaries for hardy, lucid, maverick and natty are also built and available 
+in the unstable PPA of UbuntuGIS. See details and instructions at:
+http://trac.osgeo.org/ubuntugis/
+
+The other binary distributions listed in the download page should also be updated 
+with binaries for the new release shortly.
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+The MapServer documentation team is continuing to update and maintain documents, and are 
+happy to announce that MapServer documentation is now available in **English**, **German**, 
+**French**, and **Spanish**. Volunteers are always needed to help translate documents and update 
+the documentation.  The documentation team asks those volunteers interested in translating documents to please 
+introduce yourself on the mapserver-dev email list.
+
+Finally, thank you to all of the users, developers, and supporters of MapServer.  Enjoy!
+
+*The MapServer Team*
+
+
+
+

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--- branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/development/announce/index.txt	                        (rev 0)
+++ branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/development/announce/index.txt	2011-05-12 19:41:17 UTC (rev 11689)
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+.. _announcements:
+
+*****************************************************************************
+ Announcements
+*****************************************************************************
+
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+   6-0
+   

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--- branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/development/index.txt	2011-05-12 18:47:22 UTC (rev 11688)
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    sponsors
    release/index
+   announce/index
    bugs
    svn
    documentation