MapServer 5.0.0 release plan ... and release of beta1

[Ben Tuttle]

Does MS RFC 24 address bug #1975? Sounds like it, but I wanted to check.

On 7/25/07, Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com> wrote:
> MapServer Users,
>
> Here are some details about the upcoming MapServer 5.0 release...
>
> MapServer 5.0 release plan:
> ---------------------------
>
> We have had our v5.0 feature freeze on Monday of this week, which means
> that all new features for version 5.0 are now committed to the SVN
> repository, and for the next few weeks we are in beta mode (i.e. no new
> development, only fixing bugs). We plan to have one beta per week until
> the final release which is planned for the week of September 12, 2007.
>
> A summary of the main features/enhancements in v5.0 is included at the
> end of this email.
>
>
> MapServer 5.0.0-beta1 release:
> ------------------------------
>
> Today we are also releasing MapServer 5.0.0-beta1. The source package
> and links to binaries are available at:
> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/download/beta
>
>
> Call for volunteers
> -------------------
>
> We would like to invite experienced users to contribute to this release
> by testing the latest beta release and reporting any issue via Trac (see
> the "bugs" link on the MapServer website). Please drop us a note on
> mapserver-dev if you plan on helping with testing so that we have an
> idea of how many testers we have and can better coordinate the efforts.
>
> We have also setup a formal checklist to track which areas of the
> software have been tested for each beta. Please see
> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/development/release_plans/mapserver_5_0/mapserver_5_0_qa_checklist
> for more details.
>
>
>
> Highlight of MapServer 5.0 Features/Enhancements
> ================================================
>
> Note: For more details on a specific item, please refer to the
> corresponding RFC document at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/development/rfc
>
> New features:
> ------------
>
> - MS RFC 19: Added Style and Label attribute binding
>
> - MS RFC 21: Raster Color Correction via color lookup table
>
> - MS RFC 27: Added label priority
>
> - MS RFC 29: Added dynamic charting (pie and bar charts)
>
> - MS RFC 31: New mechanism to load/set objects via URL using mapfile syntax
>
> - MS RFC 32: Added support for map rendering using the AGG library for
>    better output quality
>
>
> Long time issues resolved:
> -------------------------
>
> - MS RFC 17: Use dynamic allocation for symbols, layers, classes and styles
>    (got rid of the static limit on the number of instances of each in a map)
>
> - MS RFC 24: Improved memory management and garbage collection for MapScript
>
> - MS RFC 26: Terminology cleanup (layer transparency renamed to opacity,
>    scale becomes scaledenom, symbol style becomes symbol pattern)
>
> - MS RFC 28: Enhanced the debug/logging mechanism to facilitate
>    troubleshooting and tuning applications. Added support for multiple
>    debug levels and more control on output location.
>
>
> ... and numerous fixes and enhancements not listed here...
>