[mapserver-users] MapServer 6.0.0 Release

[Peter Hopfgartner]

--------Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com> wrote--------
Subject: [mapserver-users] MapServer 6.0.0 Release
Date: 13.05.2011 02:25

>The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the long awaited release of 
>MapServer 6.0.0.
>

Updated packages for RHEL and CentOS 5.6 can be downloaded from
http://elgis.argeo.org/ testing repository. Scientific Linux need php53 packages in order to install php-mapserver6.
Users, who have mapserver6 beta and rc packages installed are advised to remove those before installing MapServer 6.0.0 packages.

>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:
>
>(RFCs are available online at http://mapserver.org/development/rfc/)
>
>Core Changes in MapServer 6.0 Which Could Affect Existing Applications:
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>   * MS RFC 54: Rendering Interface API
>   * MS RFC 64: MapServer Expression Parser Overhaul
>   * MS RFC 65: Single-pass Query Changes for 6.0
>
>New Features and Notable Enhancements in MapServer 6.0:
>-------------------------------------------------------
>
>   * MS RFC 50: OpenGL Rendering Support
>   * MS RFC 58: Kml Output
>   * MS RFC 60: Labeling enhancement: MAXOVERLAPANGLE
>   * MS RFC 61: Enhance MapServer Feature Style Support
>   * MS RFC 62: Support Additional WFS GetFeature Output Formats
>   * MS RFC 63: Built-in OpenLayers map viewer
>   * MS RFC 66: Better handling of temporary files
>   * MS RFC 67: Enable/Disable Layers in OGC Web Services
>   * MS RFC 68: Support for combining features from multiple layers
>   * MS RFC 69: Support for clustering of features in point layers
>
>More details are also available in the 6.0 release plan at:
>     http://mapserver.org/development/release/release-plan-6.0.html
>
>Migration Guide:
>----------------
>
>Users upgrading to 6.0 from an older 5.x release are strongly encouraged 
>to start by reviewing the 5.6 -> 6.0 migration guide. This document 
>contains important notes on backwards incompatibilities or other changes 
>required when upgrading to 6.0. The latest version is available online
>at:
>
>     http://mapserver.org/MIGRATION_GUIDE.html
>
>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 at 
>http://www.mapserver.org/. 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
>
>
>P.S. A copy of this announcement in pretty print is available online at
>     http://mapserver.org/development/announce/6-0.html
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Congratulations to everybody involved in making this release of MapServer happen!

Peter Hopfgartner
 
R3 GIS Srl - GmbH
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