+1 for the release plan. Thanks, dims
--- Susantha Kumara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > We are happy to announce our plan to release Apache Axis C++ implementation. > > I have volunteered to be the release manager for Apache Axis C++ initial release. > > Following is the release plan. > > > Introduction: > ------------ > This is the release plan for Axis/C++ version 1.0. The > goal of Axis/C++ version 1.0 is to provide a stable platform > for developing Web services using C++ as well as to use Web > services in C++ client applications. > > Major features of Axis/C++ include: > - SOAP engine with both client and server support > - Partial support for both SOAP 1.1 and SOAP 1.2 > - WSDD based deployment with dynamic deployment tools. > - Support for all basic types, Complex types and Arrays > - WSDL2WS tool for building following C/C++ components > Server side - Skeletons and Wrappers > Client side - Stubs > - WSDL2WS tool that generates wrappers, which perform > the following functions. These wrappers act as RPC Providers. > Serialization > Deserialization > Method invocation > - WSDLs hosted statistically in the server. > - Standalone server (with HTTP support) > - Web server modules for Apache HTTPD 1.3 (Linux/Windows) > - Web interface to the deployed services and their WSDLs. > - Sample web services and client applications. > - Supportive documentation for developers and users. > > > Dates: > ----- > The following dates are proposed: > Code freeze October 21, 2003 > Release alpha version October 23, 2003 > Release beta version October 30, 2003 > Release 1.0 November 6, 2003 > > Once release freeze is achieved, inclusion of fixes into the release > requires consensus of active Axis committers. Deferring of a fix > requires simple majority. > > Fixes are to continue to be made on the "HEAD" of the release. Once > there is consensus that a particular fix is to be included in the > release, I'll merge it into the branch. In order to make this as smooth > and as painless a process as possible for the release manager, I'll ask > that committers show restraint in committing unrelated fixes to the HEAD > during this time in areas of the code that might interfere with the > merge process. > > > Release Criteria: > ---------------- > - All Axis/C++ functional tests pass. > - All critical bugs are fixed > - Basic interop tests pass > - Confirmation that the released version works on Apache HTTP > 1.3* on Win32 and Linux > > > Release Manager: > --------------- > Susantha Kumara, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Release Announcements: > --------------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Thanks, > > Susantha (on behalf of Axis C++ team) > > ===== Davanum Srinivas - http://webservices.apache.org/~dims/
