[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] 2.6 Wrap Up and Awards [RM2.6]
Ruth Frasur
director at hagerstownlibrary.org
Sat Apr 26 08:38:29 EDT 2014
Thanks to everyone who worked on this with a HUGE thanks to Dan as the R.M.
and maker of awesome flair/medals.
On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Dan Wells <dbw2 at calvin.edu> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> With 2.6.0 cut 10 days ago, it is high time for me to give one final
> update before I pass the torch. I haven’t given a formal email progress
> summary since the beta (though a verbal update was given at the
> conference), so we’ll be looking back at both the RC and the 2.6 “final”
> contribution periods.
>
> With 23 tickets committed for the RC and 15 for 2.6.0, the grand total for
> the 2.6 cycle comes to exactly 100 improvements committed. You can see the
> latest two rounds of fixes here:
>
> *https://launchpad.net/evergreen/2.6/2.6.0-rc1*<https://launchpad.net/evergreen/2.6/2.6.0-rc1>
>
> and here:
>
> *https://launchpad.net/evergreen/2.6/2.6.0*<https://launchpad.net/evergreen/2.6/2.6.0>
>
> While Launchpad gives us a nuts and bolts view of things, with a final
> release comes a better way to look more broadly at the changes: release
> notes! You can read the release notes for 2.6 here:
>
> *http://evergreen-ils.org/documentation/release/RELEASE_NOTES_2_6.html*<http://evergreen-ils.org/documentation/release/RELEASE_NOTES_2_6.html>
>
> Of course, the beat goes on, and a few important fixes have already been
> committed for what will be 2.6.1. I encourage anyone looking at 2.6.0 to
> read up on these recent commits and decide whether they might affect your
> local use:
>
> *https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+milestone/2.6.1*<https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+milestone/2.6.1>
>
> My expectation is still that 2.6.1 will be cut relatively early (within
> the next week or two), and that normal monthly updates will begin with
> 2.6.2.
>
>
> Overall, I am proud of all that we have been able to accomplish these past
> two cycles. With that in mind, I’d like to take another moment to
> recognize those who put forth the necessary effort to make 2.6 a reality.
> Of course this means medals, and for this round, you will notice that the
> medals are now rimmed in maroon. This is meant not only to distinguish
> these final medals from the rest, but also as a modest gesture to my
> employer Calvin College, without whom I would not be involved with
> Evergreen, and without whose support I could not have managed these last
> two releases.
>
> Here are the recipients of the final Evergreen Medals of Honour for the
> 2.6 release (RC and 2.6.0 combined):
>
> A. HANCOCK Medal of Fortitude (for reviewing and signing off on another
> community member's code)
> 1. GOLD Recipients (granted for signing off on at least 6 branches)
>
> *http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Hancock_Medal_2_6_**Final*
> *_Gold.png*<http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Hancock_Medal_2_6_Final_Gold.png>
> Ben Shum
> Galen Charlton
> Remington Steed
> 2. SILVER Recipients (at least 2 signoffs)
>
> *http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Hancock_Medal_2_6_**Final*
> *_Silver.png*<http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Hancock_Medal_2_6_Final_Silver.png>
> Bill Erickson
> 3. BRONZE Recipients (at least 1 signoff)
>
> *http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Hancock_Medal_2_6_**Final*
> *_Bronze.png*<http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Hancock_Medal_2_6_Final_Bronze.png>
> Doug Kyle
> Jason Stephenson
> Jeff Godin
> Kathy Lussier
> Mike Rylander
>
> B. BARTON Medal of Steadfastness (for contributing in general to the code
> review process)
> 1. GOLD Recipients (granted for contributing to at least 7 bug reviews)
> *http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Barton_Medal_2_6_*
> *Final**_Gold.png*<http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Barton_Medal_2_6_Final_Gold.png>
> Ben Shum
> Bill Erickson
> Galen Charlton
> Mike Rylander
> 2. SILVER Recipients (at least 3 bugs)
> *http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Barton_Medal_2_6_*
> *Final**_Silver.png*<http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Barton_Medal_2_6_Final_Silver.png>
> Chris Sharp
> Dan Scott
> Grace Dunbar
> Jason Etheridge
> Jason Stephenson
> Kathy Lussier
> Lebbeous Fogle-Weekley
> Remington Steed
> 3. BRONZE Recipients (at least 1 bug)
> *http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Barton_Medal_2_6_*
> *Final**_Bronze.png*<http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Barton_Medal_2_6_Final_Bronze.png>
> Christine Morgan
> Doug Kyle
> Elaine Hardy
> Elliot Voris
> Erica Rohlfs
> Holly Brennan
> Jeff Godin
> Jennifer Pringle
> Mark Cooper
> Michael Peters
> Michele Morgan
> Pasi Kallinen
> Rogan Hamby
> Sarah Childs
> Srey Seng
> Steve Callender
> Tim Spindler
> Tina Ji
> Tony Bandy
> Warren Layton
> Yamil Suarez
>
> C. ARMSTRONG Medal of Courage (for installing and testing a release
> tarball, and reporting back)
> 1. GOLD Recipients (granted for simply doing this!)
>
> *http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Armstrong_Medal_2_6_*
> *Final**_Gold.png*<http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Armstrong_Medal_2_6_Final_Gold.png>
> Remington Steed
>
> As always, please contact me if I made any mistakes, as I want everyone to
> get the recognition they deserve!
>
> Along those lines, and in addition to the recognition given above, I’d
> like to give one more medal under the banner of “ask and you shall
> receive.” Mike Rylander single-handedly wrote code to fix a majority of
> the release blockers for 2.6, and mentioned in IRC the possibility of an
> extra medal as a source of motiviation. Who am I to deny such a dream?
> Here it is, with thanks!
>
> D. HAAS Medal of Expeditiousness (for dedication to fixing release
> blockers)
>
> *http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Haas_Medal_2_6_Final_Gold.png*<http://www.calvin.edu/library/images/eg_medals/Haas_Medal_2_6_Final_Gold.png>
> Mike Rylander
>
> I really can’t say it enough, so thanks again to everyone who made
> Evergreen into what it is today. It has been a privilege to serve the
> community as release manager for the past year, and I look forward to
> continuing to serve in different capacities in the future.
>
> Sincerely,
> Dan
>
>
> Daniel Wells
> Library Programmer/Analyst
> Hekman Library, Calvin College
> 616.526.7133
>
>
>
>
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