[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] 2.6 Wrap Up and Awards [RM2.6]

[Mike Rylander]

I echo Dan's thanks to everyone who pitched in on 2.6.

Dan, I'm particularly honored by the HAAS medal ... I'm always happy
to fight a clog, and the plungers are perfect. ;)

--miker

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
>
> and here:
>
> 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
>
> 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
>
> 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
>         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
>         Bill Erickson
> 3. BRONZE Recipients (at least 1 signoff)
>
> 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
>         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
>         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
>         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
>         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
>         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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