I've cut the sakai-2.6.0-rc04 tag that binds to the new kernel-1.0.8 release. It is ready for installation to QA servers.

The tag is available at

https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/sakai/tags/sakai-2.6.0-rc04/

sakai-2.6.0-rc04 issues addressed:

http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/jira/browse/SAK/fixforversion/11500

I've cut the sakai-2.6.0-rc03 tag that binds to the new kernel-1.0.7 release. It is ready for installation to QA servers. I held off on cutting the tag for a day in order to include a fix for an assignments blocker that was discovered and resolved on Friday.

The tag is available at

https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/sakai/tags/sakai-2.6.0-rc03/

[INFO] sakai-2.6.0-rc03 issues addressed:

http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/jira/browse/SAK/fixforversion/11489

[INFO] kernel-1.0.7 issues addressed:

http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/jira/browse/KNL/fixforversion/11482

[WARN] I've moved all kernel SNAPSHOT artifacts to the new Sakai Maven2 SNAPSHOT repo. Sakai trunk, 2.6.x and 2.6.0 branch and sakai-2.6.0-rc3 /master/pom.xml have all been updated to operate with this new repo. If you have your own vendor dump or custom master/pom.xml please add the following declaration to the &l ... Read More »

I've released sakai-kernel-1.0.6 and updated the Sakai maven2 repo.  1.0.6 has been released in support of the upcoming sakai-2.6.0 release.  The issues addressed by 1.0.6 can be reviewed in Jira.  Issues addressed by earlier releases can also be reviewed in Jira.


MAVEN2 REPO

The maven2 repo includes the following new or refreshed artifacts:

https://source.sakaiproject.org/maven2/org/sakaiproject/kernel/

1.0.6
1.0.7-SNAPSHOT
1.1-SNAP ... Read More »

I've released sakai-kernel-1.0.4 and updated the Sakai maven2 repo.  1.0.4 has been released in support of the upcoming sakai-2.6.0 release.  The issues addressed by 1.0.4 can be reviewed in Jira.  Issues addressed by earlier releases can also be reviewed in Jira.


MAVEN2 REPO

The maven2 repo includes the following new or refreshed artifacts:

https://source.sakaiproject.org/maven2/org/sakaiproject/kernel/

1.0.4
1.0.5-SNAPSH ... Read More »

The K1 team plans to release Kernel (K1) 1.0.4 on Friday, 27 March 2009 in order to address a small set of issues prior to the release of the next Sakai 2.6.0 tag (quite possibly sakai-2.6.0-rc01, otherwise sakai-2.6.0-beta04).  If all goes well, the 1.0.4 release will be the final K1 release before the advent of Sakai 2.6.0.  We invite review and comment on the upcoming release including open discussion of non-security-related issues that are currently not targeted for 1.0.4.

We have begun the process of subjecting K1 code to FindBugs scrutiny; issues generated by FindBugs are being addressed in trunk but in the main have not been merged to the 1.0.x branch given that we are in the final Sakai 2.6.0 testing phase.

K1 1.0.4 issues (fixed):

http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/jira/browse/KNL/fix ... Read More »

Last night I released version 1.2.0 of the sakai-maven-plugin in support of the upcoming Sakai 2.6.0 release. This is a trunk release of 1.2-SNAPSHOT (no maintenance branch having previously been created). 1.2-SNAPSHOT has been in use for some time now as a Maven build plugin dependency in both the Sakai trunk and Sakai 2.6.x master/pom.xml and a release is well overdue.

I have also created a plugin 1.2.x maintenance branch (1.2.1-SNAPSHOT) as well as updated plugin trunk to 1.3-SNAPSHOT.  The maven2 repo has been updated with all three artifacts.

A quick test of the 1.2.0 repo artifact against an empty .m2/repository/org/sakaiproject/maven folder and a Sakai trunk build was successful. The new plugin artifact was downloaded and Sakai trunk was built, deployed and started up in Tomcat.

Usually, suggested bindings would be as follows: ... Read More »

I've generated the sakai-2.6.0-beta03 tag and it's ready for deployment to the QA servers.  Beta03 binds to Kernel 1.0.3 and includes a number of additional Samigo fixes merged into the 2.6.x branch this morning by David Horwitz.

The tag downloads, builds, deploys and starts up in Tomcat 5.5.26 against my local  MySQL 5.0.51 database.

https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/master/tags/sakai-2.6.0-beta03/

Cheers from sunny, breezy Cape Town.

Paulo Alves reports that the Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Portugal) is now running Sakai 2.5.3 in production.  IPB.virtual (https://virtual.ipb.pt/portal) replaces Moodle, ATutor and a home-grown system.  IPB's Sakai installation is home to over 800 sites and serves 5,891 users.  The application is supported by 1.9 FTEs.

All good news.

I was invited to speak again at the Sakai eFundi showcase at the Mafikeng campus of North West University.  I had to get my jet-lagged body up at 5:00 am in order to join a combie of NWU Potch folks for the two and a half hour drive from the Potchestroom campus to Mafikeng but it was well worth the effort.

Mafikeng began using eFundi in 2008 (a year or so after Potch).  It represents their first foray into online collaboration and learning and many of the faculty, staff and students have little experience with computers let alone the internet.  In 2008 only 5 modules (approximating a course) were available to Mafikeng students; online Mafikeng modules have now risen to over 60.

I was asked to provide a Sakai briefing,  Although I spoke at Mafikeng in 2008 many in room remain ignorant of ... Read More »

I generated the 2.5.4 release artifacts late last week and testing is nearly complete.  I'd like to encourage Sakai Community members to grab an artifact (or two), make sure they build and start up in Tomcat and report back your findings.