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Subject: [ANN] Struts #.#.# [GA | Beta] release available
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The Apache Struts group is pleased to announce that Struts 2#.0#.6# is available as a "#####[Beta | General Availability]" release. \[\[The Beta designation indicates that we believe the distribution needs wider testing before being upgraded to a "General Availability" release. Your input is essential.\] The GA designation is our highest quality grade.] Apache Struts 2 is an elegant, extensible framework for creating enterprise-ready Java web applications. The framework is designed to streamline the full development cycle, from building, to deploying, to maintaining applications over time. \] [ [This release includes one important security fix:] All developers are strongly advised to update existing Struts 2 applications to Struts #.#.#. Struts #.#.# is available in a full distribution, or as separate library, source, example and documentation distributions, from the releases page. * http://struts.apache.org/download.cgi#struts###] The release is also available from the central Maven repository under Group ID "org.apache.struts". The #.#.x series of the Apache Struts framework has a minimum requirement of the following specification versions: * Java Servlet #2.#4 and JavaServer Pages (JSP) #2.#0 * Java 2 Standard Platform Edition (J2SE) #.#5 The release notes are available online at: * [http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/version-notes-###.html] Should any issues arise with your use of any version of the Struts framework, please post your comments to the user list, and, if appropriate, file a tracking ticket with JIRA..appropriate, file a tracking ticket: * https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW - The Apache Struts group. |
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- When a serious security issue arises, we should try to create a
#.#.#.X
branch from the last GA release, and apply to that branch only
the security patch. - If the patch first applies to some other dependency, implore the other group to do the same, to avoid side-effects from other changes.
- If the release manager would like to "fast track" a vote, so as to make a security fix available quickly, the preferred procedure is to
Include the term "fast-track" in the subject, as in {{\Wiki Markup [VOTE
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The Struts #.#.#.# test build is now available. (optional (in case of the presence of security bulletin) Release notesIt includes the latest security patches which fix two possible vulnerabilities: * ... * ... For details and the rationale behind these changes, please consult the corresponding security bulletins: * [httphttps://strutscwiki.apache.org/2.x/docs/version-notes-####.html/confluence/display/WW/S2-XXX * https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-XXX Please note that currently these bulletins and the release notes are only visible to logged-in users with the struts-committer role. This is a needed requirement to control disclosure until the actual release is announced. (/optional) Release notes: * [https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/Version+Notes+#.#.#.#] Distribution: * [http://people.apache.org/builds/struts/#.#.#.#/] Maven 2 staging repository: * [https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/] Once you have had a chance to review the test build, please respond with a vote on its quality: [ ] Leave at test build [ ] Alpha [ ] Beta [ ] General Availability (GA) Everyone who has tested the build is invited to vote. Votes by PMC members are considered binding. A vote passes if there are at least three binding +1s and more +1s than -1s. This is a "fast-track" release vote. If we have a positive vote after 24 hours (at least three binding +1s and more +1s than -1s), the release may be submitted for mirroring and announced to the usual channels. The website download link will include the mirroring timestamp parameter [1], which limits the selection of mirrors to those that have been refreshed since the indicated time and date. (After 24 hours, we \*must\* remove the timestamp parameter from the website link, to avoid unnecessary server load.) In the case of a fast-track release, the email announcement will not link directly to <download.cgi>, but to <downloads.html>, so that we can control use of the timestamp parameter. [1] <[http://apache.org/dev/mirrors.html#use|http://apache.org/dev/mirrors.html#use]> - The Apache Struts group. |
Please be sure to update Security Bulletins accordingly as described above.