:construction: preparing a release (need to pick up from step 5 of the release guide)
diff --git a/doc/sign-log4net-libraries.sh b/doc/sign-log4net-libraries.sh
index 55d5767..59702f7 100644
--- a/doc/sign-log4net-libraries.sh
+++ b/doc/sign-log4net-libraries.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # see https://infra.apache.org/release-signing#openpgp-ascii-detach-sig
 DID_SOMETHING=0
-for f in log4net*.nupkg log4net*.zip; do
+for f in *log4net*.nupkg *log4net*.zip; do
   DID_SOMETHING=1
   echo "signing: $f"
   gpg --armor --output $f.asc --detach-sig $f
diff --git a/local-tasks/build-site.js b/local-tasks/build-site.js
index f87fe82..8e27cf0 100644
--- a/local-tasks/build-site.js
+++ b/local-tasks/build-site.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         let extra;
         switch (os.platform()) {
             case "win32":
-                extra = "You may install maven via scoop (https://scoop.sh/)";
+                extra = "You may install maven via chocolatey (https://chocolatey.org)";
                 break;
             case "darwin":
                 extra = "You may install maven via homebrew";
diff --git a/src/integration-testing/log4net-672/log4net.config b/src/integration-testing/log4net-672/log4net.config
index 0e685d6..42ed1b6 100644
--- a/src/integration-testing/log4net-672/log4net.config
+++ b/src/integration-testing/log4net-672/log4net.config
@@ -10,9 +10,22 @@
     <preserveLogFileNameExtension value="true" />
     <staticLogFileName value="false" />
     <layout type="log4net.Layout.XmlLayout"/>
+    <fix value="Partial" />
+  </appender>
+  <appender name="BufferingForwardingAppender" type="log4net.APpender.BufferingForwardingAppender">
+    <bufferSize value="100" />
+    <fix value="Partial" />
+    <appender-ref ref="ConsoleAppender"/>
+  </appender>
+  <appender name="ConsoleAppender" type="log4net.Appender.ConsoleAppender">
+    <target value="Console.Out" />
+    <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
+      <conversionPattern value="[console] %message%newline" />
+    </layout>
   </appender>
   <root>
     <level value="ALL"/>
     <appender-ref ref="LogFileAppenderXML" />
+    <appender-ref ref="BufferingForwardingAppender" />
   </root>
 </log4net>    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/log4net/Core/LoggingEvent.cs b/src/log4net/Core/LoggingEvent.cs
index cf228a7..9dd9a12 100644
--- a/src/log4net/Core/LoggingEvent.cs
+++ b/src/log4net/Core/LoggingEvent.cs
@@ -200,106 +200,6 @@
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Flags passed to the <see cref="LoggingEvent.Fix"/> property
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>
-    /// <para>
-    /// Flags passed to the <see cref="LoggingEvent.Fix"/> property
-    /// </para>
-    /// </remarks>
-    /// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
-    [Flags]
-    public enum FixFlags
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fix the MDC
-        /// </summary>
-        [Obsolete("Replaced by composite Properties")]
-        Mdc = 0x01,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fix the NDC
-        /// </summary>
-        Ndc = 0x02,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fix the rendered message
-        /// </summary>
-        Message = 0x04,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fix the thread name
-        /// </summary>
-        ThreadName = 0x08,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fix the callers location information
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// CAUTION: Very slow to generate
-        /// </remarks>
-        LocationInfo = 0x10,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fix the callers windows user name
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// CAUTION: Slow to generate
-        /// </remarks>
-        UserName = 0x20,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fix the domain friendly name
-        /// </summary>
-        Domain = 0x40,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fix the callers principal name
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// CAUTION: May be slow to generate
-        /// </remarks>
-        Identity = 0x80,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fix the exception text
-        /// </summary>
-        Exception = 0x100,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fix the event properties. Active properties must implement <see cref="IFixingRequired"/> in order to be eligible for fixing.
-        /// </summary>
-        Properties = 0x200,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// No fields fixed
-        /// </summary>
-        None = 0x0,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// All fields fixed
-        /// </summary>
-        All = 0xFFFFFFF,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Partial fields fixed
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// <para>
-        /// This set of partial fields gives good performance. The following fields are fixed:
-        /// </para>
-        /// <list type="bullet">
-        /// <item><description><see cref="Message"/></description></item>
-        /// <item><description><see cref="ThreadName"/></description></item>
-        /// <item><description><see cref="Exception"/></description></item>
-        /// <item><description><see cref="Domain"/></description></item>
-        /// <item><description><see cref="Properties"/></description></item>
-        /// </list>
-        /// </remarks>
-        Partial = Message | ThreadName | Exception | Domain | Properties,
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
     /// The internal representation of logging events. 
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
diff --git a/src/log4net/log4net.csproj b/src/log4net/log4net.csproj
index 27707b6..e034b6a 100644
--- a/src/log4net/log4net.csproj
+++ b/src/log4net/log4net.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PackageId>log4net</PackageId>
-    <Version>2.0.14</Version>
+    <Version>2.0.15</Version>
     <Title>Apache log4net</Title>
     <Product>Apache log4net</Product>
     <Description>
diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/download_log4net.xml b/src/site/xdoc/download_log4net.xml
index 0ce3852..1ae3e4e 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/download_log4net.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/download_log4net.xml
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
 
     </section>
 
-    <section name="log4net 2.0.14">
+    <section name="log4net 2.0.15">
 
       <subsection name="Source">
         <table>
           <tr>
-            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/source/apache-log4net-source-2.0.14.zip">apache-log4net-source-2.0.14.zip</a></td>
-            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/source/apache-log4net-source-2.0.14.zip.sha512">sha512</a></td>
-            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/source/apache-log4net-source-2.0.14.zip.asc">pgp</a></td>
+            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/source/apache-log4net-source-2.0.15.zip">apache-log4net-source-2.0.15.zip</a></td>
+            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/source/apache-log4net-source-2.0.15.zip.sha512">sha512</a></td>
+            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/source/apache-log4net-source-2.0.15.zip.asc">pgp</a></td>
           </tr>
         </table>
       </subsection>
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@
         <p>Binaries are available in a zip file or nupkg, which is also available from <a href="https://www.nuget.org/packages/log4net/">nuget.org</a></p>
         <table>
           <tr>
-            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net-binaries-2.0.14.zip">log4net-binaries-2.0.14.zip</a></td>
-            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net-binaries-2.0.14.zip.sha512">sha512</a></td>
-            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net-binaries-2.0.14.zip.asc">pgp</a></td>
+            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net-binaries-2.0.15.zip">log4net-binaries-2.0.15.zip</a></td>
+            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net-binaries-2.0.15.zip.sha512">sha512</a></td>
+            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net-binaries-2.0.15.zip.asc">pgp</a></td>
           </tr>
           <tr>
-            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net.2.0.14.nupkg">log4net-2.0.14.nupkg</a></td>
-            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net.2.0.14.nupkg.sha512">sha512</a></td>
-            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net.2.0.14.nupkg.asc">pgp</a></td>
+            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net.2.0.15.nupkg">log4net-2.0.15.nupkg</a></td>
+            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net.2.0.15.nupkg.sha512">sha512</a></td>
+            <td><a href="https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4net/binaries/apache-log4net.2.0.15.nupkg.asc">pgp</a></td>
           </tr>
         </table>
       </subsection>
diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/release/config-examples.xml b/src/site/xdoc/release/config-examples.xml
index 9d62879..c5a2ec3 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/release/config-examples.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/release/config-examples.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
             <section id="adonetappender" name="AdoNetAppender">
                 <p>
                     For full details see the SDK Reference entry: <a href="sdk/html/T_log4net_Appender_AdoNetAppender.htm">log4net.Appender.AdoNetAppender</a>.
+                    <u>Please see notes on the <a href="#bufferingforwardingappender">BufferingForwardingAppender</a> about performance and data fixing</u>
                 </p>
                 <p>
                     The configuration of the <span class="code">AdoNetAppender</span> depends on the
@@ -476,6 +477,17 @@
                 <source language="xml"><![CDATA[
 <appender name="BufferingForwardingAppender" type="log4net.Appender.BufferingForwardingAppender" >
     <bufferSize value="100"/>
+    <!--
+        The value here may be an enum name or a number which can be
+        cast to the required set of flags. 
+        
+        The default value is All, which may negatively impact performance enough to warrant
+        changing it to fix less data.
+        
+        More information can be found at
+        https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/blob/master/src/log4net/Core/FixFlags.cs
+    -->    
+    <fix value="All"/>
     <appender-ref ref="ConsoleAppender" />
 </appender>
                 ]]></source>
@@ -572,6 +584,10 @@
             <section id="eventlogappender" name="EventLogAppender">
                 <p>
                     For full details see the SDK Reference entry: <a href="sdk/html/T_log4net_Appender_EventLogAppender.htm">log4net.Appender.EventLogAppender</a>.
+                    Please note that this appender is not natively available in log4net for dotnet standard, as
+                    it would bring in windows dependencies for non-windows consumers. Please see 
+                    <a href="https://www.nuget.org/packages/log4net.appenders.netcore">https://www.nuget.org/packages/log4net.appenders.netcore</a>
+                    for an alternative if you still require EventLog logging for netstandard targets.
                 </p>
                 <p>
                     The following example shows how to configure the <span class="code">EventLogAppender</span> to log
@@ -805,6 +821,7 @@
             <section id="remotingappender" name="RemotingAppender">
                 <p>
                     For full details see the SDK Reference entry: <a href="sdk/html/T_log4net_Appender_RemotingAppender.htm">log4net.Appender.RemotingAppender</a>.
+                    <u>Please see notes on the <a href="#bufferingforwardingappender">BufferingForwardingAppender</a> about performance and data fixing</u>
                 </p>
                 <p>
                     The following example shows how to configure the <span class="code">RemotingAppender</span>
@@ -935,6 +952,7 @@
             <section id="smtpappender" name="SmtpAppender">
                 <p>
                     For full details see the SDK Reference entry: <a href="sdk/html/T_log4net_Appender_SmtpAppender.htm">log4net.Appender.SmtpAppender</a>.
+                    <u>Please see notes on the <a href="#bufferingforwardingappender">BufferingForwardingAppender</a> about performance and data fixing</u>
                 </p>
                 <p>
                     The following example shows how to configure the <span class="code">SmtpAppender</span>
@@ -1004,6 +1022,7 @@
             <section id="smtppickupdirappender" name="SmtpPickupDirAppender">
                 <p>
                     For full details see the SDK Reference entry: <a href="sdk/html/T_log4net_Appender_SmtpPickupDirAppender.htm">log4net.Appender.SmtpPickupDirAppender</a>.
+                    <u>Please see notes on the <a href="#bufferingforwardingappender">BufferingForwardingAppender</a> about performance and data fixing</u>
                 </p>
                 <p>
                     The <span class="code">SmtpPickupDirAppender</span> is configured similarly
diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/release/release-notes.xml b/src/site/xdoc/release/release-notes.xml
index fe410ce..08018c7 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/release/release-notes.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/release/release-notes.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,33 @@
     <body>
 
         <section id="main" name="Apache log4net&#x2122; Release Notes">
+            <section id="2.0.15" name="2.0.15">
+            Attention: .NET 3.5 Client Profile is <i>no longer supported</i>. I'm really sorry, I've tried
+            to keep as many of the legacy targets available as possible, but after spending another 4 or so 
+            hours trying to get net35-client to build on any machine, I've given up - as far as I'm aware,
+            this should only affect Windows XP clients. I'm afraid 2.0.14 was the end of the road for you.
+
+            Apache log4net 2.0.15 addresses reported issues:
+              <section id="2.0.15-bug" name="Bug fixes">
+                <ul>
+                  <li>Improper usage of xml namespacing for netfx targets after a netstandard update (
+                    <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/LOG4NET/issues/LOG4NET-685">LOG4NET-685</a>, 
+                    related <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/LOG4NET/issues/LOG4NET-683">LOG4NET-683</a>)</li>
+                  <li>Locking hashtables during write in RenderMap calls to make them thread-safe (
+                    <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/LOG4NET/issues/LOG4NET-646">LOG4NET-646</a>)</li>
+                  <li>An issue where RollingFilAppender would sometimes overwrite files instead of rolling them (
+                    <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/LOG4NET/issues/LOG4NET-672">LOG4NET-672</a>)</li>
+                </ul>
+              </section>
+              <section id="2.0.15-enhancements" name="Enhancements">
+                <ul>
+                  <li><a href="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/pull/81">Enforce TLS1.2 in the ps1 scripts provided for dev use</a></li>  
+                  <li><a href="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/pull/80">Corrected links in README</a></li>
+                  <li><a href="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/pull/89">Open up the internals of LogEvent a bit for extension purposes</a></li>
+                  <li>Add information about FixFlags and performance to the BufferingAppender (and derivative) documentation</li>
+                </ul>
+              </section>
+            </section>
             <section id="2.0.14" name="2.0.14">
               Apache log4net 2.0.14 is a minor release to address some reported issues
               and accept a pull request provided by a community member: