| Release Checklist |
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| |
| - build distributions |
| - sign distributions |
| - Generate announcements and HEADER.html |
| - upload distributions to correct dir |
| - tag CVS |
| - generate www pages and upload |
| - bump release ID |
| - send announcements to announcement@apache.org, announcements@xml.apache.org, announcements@jakarta.apache.org |
| - news to newsgroups: comp.lang.java.softwaretools |
| - post stories on |
| *) jakarta news page |
| *) theserverside.com |
| *) freshmeat.net |
| *) www.javaworld.com |
| *) www.javalobby.com |
| *) www.jguru.com |
| *) www.slashdot.org |
| (and follow them up) |