From 77dd5beda762c433f8d96401455ec355ac43b11a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Bennett Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 04:09:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Draft 1.2 RC release notes git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@13115 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 --- docs/releases/1.2-rc-1.txt | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 103 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/releases/1.2-rc-1.txt diff --git a/docs/releases/1.2-rc-1.txt b/docs/releases/1.2-rc-1.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..57f797f123 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/releases/1.2-rc-1.txt @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +.. _releases-1.2-rc-1: + +============================= +Django 1.2 RC 1 release notes +============================= + + +May 5, 2010 + +Welcome to the first Django 1.2 release candidate! + +This is the third -- and likely last -- in a series of +preview/development releases leading up to the eventual release of +Django 1.2. This release is targeted primarily at developers who are +interested in trying out new features and testing the Django codebase +to help identify and resolve any critical bugs prior to the final 1.2 +release. + +As such, this release is not yet intended for production use, and any +such use is discouraged. + +Django has been feature frozen since the 1.2 beta release, so this +release candidate contains no new features, only bugfixes; for a +summary of features new to Django 1.2, consult the :ref:`1.2 alpha +` and :ref:`1.2 beta ` +release notes. + + +Python compatibility +==================== + +While not a new feature, it's important to note that Django 1.2 +introduces the first shift in our Python compatibility policy since +Django's initial public debut. Previous Django releases were tested +and supported on 2.x Python versions from 2.3 up; Django 1.2, however, +drops official support for Python 2.3. As such, the minimum Python +version required for Django is now 2.4, and Django is tested and +supported on Python 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6, and will be supported on the +as-yet-unreleased Python 2.7. + +This change should affect only a small number of Django users, as most +operating-system vendors today are shipping Python 2.4 or newer as +their default version. If you're still using Python 2.3, however, +you'll need to stick to Django 1.1 until you can upgrade; per +:ref:`our support policy `, Django 1.1 will +continue to receive security support until the release of Django 1.3. + +A roadmap for Django's overall 2.x Python support, and eventual +transition to Python 3.x, is currently being developed, and will be +announced prior to the release of Django 1.3. + + +The Django 1.2 roadmap +====================== + +As of this release candidate, Django 1.2 is in both feature freeze and +"string freeze" -- all strings marked for translation in the Django +codebase will retain their current form in the final Django 1.2 +release. Only critical release-blocking bugs and updated translation +files will receive attention between now and the final 1.2 +release. Note that Django's localization infrastructure has been +expanded for 1.2, and translation packages should now include a +``formats.py`` file containing data for localized formatting of +numbers and dates. + +If no critical bugs are discovered, Django 1.2 will be released +approximately one week after this release candidate, on or about May +12, 2010. + + +What you can do to help +======================= + +In order to provide a high-quality 1.2 release, we need your +help. Although this release candidate is, again, *not* intended for +production use, you can help the Django team by trying out this +release candidate in a safe testing environment and reporting any bugs +or issues you encounter. The Django ticket tracker is the central +place to search for open issues: + + * http://code.djangoproject.com/timeline + +Please open a new ticket only if no existing ticket corresponds to a +problem you're running into. + +Additionally, discussion of Django development, including progress +toward the 1.2 release, takes place daily on the django-developers +mailing list: + + * http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers + +... and in the ``#django-dev`` IRC channel on ``irc.freenode.net``. If you're +interested in helping out with Django's development, feel free to join the +discussions there. + +Django's online documentation also includes pointers on how to contribute to +Django: + + * :ref:`How to contribute to Django ` + +Contributions on any level -- developing code, writing documentation or simply +triaging tickets and helping to test proposed bugfixes -- are always welcome and +appreciated.