Re: Defining the release

[David Sean Taylor <da...@bluesunrise.com>]

Michael Blum wrote:

> Hello Carsten and David,
> 
> When Pluto was donated to Apache last year it had been tested thoroughly 
> using the Portlet TCK, Version 1.0. This means it had passed all 
> relevant tests successfully with JDK 1.3.1 on Tomcat 4.1.27. These TCK 
> tests include many tests for Portlet Session.
> 
> I received the following message from the Sun folks last week: "If
> Apache folks submit a request and sign the agreements, there is no
> reason why they should not be given the TCK." In between I asked David
> Sean Taylor to initiate a request on behalf of Apache. So I hope that we 
> will be able to test Pluto with the TCK soon. I learned that some of the 
> "session" tests fail on Tomcat 5.x. From my point of view if we had the 
> TCK license available at Apache, then it would be easier to discuss and 
> follow up the "session" problems with the Tomcat folks and we could use 
> the TCK as a kind of regression test package for future builds.
> 
I've signed (on behalf of the ASF) and sent off a Stand-Alone TCK 
License Agreement. The agreement licenses the ASF to use the TCK for 
developing and testing the RI of the portlet specification.

The TCK contains:

1. Specification: The Java Portlet (JSR-168) Specification
2. Test Suite: Portlet Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) 1.0 
(portlet-1_0-tck.zip)
3. Test Tools: JavaTest Harness
4. Documentation: Portlet TCK User's Guide and Release Notes

I don't think the process should take too long from here.

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