Derby 10.6 release date

[Deepblue1000 <tt...@yahoo.com>]

Hello,

I was wondering what the current status of derby 10.6 is - when will an
official release be available?

I require storing Java objects in columns and I noticed that this feature is
in 10.6.

Also, I noticed there are several alpha versions of it available at:

     http://dbtg.foundry.sun.com/derby/bits/trunk/

The latest version availabe is in
10.6.0.0alpha_2010-01-06T19-30-15_SVN896535.zip - is this stable to use?
If I use it can I later upgrade it to the official 10.6 release when it
comes out?

Would really appreciate some information about this, as this affects the
release of my application.

Thanks you!!!

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Re: Derby 10.6 release date

[Rick Hillegas <Ri...@Sun.COM>]

Hello,

Thanks for your interest in 10.6. Some responses inline...

Deepblue1000 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering what the current status of derby 10.6 is - when will an
> official release be available?
>   
No-one has volunteered to manage this release yet. But if we keep to the 
release cadence of the past several years, I expect that someone will 
volunteer to produce a release candidate around March. I would expect to 
see an official release posted later this spring.
> I require storing Java objects in columns and I noticed that this feature is
> in 10.6.
>   
We are eager for community feedback on this and other 10.6 features.
> Also, I noticed there are several alpha versions of it available at:
>
>      http://dbtg.foundry.sun.com/derby/bits/trunk/
>
> The latest version availabe is in
> 10.6.0.0alpha_2010-01-06T19-30-15_SVN896535.zip - is this stable to use?
> If I use it can I later upgrade it to the official 10.6 release when it
> comes out?
>   
These are snapshots of the trunk. They are alpha code for 
development/testing purposes only. A database created by one of these 
snapshots won't be upgradeable to an official Derby release.

Hope this helps,
-Rick
> Would really appreciate some information about this, as this affects the
> release of my application.
>
> Thanks you!!!
>
>