[Gmod-help] Re: [Gmod-gbrowse] Getting a GBrowse 1.70 release together

[Dave Clements]

Hi Mary,

Thanks for the update on versioning.  I don't have a firm target date
for GBrowse 2.0, but saying "in 2009" is a safe bet.

Thanks,

DaveC



On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 7:39 AM, Mary Mangan <mmangan at openhelix.com> wrote:
> Hi Dave—
>
>
>
> We discussed a solution to the version issues last week.  This isn't only
> and issue for GBrowse.  We needed to have a policy solution for other
> resources too.  The new Ensembl version just made this an issue for us.
>  Textpresso has similar issues too.  Some groups will create a version of
> their topic of interest—like the oyster browser
> (http://public-contigbrowser.sigenae.org:9090/Crassostrea_gigas/index.html )
> using old Ensembl software.  We have no idea if they'll move to new ensembl
> or how long it would take.
>
>
>
> Another issue is that old documentation sometimes vanishes, while older
> installations of software persist and are actually used.
>
>
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> So we have decided to try to save our older tutorial versions.  We will move
> it to "legacy" status and add a new slide or two about "this tutorial refers
> to an older version of this software….You may find older versions in use at
> some sites and this tutorial may help you to use these versions….However you
> may want to visit ____ to see the current versions of the software and learn
> more about sites that employ the newer form…."  We haven't written this yet,
> but something of that nature.
>
>
>
> And then we'll have a newer tutorial for the current software when that is
> significantly different from the prior one.  We can refer back to older
> versions in the intro and mention that a tutorial exists for those if they
> need that.
>
>
>
> That's our current strategy for situations like this.  We'll see if that
> works.
>
>
>
> Do you have a target date for GBrowse 2.0?  Or some language you would
> suggest we use to use to describe that?  Something generic is fine—something
> like "in 2009" or "in early 2009…" is ok.
>
>
>
> Mary
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> ________________________________
>
> From: clementsnescent at gmail.com [mailto:clementsnescent at gmail.com] On Behalf
> Of Dave Clements
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 4:28 PM
> To: Mary Mangan; Lincoln Stein; Scott Cain
> Subject: Fwd: [Gmod-gbrowse] Getting a GBrowse 1.70 release together
>
>
>
> Scott, Lincoln,
>
> Mary Mangan at OpenHelix is still mulling over what to do about the 1.68 to
> 1.69 differences in GBrowse.  Is there much difference in functionality
> between 1.69 and 1.70?  I'm just wondering if the tutorial could safely
> describe 1.69 and 1.70 as having the same interface and features.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave C
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Scott Cain <cain.cshl at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 2:07 PM
> Subject: [Gmod-gbrowse] Getting a GBrowse 1.70 release together
> To: GMOD GBrowse List <gmod-gbrowse at lists.sourceforge.net>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am beginning the process of putting together a 1.70 release of
> GBrowse.  For anyone who is currently using GBrowse: are there any
> issues that you are aware of that should be addressed before this
> release?  There are only a few bugs in the SourceForge tracker for
> GBrowse:
>
> https://sourceforge.net/tracker2/?func=browse&group_id=27707&atid=391291
>
> And they are really bugs in BioPerl and Bio::Das (I think) except for
> one, which deals with the BioSQL adaptor, which is somewhat rarely
> used.  Anything else?  You can either respond to this thread or fill a
> bug report at the above URL.
>
> Thanks,
> Scott
>
>
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