Release 6.0.x

Approximate Timeframe

• None at this stage, as we begin to understand that scope and requirements a little better we'll start to estimate some date ranges.

Architecture

• Further implementation of CDOM (Character Document Object Model), lead by Tom Parker
• Architecture Changes 5.17, lead by Tom Parker

Code

• LST Editor overhaul, lead by James Dempsey
• UI Overhaul, lead by Connor Petty

Data

• There are no specific plans for new data sets although as always there will be some sets included as part of this release. Since we can now roll out data sets in between official releases this will simply be an ongoing process. You can check a number of places to see if a favourite data set is being actively worked on at:

• New Data Source Development for 6.0
• Data Feature Requests for 6.0

Output Sheets

• A project to improve the documentation of the OS Tokens being worked on my Martijn Verburg and James Dempsey
• Various minor updates to the existing sheets and their structure.

Documentation

• Various minor enhancements

Tracker

Testing various Tracking Systems to improve our management of Feature Requests, cross tracking of Code, Data and Doc improvements/changes.

Being tested and evaluated during this period:

• Mantis
• Trac
• JIRA

Release

• Evaluating improvements using launch4j for the windows users in our Community

Site is here - http://launch4j.sourceforge.net <http://launch4j.sourceforge.net>

Website

Website isn't normally tied to a particular progression. However, in this time frame, we will have a new provider; and several new features that benefit the PCGen Community! In particular we are testing several new features at:

• http://www.pcgen-test.org

With any that get promoted moving to:

• http://www.pcgen.org

Publisher Liaison

• TBA

Data License

• TBA

Advertising

• TBA

Release dates

• 5.17.0 (Alpha) - 2 September 2009
• 5.17.1 (Alpha)
• 5.17.2 (Alpha)

..

• 5.17.x (Beta)
• 6.0.0 (RC1)

..

• 6.0.0