Release Notes -- Apache Jackrabbit JCR-RMI -- Version 2.0.0 Introduction ------------ This is the 2.0.0 release of the JCR-RMI subproject of Apache Jackrabbit. JCR-RMI is a transparent Remote Method Invocation (RMI) layer for the Content Repository for Java Technology API (JCR) version 2.0. The layer makes it possible to remotely access JCR content repositories and is compatible with all JCR 2.0 implementations. Changes and Known Issues ------------------------ JCR-RMI 2.0 is a major upgrade from the earlier 1.x releases. The most notable changes in this release are: * Upgrade to JCR 2.0. Both client and server sides of the RMI layer now use the JCR 2.0 interfaces. * Upgrade to Java 5. JCR-RMI now requires Java 5 as the base platform. * Removal of the jackrabbit-api and jackrabbit-jcr-commons dependencies. The only dependencies of JCR-RMI are now the JCR 2.0 API and the Java 5 platform. * Modified support of XA transactions. Instead of implementing the org.apache.jackrabbit.api.XASession interface, JCR-RMI now makes the client session implement the javax.transaction.xa.XAResource interface directly whenever the server session does so. The biggest known issues in this release are: * Interoperability with JCR 1.0 clients or servers is not supported. You will need to use 1.x versions of JCR-RMI for remote access to JCR 1.0 repositories. * Many new JCR 2.0 features and interfaces are not yet supported by the JCR-RMI layer. Please check the implementation if you want to use an interface or method signature that was not included in JCR 1.0. * The Jackrabbit API extensions are no longer supported. Most notably remote node type registration does not work in JCR-RMI 2.0.0. Other extensions like workspace creation can now be accomplished with the equivalent standard JCR 2.0 API. For more detailed information about all the changes in this and other JCR-RMI releases, please see the JCR-RMI issue tracker at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCRRMI Release Contents ---------------- This release consists of a single source archive packaged as a zip file. The archive can be unpacked with the jar tool from your JDK installation. See the README.txt file for instructions on how to build this release. The source archive is accompanied by SHA1 and MD5 checksums and a PGP signature that you can use to verify the authenticity of your download. The public key used for the PGP signature can be found at https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jackrabbit/dist/KEYS. About Apache Jackrabbit ----------------------- Apache Jackrabbit is a fully conforming implementation of the Content Repository for Java Technology API (JCR). A content repository is a hierarchical content store with support for structured and unstructured content, full text search, versioning, transactions, observation, and more. For more information, visit http://jackrabbit.apache.org/ About The Apache Software Foundation ------------------------------------ Established in 1999, The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal, and financial support for more than 100 freely-available, collaboratively-developed Open Source projects. The pragmatic Apache License enables individual and commercial users to easily deploy Apache software; the Foundation's intellectual property framework limits the legal exposure of its 2,500+ contributors. For more information, visit http://www.apache.org/