Jakarta-Slide Release 2.1 beta 1
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RELEASE NUMBER: 2.1b1
RELEASE TAG / BRANCH: SLIDE_2_1_BETA1_RELEASE / HEAD

GENERAL NOTES
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This is the first beta release of Slide 2.1. It is compatible to the previous
2.0 release, but adds some new features and fixes some issues. Additionally, it
adds transactions spanning multiple requests and extends WebDAV methods to
control external transactions.

NEW FEATURES
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WebDAV Layer:
- New methods for external transactional control

Core:
- Transaction control much more adhers to JTA spec allowing for transactions spanning more than one request

Stores:
- Sequence support for MySQL, Oracle and Postgres added (sequence support completed)
 - DASL properties expression factory for RDBMS stores dramatically improves DASL performance.

Client:

Misc:

BUGFIXES FROM 2.1M1
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WebDAV Layer:
- 

Core:

Stores:
- For Postgres properties can contain up to 1G length
- Wrong setting of latest version when there were more than 10 versions fixed

Client:


Misc:

KNOWN ISSUES
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WebDAV Layer:
- External Transaction Support not yet finished

Core:
- Performance with auto-versioning still not satisfactory
- Improved and scalable search still missing

Stores:

Client:
- JCA Connector for Slide not yet finished

Misc:
- Projector Framework not yet ready