How to release GRASS binaries and source code

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Note: This text contains *some* rules only applicable to the
      development coordinators (currently Markus Neteler, Radim Blazek).


1. Local work (basically at ITC-irst)

 o - Update VERSION file to release version
   - Create release branch (only if not yet existing)

 o Create Changelog file
     CVSBRANCH=`cat CVS/Entries | grep AUTHORS | cut -d'/' -f6 | cut -b2-`
     echo $CVSBRANCH
     #version:
     MAJOR=6
     MINOR=0
     RELEASE=1RC1
     VERSION=${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${RELEASE}
     sh tools/cvs2cl.pl --follow "$CVSBRANCH"
     mv ChangeLog ChangeLog_$VERSION
     gzip ChangeLog_$VERSION

 o reset VERSION file to CVS version

 o create source package (in the source directory):
     mkdir grass-${VERSION}
     mv * grass-${VERSION}/
     # do not include the debian control files:
     mv grass-${VERSION}/debian .
     # create the package:
     tar cvfzh grass-${VERSION}.tar.gz grass-${VERSION}/* --exclude=CVS
     # restore src code location:
     mv ./grass-${VERSION}/* .
     rmdir ./grass-${VERSION}
     # Calculating MD5 sum:
     md5sum grass-${VERSION}.tar.gz > grass-${VERSION}.md5sum

 o Store the source tarball in (use scp -rp):
     http://grass.itc.it/grass/grass6x/source/
     along with associated files:
       AUTHORS ChangeLog_$VERSION INSTALL REQUIREMENTS.html SUBMITTING

 o update web site to new version (HTML in Web-CVS)
      - main.inc
      - download/software.inc
      - grass6x/index.php
      - devel/grasshist.html
      - devel/grassreleases.html
      - bugtracking/bugreport.html

     write announcement
      - store in Web as announces/announce_grass6xx.html


2. Tell others about it:
   - related announcement press release at:

   Our GRASS web site: /announces/

   Our mailing lists:  http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grass-announce
                       http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grass5
                       http://grass.itc.it/community/support.php#int_list                   

   news:comp.infosystems.gis
   http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/submitnews.html (not free any more)
   http://freshmeat.net/projects/grass/?highlight=GRASS
   http://www.linuxapps.com/?page=application&database=current&id=40
   http://linuxtoday.com/contribute.php3
   http://www.newsforge.com/submit.pl
   http://osx.macnn.com/    (email to news tips)
   http://www.gis-news.de/  (news@gismngt.de)
   http://www.giscafe.com/  (link: submit material, needs registration)
   http://www.freegis.org
   http://www.directionsmag.com/pressreleases.php (click on 'Contact Us')
   http://www.gisdevelopment.net (click on 'Submit Press Release')
   http://www.gnu.org/directory/science/geography/grass.html
   http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=19776
   http://news.eoportal.org/cgi-bin/eoportal_header.pl?dw=psr&site=software&words=type

   ... anywhere else? Please add here.