• Roadmap

Roadmap for NetarchiveSuite

Glossary

• Development release: Internal development release. Can be used for experiments.

• Stable Release: Stable release of NetarchiveSuite SW.

Roadmap plan

• Last updated: June the 26th 2007:

• The NetarchiveSuite version numbering : "See definition of Version Numbers"

Early July 2007. Stable release 3.2.1.

• Launch of first version of NetarchiveSuite

• Manuals
  • Quick start
  • Installation
  • Development
  • User manual
• SW Modules
  • Archive
  • Harvester
  • Viewer
  • Common
  • (Monitor)

Focus areas for stable release version 3.4. Estimated to be released fall 2007.

• Module Archive

  • Improve index client performance and disk usage.
  • Make archive checks more flexible and persistent.
  • Improve UI for managing archive checks (scheduling, easier fixing, better overview).

• Module Harvester

  • Support Heritrix UI.

• Module Viewer

  • Nothing

• Module Common

  • Enhancement of RemoteFile. Add a HTTPS alternative to HTTPRemoteFile and FTPRemoteFile.

Focus areas for stable release version 3.6. Estimated to be released winter 2007/2008.

• Module Archive

  • Use Security Manager to lock down archive against programmers and batch jobs.
  • Improve batch job customizability and merging methods.

• Module Harvester

  • Make harvesting logic be pluggable.
  • Support harvesting of password protected websites.

• Module Viewer

  • Nothing

• Module Common

  • Nothing

Focus areas for stable release version 3.8. Estimated to be released in spring 2008.

• Module Archive

  • Not planned

• Module Harvester

  • Not planned

• Module Viewer

  • Access using WERA or Waybackmachine

• Module Common

  • Not planned