Dear Woodstock users,
On behalf of the teams involved, I apologize for the lack of
communication about about the future of Woodstock. The project teams
are struggling with the rather sudden reassignment of the contributing
members and are researching alternatives that can help fill the gap in
some way.
The NetBeans level of contribution to future releases of Woodstock has
been suspended. The current version of Woodstock shipping as part of
VisualWeb in NetBeans 6.5 is version 4.2 and will continue to be
supported as it has in prior releases.
Woodstock as a java.net open source project is still active to the
extent that community members are willing and able to contribute to
the further development and support of the technology.
For NetBeans users, there will undoubtedly be a transition period as
we roll out the next generation of tools for JSF and UI components for
the web. A top priority is minimizing the impact to those who are
invested in the current technology. Hopefully, those who have been
following the latest Woodstock developments on java.net will find the
necessary level of community support to achieve their objectives.
On behalf of the NetBeans team, we thank you for your understanding.
- Mark Dey