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To be sent on November 28, 2017 to:
- Mailing lists – all of these in the bcc: Mailing lists migrationhttps://netbeans.org/projects/www/lists (done)
- Forums
- NetBeans Facebook (done)
- NetBeans Twitter (done)
- News item: https://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1646.html
- JAXenter (done): https://jaxenter.com/netbeans/january-1st-2018-end-netbeans-org-mailing-lists
- Replace https://netbeans.org/community/lists/index.html (done)
- Replace NetBeans Wiki item about mailing lists: http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetBeansUserFAQ#Mailing_Lists
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What is the difference between the above? Anyone asking questions about the usage of NetBeans, whether for Java, JavaScript, C/C++, or any other language or technology, as well as those using the NetBeans APIs for developing modules and applications, will use the Apache NetBeans @user mailing list. Using prefix tags in the subject line, such as [ netcat ] or [ java ] is encouraged, to clearly distinguish the topic you're addressing in your e-mail. If and when it turns out that too many developers of one category dominate the @user mailing list, a separate Apache NetBeans mailing list will be created for them. The Apache NetBeans @dev mailing list is specifically for those committed to working on the development of Apache NetBeans itself, as well as those committed to promoting and documenting it, via events and tutorials, etc.
Note that we will be discontinuing the web forums, i.e., forums.netbeans.org, and that in Apache there is no replacement for that — Apache projects work with mailing lists only. Also, the NetBeans.org website as a whole will move to Apache, while issues can already be filed at https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/NETBEANS/issues, which is now the official place for filing Apache NetBeans issues.
Hoping to see you all on the Apache NetBeans mailing lists, you’re encouraged to move there as soon as possible and to not write to the @netbeans.org mailing lists anymore.
Kind regards,
Geertjan & Jirka
Final e-mail, to be sent on January 2, 2018:
Hi all,
Happy new year!
As announced towards the end of last year, we are ending the @netbeans.org mailing lists and web forums:
https://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1646.html
NetBeans is in the process of moving to Apache, the current status can be read in the latest Apache incubator report:
https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/January2018
A lot more work is ahead, though a lot has been done already.
Take note of the following:
- Apache NetBeans mailing lists and how to subscribe/unsubscribe: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
- NetBeans Bugzilla is read-only so please use Apache NetBeans JIRA going forward: https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/NETBEANS/issues/
- NetBeans update centers are switching from http to https on January 12th, so please go to Tools > Plugins > Settings to manually change URLs to https
- Several items are still pending, i.e., in process to Apache, including the website, Plugin Portal, and Exception Reporter.
- Apache NetBeans (incubating) 9.0 Beta is in process of being released: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Apache+NetBeans+9.0+Beta
Finally, thank you all for your many years of usage and support of NetBeans — we look forward to continuing the NetBeans adventure with you in Apache!
Thanks,
Geertjan & Jirka,
on behalf of the NetBeans community