====== Make New Releases ====== * Make new deb * Make new tar.gz * Perhaps make new Windows msi * Update in release_process/notes changes and (derived) readme ====== Add Files to Sourceforge ====== https://sourceforge.net/projects/sofastatistics/files/sofastatistics * Log in * Add new folder e.g. 1.5.7 * Select folder * Upload files including readme * Under info button: * deb -> set default OS to Linux * tar.gz -> Other * readme -> disable stats * Copy links to releases ready to put into new sofastatistics.com/downloads.php web page * e.g. https://sourceforge.net/projects/sofastatistics/files/sofastatistics/1.5.7/sofastats-1.5.7-1_all.deb/download * https://sourceforge.net/projects/sofastatistics/files/sofastatistics/1.5.7/sofastats-1.5.7.tar.gz/download ====== Launchpad / Bazaar ====== https://launchpad.net/sofastatistics * Log in * Create Release (green link towards bottom left of page; must be logged in) * Create milestone - name it something like 1.5.7 * In the milestone summary add Downloads upwards from release readme. * Select today's date. * In Release Notes add Downloads upwards (again). * In changelog, the new features and bug fixes only (no downloads or final summary line) * Click on Create Release. * From main project > Overview, make an announcement (button bottom right) * headline e.g. 1.4.4 Mac users can export as PDF (& PNG depending on version of OS X) * summary - the standard notes about the release (not download, bug fix, or single summary line stuff) * Make previous release Inactive (open it, click edit button on Active status, and disable) * If making a new series, make the series an active development series not the previous series. You should see it at the top of the full history graph if successful. ====== Website ====== * Update home.php. New version and, if applicable, mini-list of changes. * Update features.php if any new features * Update downloads.php. Update version number if all versions. Adjust file sizes if necessary. * Update latest_sofastatistics_version.txt and (if required and only if Windows version has also reached that version) latest_major_sofastatistics_version.txt. NEVER update the sofastats versions as it will break versions 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 (the code for showing the update now link is broken in those versions). * Use GFTP to transfer files * Check each link (only first per OS) ====== Promotion ====== * Update version number and release date in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOFA_Statistics * Update latest release date at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_statistical_packages * Add blog entry to sofa site * Tweet on it. * If important enough, add blog entry to pssst site (http://p-s.co.nz/wordpress/)