Hi, I drafted a very-very first version of our OBS 2.3 anouncement. If someone wants to improve it or fix my broken english it would be great. I plan also to add some pictures. We will not release before of end of next week (maybe later, depending on some work regarding the official support). It will appear on our openbuildservice.org site and be sent out via usual announce channels: The <a href="http://www.open-build-service.org" title="OBS Home Page">Open Build Service</a> version 2.3.0 brings new features esp. in the Maintenance and Release Management area and is the latest stable maintained version. It is recommended to update to this version to get improved security protections and <a href="http://www.open-build-service.org/contact/">official support</a>. OBS 2.3 brings the functionality to maintain a released software product in an efficient and transparent way. This includes <ul> <li>Update coordination: One or more maintenance groups can decide if and when to start or release an update. This includes also the tracking of new, running and processed updates.</li> <li>QA and Review integration: The current state of an update is always visible and trackable. Review processes can be integrated.</li> <li>Release Management: Isolated build and tested updates can be release or revoke via OBS mechanism.</li> <li>Multiple code stream support: An issue can be handled for multiple code streams.</li> <li>Documentation support: The documentation of an update for the end-user is integrated</li> </ul> This functionality is already used for doing the <a href="https://build.opensuse.org/project/maintenance_incidents?project=openSUSE%3AMaintenance" title="Running openSUSE Incidents">maintenance updates for the openSUSE distributions</a>. The features can be used altogether or in parts for own products. Furthermore the version 2.3 provides <ul> <li>A greatly improved web interface, including user management, syntax highlighted source editor and improved source diff review views</li> <li>Improved Cross Build Support via Qemu</li> <li>Functionality to hide entire projects</li> <li>Issue tracking support, tracking documented fixes in external bugzilla, fate and CVE instances in packages.</li> </ul> It is recommended to read the <a href="https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/blob/2.3/ReleaseNotes-2.3" title="OBS 2.3 Release Notes">Release Notes</a> before updating an instance. OBS packages can be found in the <a href="http://https://build.opensuse.org/project/show?project=openSUSE%3ATools">openSUSE Tools project</a> or as <a href="http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Build_Service_Appliance">an appliance</a> which can be used on hardware or in VM. Your Open Build Service team LINK_TO_PICTURE <strong>About Open Build Service</strong> The Open Build Service (OBS) is an open and complete distribution development platform. It provides the infrastructure to easily create, release and maintain software for openSUSE and other Linux distributions on different hardware architectures. It is developed under the umbrella of the openSUSE project, but is licensed under GPL and used by other open source projects like MeeGo or Tizen. It is also used by universities, ISV's and companies like Intel, Dell, SGI. <strong>Support Offerings for Open Build Service</strong> -- Adrian Schroeter SUSE Linux Products GmbH email: adrian@suse.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org