AtoM 2.7 release date

[Cindy]

Hello,

We're looking to upgrade our AtoM(on  2.5.3 now) this year and just wondering if you have approximate release date for version 2.7?

Thank you!
Cindy

[Dan Gillean]

Hi Cindy, 

Unfortunately we don't yet have a firm release timeline. Artefactual has been recently blessed with the problem of having a bit too much work, which is good long-term for the projects, but also makes all of the unsponsored work around release preparation, testing, and packaging more challenging to schedule for our small company. Right now my best estimate would be the second or third quarter of 2022, but this may depend on several factors. 

Most of the major feature development is done, but there are several issues around memory management we've been trying to investigate to ensure a stable release. You can see everything that is currently confirmed to be included in the 2.7 release here: 

• https://wiki.accesstomemory.org/Releases/Roadmap#Release_2.7
  

Given that 2.6 includes both a number of enhancements and bug fixes as well as two minor security patch releases, I would still recommend upgrading to 2.6.4 sooner than later if possible, even if it may mean upgrading again later this year. 

Regards, 

Dan Gillean, MAS, MLIS
AtoM Program Manager
Artefactual Systems, Inc.
604-527-2056

@accesstomemory

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[Cindy]

Thank you for your response Dan.

Because we want to upgrade PHP from 7.2 to 7.4 for our servers(RHEL 7.9), but I learned there are some known issues with PHP 7.4 in AtoM 2.6 from some conversations:

https://groups.google.com/g/ica-atom-users/c/EKmP54evwRw

https://groups.google.com/g/ica-atom-users/c/DXV658T_5FM/m/2Quz9vdVBAAJ

https://groups.google.com/g/ica-atom-users/c/drqbeIvEqIo/m/EL1Kp8g5AgAJ

Thanks for your suggestion, we might have to hold off PHP update and upgrade our AtoM to 2.6.4.