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We have built-up excellent momentum on this front.  So far the Fedora Java Client has been released (thank you Ben Pennell and UNC Chapel Hill).  The Fedora Camel Toolbox and related projects are have been updated, are currently being tested by community members, and would expect a release in the next couple of weeks  (thank you Aaron Birkland/JHU and Peter Eichmain/UMD).  This cluster of ecosystem tools represents the lowest hanging fruit.  

Next on the list is the necessity of bringing the import/export tooling into alignment with 5.0 and providing migration tooling for upgrading from a version 4.x to 5.x repository.  Getting there will require some dedicated effort, most likely in the form of a sprint.  Would you and/or your institution be willing to commit some time toward realizing these goals?  We will need developers as well as testers to enable us to make the promise of the import, export and migration tooling a reality for Fedora 5.0. Please contact Fedora Tech Leads Danny Bernstein or Andrew Woods to get involved.

Membership

Fedora is funded entirely through the contributions of DuraSpace members that allocate their annual funding to Fedora. We will be kicking off this year's membership campaign with a goal of raising $500,000 to fund staff to work on Fedora and provide technical leadership, direct strategic planning, organize community outreach, and coordinate timely software releases. Membership also provides opportunities to participate in project governance and influence the direction of the software. If your institution is not yet a member of DuraSpace in support of Fedora, please join us today!

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The most recent OCFL call took place on Wednesday, January 9. Notes and audio are available online. This call included a review of the checklist required for Beta release and consideration of OCFL principles related to NDSA Levels of Preservation. The next community call takes place on Wednesday, February 13 at 11am ET. Please join the ocfl-community mailing list for further updates.

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