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To the JHOVE/JHOVE2 community:
A new alpha release of JHOVE2 is now available for
download and evaluation (v. 0.6.0, 2010-03-17). Distribution packages (in
zip and tar.gz form) are available on the JHOVE2 public wiki at (https://confluence.ucop.edu/display/JHOVE2Info/Jhove2-0.6.0+Download).
The new
JHOVE2 architecture reflected in this prototype is
described in the attached architectural overview (https://confluence.ucop.edu/display/JHOVE2Info/Architecture).
The distribution package contains two driver scripts in
the JHOVE2 home directory: a DOS shell script (jhove2.bat) for Windows and a
Bourne shell script (jhove2.sh) for Unix/Linux. Please see the download
page for instructions on any modifications that need to be made to these scripts
to run in your environment.
You can verify the installation with the command (for
Unix):
% ./jhove2.sh test.xml -o
test.xml.out
This command should produce results similar to
(https://confluence.ucop.edu/display/JHOVE2Info/test.xml.out).
The prototype supports the following features:
Please be aware of the following limitations and caveats:
The project team is now working on additional format
modules. These will be added to the public distribution as they become
available.
Utility scripts are
also included in the JHOVE2 installation directory to support Windows (.bat)
and Unix/Linux (.sh):
Please see the download page for instructions on running
these scripts in your environment.
We would very much like to receive your feedback on the
new code. While the current state of the code is the product of much
internal review and refactoring, your evaluations and suggestions, based on a
wide diversity of experience and needs, will be welcome as we continue to move
forward with our work.
Please direct your comments and suggestions to the
"JHOVE2-TechTalk-L"
mailing list
<https://confluence.ucop.edu/display/JHOVE2Info/Mailing+Lists>
for community discussion.
Thank you,
Stephen Abrams / California Digital Library
Tom Cramer / Stanford
University
Sheila Morrissey / Portico
On behalf of the JHOVE2 project team
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