Release Notes -- Apache Jackrabbit -- Version 2.8.4

Introduction
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This is Apache Jackrabbit(TM) 2.8.4, a fully compliant implementation of the
Content Repository for Java(TM) Technology API, version 2.0 (JCR 2.0) as
specified in the Java Specification Request 283 (JSR 283).

Apache Jackrabbit 2.8.4 is a patch release that contains fixes and
improvements over Jackrabbit 2.8. Jackrabbit 2.8.x releases are considered
stable and targeted for production use.

Changes since Jackrabbit 2.8.3
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Bug

    [JCR-3987] - jackrabbit-jcr-commons JcrUtils.getOrCreateByPath fails if session is not allowed to read root
    [JCR-3992] - JcrUtils.getOrCreateByPath broken by JCR-3987
    [JCR-4015] - jackrabbit-jcr-commons JcrUtils.getOrCreateByPath fails if session is not allowed to read root
    [JCR-4027] - NPE in JcrRemotingServlet.canHandle() when content-type is missing
    [JCR-4047] - Build fails: jackrabbit-jcr2spi: Signature errors found.
    [JCR-4068] - jcr-commons: get rid of test dependency to json.org JSON parser
    [JCR-4100] - jackrabbit-webdav: Scope implements equals() but not hashCode()
    [JCR-4102] - jcr2dav: change polling thread sometimes dies with NPE

Improvement

    [JCR-3845] - Have AuthorizableQueryManager Support Specifying Sort Ignore Case Mode

Task

    [JCR-4080] - Upgrade Apache Commons Collections to v3.2.2
    [JCR-4081] - Upgrade Apache Commons IO to 2.5
    [JCR-4092] - avoid use of deprecated interface JcrValueType

Sub-task

    [JCR-4059] - avoid use of HttpClient3 URI class
    [JCR-4064] - Refactor WebDAV related code out of HttpClient3-specific classes for better future re-use
    [JCR-4086] - spi2dav: code reformat to reduce scope of changes for JCR-4066

In addition to the above-mentioned changes, this release contains
all the changes included up to the Apache Jackrabbit 2.8.3 release.

For more detailed information about all the changes in this and other
Jackrabbit releases, please see the Jackrabbit issue tracker at

    https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR

Release Contents
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This release consists of a single source archive packaged as a zip file.
The archive can be unpacked with the jar tool from your JDK installation.
See the README.txt file for instructions on how to build this release.

The source archive is accompanied by SHA1 and MD5 checksums and a PGP
signature that you can use to verify the authenticity of your download.
The public key used for the PGP signature can be found at
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jackrabbit/dist/KEYS.

About Apache Jackrabbit
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Apache Jackrabbit is a fully conforming implementation of the Content
Repository for Java Technology API (JCR). A content repository is a
hierarchical content store with support for structured and unstructured
content, full text search, versioning, transactions, observation, and
more.

For more information, visit http://jackrabbit.apache.org/

About The Apache Software Foundation
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For more information, visit http://www.apache.org/

Trademarks
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