[rhelv6-list] Red Hat Software Collections 1.0 Beta Now Available for Testing

[Engineering Partner Management]

Red Hat is pleased to announce the Beta release of Red Hat Software 
Collections 1.0. Red Hat Software Collections 1.0 delivers the latest, 
stable versions of some of the most popular web development languages 
and open source databases for use with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It 
features a three-year life cycle and is the first in a series of planned 
releases designed to allow developers to take advantage of new 
capabilities faster as they build and deploy modern, enterprise-ready 
web applications.

The success of today’s enterprise is dependent upon developers’ ability 
to remain agile, flexible and ready to incorporate new technologies, 
even as they take on additional responsibilities as new roles like 
DevOps emerge and evolve. With Red Hat Software Collections, developers 
can build and deploy applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux with the 
confidence that their efforts will be backed by long-term support. In 
addition, Red Hat plans a frequent release cadence for Red Hat Software 
Collections, providing developers with updated runtime components on 
which they can create new features and capabilities.

Red Hat Software Collections 1.0 Beta includes access to the latest 
stable versions of the following dynamic languages:

  * Ruby 1.9.3 with Rails 3.2.8, which delivers substantial performance 
improvements for web-based applications. This results in faster load 
times, improved unicode support and threading, and a large collection of 
ruby gems.

  * Python version 2.7, which includes new unit test features, faster 
I/O, and tools and back-ported features from Python 3 to make future 
migration easier.

  * Python version 3.3, which offers significant improvements in 
language consistency, Unicode performance, imports, and distribution of 
packages.

  * PHP version 5.4, which includes new language syntax, improved 
performance and reduced memory consumption, and a built-in web server in 
CLI mode to simplify development workflows and testing.

  * Perl version 5.16.3, which includes improved unicode support, 
performance enhancements, new debugging options, enhanced security, and 
a number of new and updated modules.

  * Technology Preview of node.js version 0.10, which delivers an easy 
to use module for handling streams, better error handling with domains, 
and performance improvements for web application development.

Red Hat Software Collections 1.0 Beta also includes access to the latest 
stable versions of the following runtime databases:

  * MariaDB version 5.5, which introduces an easy-to-adopt alternative 
for MySQL for Red Hat Enterprise Linux users. Binary compatibility 
allows MySQL users to drop-in MariaDB without converting data files.

  * MySQL version 5.5, which offers performance, scalability, and 
usability enhancements.

  * PostgreSQL version 9.2, which includes native JSON support, covering 
indexes, and significant improvements in replication, high availability 
and performance.


RED HAT SOFTWARE COLLECTIONS 1.0 BETA AVAILABILITY
Red Hat Software Collections 1.0 Beta is available now for use with Red 
Hat Enterprise Linux 6 to customers and partners with select active Red 
Hat Enterprise Linux Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation or 
developer-related subscriptions. Follow this link to find the Red Hat 
Software Collections channels:

https://www.redhat.com/wapps/sso/login.html?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Frhn.redhat.com%2Frhn%2Fsoftware%2Fchannels%2FBeta.do


PARTICIPATING IN THE RED HAT SOFTWARE COLLECTIONS 1.0 BETA
Active subscribers who are interested in participating can access Red 
Hat Software Collections 1.0 Beta on Red Hat Network 
(http://rhn.redhat.com). View the Red Hat Software Collections 1.0 Beta 
release notes 
(https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Software_Collections/1-Beta/html/1.0_Release_Notes/index.html) 
for more information.


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
To access documentation for Red Hat Developer Toolset (requires login), 
visit:

  * Latest Red Hat Software Collections release notes:
 
https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Software_Collections/1-Beta/html/1.0_Release_Notes/index.html

  * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Guide:
 
http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Developer_Guide/index.html 


  * Red Hat Enterprise Linux documentation:
    https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/


Sincerely,

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Team