[imagen-dev] Release 0.9.0 Started

[Jody Garnett <jody.garnett@xxxxxxxxx>]

Release 0.9.0 is Started!

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ImageN 0.9.0:

• Building on from the integration of JAI and JAI-Ext codebase this update refactors the API to replace references to JAI with ImageN.
  Please pay careful attention to the migration instructions for specific changes. An ant script has been provided and tested with downstream applications successfully.
• In order to support serialization, deprecated subclasses have been provided for select classes (such as ColorSpaceImageN  offering a deprecated ColorSpaceJAI subclass).
• ImageN no longer relies on use of finalizers which were considered an unreliable approach to memory management provided by the JR

With this update the ImageN project is now "code complete":

• The library is now ready for widespread use and projects are invited to migrate from JAI 1.1.3
• The 0.9.x series will be supported with small updates until the release of 1.0.

• • There are some documentation and test-coverage goals to meet for version 1.0.

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Jody Garnett