Hi all. Just a quick note to mention that the very first build of the 1.7.x branch has been released. 1.7.0-alpha1 is very much an alpha release, with the usual applicable caveats. The major developments of 1.7 are Xlink support for WFS 1.1 and a full implementation of WCS 1.1.1. This release is based on GeoTools 2.5.x.
You can download 1.7.0-alpha1 on the GeoServer Latest page, while 1.6.2 is still available on the Stable page.
Thanks,
Mike Pumphrey
Outreach Engineer
The Open Planning Project