anchor.diff:  
       git checkout release/1.2  # the branch from "Creating the release branch"
       
  -    # Hmm... does -DskipTests work with the following?  Tests take a long
  -    # time and normally one has just gone through them all in the Prepare step.
  -    
       mvn release:perform -DreleaseProfiles=platform-android,platform-java7
   
   After this step is successful, a Nexus staging repository named `orgapacheedgent-####` will have been created at at https://repository.apache.org and populated with all of the release candidate's artifacts. The last four digits are generated by Nexus.
  
positive.code:     login to https://repository.apache.org/  with your Apache credentials
      select "Staging Repositories" in the section "Build Promotion"
      click on the orgapacheedgent-#### staging repository
      click on the Close button
  
  A number of pre-configured tests are executed automatically:
  
  
negative.code: 
  In this phase on the release branch, the poms Edgent versions are changed to the specified release version, a full build with all tests is run, and a commit is done with this state and tagged. After that the release branch poms Edgent versions are set to the first/next specified `major.minor.bugfix-SNAPSHOT` bugfix development version and this update is committed.  The commits are automatically pushed.
  
  Prepare the release branch:
  
      git checkout release/1.2  # the branch from "Creating the Release Branch"
      
      # see note below for -DignoreSnapshots=true
      mvn release:prepare -DreleaseVersion=1.2.0 -Dtag=edgent-1.2.0 -DdevelopmentVersion=1.2.1-SNAPSHOT -DautoVersionSubmodules=true -P platform-android,platform-java7,distribution 
      
      git status  # should report nothing ahead/behind. Do 'git push' if needed.
  
  NOTE: the new edgent-deployment-filter-maven-plugin (EDGENT-440) is not yet released and the release:prepare will fail with `There are still some remaining snapshot dependencies.`  Add `-DignoreSnapshots=true` to the `mvn release:prepare` to workaround that.  Build the plugin first if there seem to be other issues (`cd utils/edgent-deployment-filter-maven-plugin; mvn install`).
  
  Now would be a good time to update the "[DISCUSS]" thread with the branch and tag info if you so choose.
  
  