Roy, > > A release of HDF5 version 1.8 is now > > tentatively scheduled for October 2006, assuming there are no > > unanticipated problems. > > And how long after that till beta and/or final versions of netcdf-4? Ed Hartnett has indicated that we expect a "final" 4.0 release four to six weeks after the HDF5 1.8 release. We hope to have at least one beta release, following any HDF5 1.8 beta releases. NCSA/THG has told us they may have a beta release in May. --Russ