could you perhaps go into a little detail regarding what makes the STS different from a Spring IDE user’s point of view?
I’ve just been registering for the public beta programm and have downloaded RC1, which seems like an standard Eclipse distribution equiped with tools that could (are) easily be installed on my own (AJDT, Spring IDE). If I got it right, the “only” additional feature is news and content aggregation on the dashboard, isn’t it?

And - one more question - how is the development of Spring IDE as it exists now affected by the STS? Will there be some merge into the free standard Edition of STS? Will it stay a standalone plugin?

Regards,
Ollie

P.S.: Seems like I occasionally found a 2.0.4 version updating my eclipse plugins. Thought it would be worth a note in the blog here? ;)

could you perhaps go into a little detail regarding what makes the STS different from a Spring IDE user’s point of view?

Yes, sure. Clarifying this is actually very important and I think it is good practice to be open and honest. I outlined the value adds over at the SpringSource blog.

And - one more question - how is the development of Spring IDE as it exists now affected by the STS? Will there be some merge into the free standard Edition of STS? Will it stay a standalone plugin?

I’ve heard this question quite often during the last days so I think it is important to make a clear statement: we will continue to improve, work and shape Spring IDE as a standalone plugin. Spring IDE will always continue to provide support for new and update Spring Portfolio products.

There is one thing that I’d like to mention - not to weaken my previous statement: STS is free for personal, non-commercial use.

Let me know if that makes sense to you.

Christian