diff --git a/distro/INSTALL b/distro/INSTALL
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+*** Manual build
+You need this projects:
+-Home Library
+-Home Library JCR
+-workspace-tree-widget
+-workspace
+
diff --git a/distro/LICENSE b/distro/LICENSE
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+++ b/distro/LICENSE
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+gCube System - License
+------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The gCube/gCore software is licensed as Free Open Source software conveying to the EUPL (http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/eupl).
+The software and documentation is provided by its authors/distributors "as is" and no expressed or
+implied warranty is given for its use, quality or fitness for a particular case.
+
diff --git a/distro/MAINTAINERS b/distro/MAINTAINERS
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+++ b/distro/MAINTAINERS
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+Mantainers
+-------
+
+* Federico De Faveri (federico.defaveri@isti.cnr.it), CNR Pisa, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "A. Faedo"
+* Francesco Mangiacrapa (francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it), CNR Pisa, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "A. Faedo"
diff --git a/distro/README b/distro/README
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+++ b/distro/README
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+The gCube System - WorkspacePortlet
+------------------------------------------------------------
+
+This work is partially funded by the European Commission in the
+context of the iMarine project (http://www.i-marine.eu).
+
+
+Authors
+-------
+
+* Federico De Faveri (federico.defaveri@isti.cnr.it), CNR Pisa,
+ Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "A. Faedo".
+
+* Francesco Mangiacrapa (francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it), CNR Pisa,
+ Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "A. Faedo".
+
+
+Version and Release Date
+------------------------
+
+v. 5.3.0
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The Workspace Portlet is a portlet for users workspace management.
+
+Download information
+--------------------
+
+Source code is available from SVN:
+http://svn.research-infrastructures.eu/public/d4science/gcube/trunk/portlets/user/WorkspacePortlet
+
+Binaries can be downloaded from:
+n/a
+
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+Documentation is available on-line from the Projects Documentation Wiki:
+https://gcube.wiki.gcube-system.org/gcube/index.php/Workspace
+
+
+Licensing
+---------
+
+This software is licensed under the terms you may find in the file named "LICENSE" in this directory.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/distro/changelog.xml b/distro/changelog.xml
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+++ b/distro/changelog.xml
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+
+
+ Ticket #873: Messaging facility to be part of the Social Portal space
+ Ticket #872: Workspace Portlet also "outside" of VREs
+
+
+ #111 New workspace item (resource link) was added in workspace portlet
+
+
+ New Mail Sender Widget added, supporting multiple attachments and multiple recipients
+ Reply and Reply all features added to messages
+ Inbox messages sort by date reverse order
+ Bug fixed: upload file/archive
+
+
+ #216 New version of Workspace Portlet is developed using the GXT framework
+ #216 Reviews workspace GUI and adding new features
+ #216 Added toolbar with navigation path of items
+ #216 Added toolbar for an easy access to the operations on items ("Add", "Download", "Rename", "Delete", etc.)
+
+
+ #1555: WorkflowTemplate and WorkflowReport required in Workspace Portlet
+
+
+ GWT 2.2.0 support
+ added gwt-ext patch
+
+
+ Removed Workspace and Basket type, replaced with folder option
+ Synch with others changes in HomeLibrary
+
+
+ #398: Workspace Details panel improvement
+ used ScopeHelper for session settings
+ Enabled details panel for Report, ReportTemplate and AquaMapsItem workspace items
+
+
+ #30: FCPPS / Workspace / Help does not open
+
+
+ Ported to GWT 2.0
+ Updated project structure to WebPortlet
+ Update to LifeRay portal
+
+
+ #424: Workspace code refactoring an enanchement
+ code refactoring, sync with Workspace Portlet Tree changes
+ added new details panels for Time Series, AquaMaps Item, Report, Report Template
+ improved details panels update speed (new panel construction vs static panels)
+
+
+ gcube release 1.7.0
+
+
+ gcube release 1.6.0
+
+
+ gcube release 1.5.0
+
+
+ gcube release
+
+
+ gcube release 1.2.2
+
+
+ gcube release 1.2.0
+
+
+ gcube release 1.2.0 rc1
+
+
+ first release
+
+
diff --git a/distro/descriptor.xml b/distro/descriptor.xml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/descriptor.xml
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+
+ servicearchive
+
+ tar.gz
+
+ /
+
+
+ ${distroDirectory}
+ /
+ true
+
+ README
+ LICENSE
+ INSTALL
+ MAINTAINERS
+ changelog.xml
+
+ 755
+ true
+
+
+ target/apidocs
+ /${artifactId}/doc/api
+ true
+ 755
+
+
+
+
+
+ ./
+ true
+
+
+
+ /${artifactId}
+
+
+
+ /${artifactId}
+ true
+
+
+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/distro/profile.xml b/distro/profile.xml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/profile.xml
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+
+
+
+ Service
+
+ ${description}
+ PortletUser
+ ${artifactId}
+ ${version}
+
+
+ ${artifactId}
+ ${version}
+
+ ${groupId}
+ ${artifactId}
+ ${version}
+
+
+ target/${build.finalName}.war
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/distro/svnpath.txt b/distro/svnpath.txt
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+++ b/distro/svnpath.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+${scm.url}
\ No newline at end of file