Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-common-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 48197 invoked from network); 30 Mar 2010 23:04:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by 140.211.11.9 with SMTP; 30 Mar 2010 23:04:42 -0000 Received: (qmail 77467 invoked by uid 500); 30 Mar 2010 23:04:41 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-common-dev-archive@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 77424 invoked by uid 500); 30 Mar 2010 23:04:41 -0000 Mailing-List: contact common-dev-help@hadoop.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: common-dev@hadoop.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list common-dev@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 77416 invoked by uid 99); 30 Mar 2010 23:04:41 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:04:41 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=10.0 tests=SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [216.86.168.183] (HELO mxout-08.mxes.net) (216.86.168.183) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:04:33 +0000 Received: from [192.168.10.122] (unknown [67.188.40.13]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 58648509DA for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:04:12 -0400 (EDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) Subject: Re: [DISCUSSION] Release process From: Chris K Wensel In-Reply-To: <4BB27DE0.8020405@apache.org> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:04:11 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <788331C9-B506-4F41-9A29-EC516377462A@wensel.net> References: <4BB27DE0.8020405@apache.org> To: common-dev@hadoop.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org > A 1.0 release based off 0.20 would give us a chance to state more = precisely the 1.0 API that we intend to support long-term. For example, = we might un-mark the old mapreduce APIs as deprecated in a 1.0 release, = and mark the new mapreduce APIs as experimental and unstable there. = Programs that use only public stable features in 1.0 could be then = guaranteed to run for a long-time hence. >=20 +1=20 ckw -- Chris K Wensel chris@concurrentinc.com http://www.concurrentinc.com