From dev-return-70620-archive-asf-public=cust-asf.ponee.io@hbase.apache.org Wed Aug 15 23:26:13 2018 Return-Path: X-Original-To: archive-asf-public@cust-asf.ponee.io Delivered-To: archive-asf-public@cust-asf.ponee.io Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by mx-eu-01.ponee.io (Postfix) with SMTP id 0A168180626 for ; Wed, 15 Aug 2018 23:26:12 +0200 (CEST) Received: (qmail 53322 invoked by uid 500); 15 Aug 2018 21:26:11 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@hbase.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@hbase.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@hbase.apache.org Received: (qmail 53311 invoked by uid 99); 15 Aug 2018 21:26:11 -0000 Received: from mail-relay.apache.org (HELO mailrelay2-lw-us.apache.org) (207.244.88.137) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:26:11 +0000 Received: from mail-oi0-f48.google.com (mail-oi0-f48.google.com [209.85.218.48]) by mailrelay2-lw-us.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at mailrelay2-lw-us.apache.org) with ESMTPSA id CA9A938C7 for ; Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:26:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-oi0-f48.google.com with SMTP id w126-v6so4439457oie.7 for ; Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:26:10 -0700 (PDT) X-Gm-Message-State: AOUpUlEuU0aVkdBN9kfUfm6qWaAuHBp/AZFgQL3t5s3EbfEcFqPxc9UR R2pDaVx5u0suAZOYZA4874tEM0KADdH822dbij0= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AA+uWPzaahS7qPFB4LT4f5S4kC0gDJQUnKfdwXqJ9pnZcOi7KbvJ9AX/OxaQFqLo8HmfdEmDm/EWqmiYJ0nWmzA6VSQ= X-Received: by 2002:aca:5b88:: with SMTP id p130-v6mr29909238oib.247.1534368369896; Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:26:09 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Andrew Purtell Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:25:32 -0700 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: Message-ID: Subject: Re: [DRAFT] draft announcement of stable pointer change To: dev Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000a472e805737ff961" --000000000000a472e805737ff961 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sounds good! On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 12:58 PM Sean Busbey wrote: > You've had a great track record on keeping 1.4 releases going and I'd > hate to hold up things while I try to dig out branch-1.2. Let me get > 1.2 to a releasable state and after that I'd be up for scheduling when > releases on both branches happen. > > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 2:54 PM, Andrew Purtell > wrote: > > If we want to lock step 1.2 and 1.4 releases for a little while we can > do that. I mean approximately, like within a week or two of each other. We > could agree on a release calendar and then do the RM things when needed. > I'd be up for that. > > > > > >> On Aug 15, 2018, at 12:42 PM, Sean Busbey wrote: > >> > >> My hope is that in restarting I'll get the incremental cost of > >> maintenance releases down enough that I can be strict on the monthly > >> cadence. I don't think the 1.2 -> 1.4 upgrade path is well tested, and > >> I anticipate that some changes to 1.2 might be needed to make sure it > >> goes smoothly. regular releases make that easier. > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 2:19 PM, Mike Drob wrote: > >>> How strict do you plan to be with the monthly release cadence? If > there's > >>> only a few Jira issues resolved on 1.2.x do you still plan to spin > those > >>> out? I don't understand how doing more releases on the old stable line > will > >>> incentivize adopters to move to the new stable line. > >>> > >>> Other than that, announcement seems fine. > >>> > >>>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 2:16 PM, Sean Busbey > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> If anyone has feedback before I send this, please let me know. I've > >>>> already updated dist.a.o for the stable line change. I'd like to send > >>>> this announcement tomorrow once the mirrors are updated. > >>>> > >>>> --- > >>>> > >>>> Hi HBase Community! > >>>> > >>>> The HBase developers would like you to know that we have updated the > >>>> "stable" release pointer to the 1.4.6 release. As future 1.4.z > >>>> releases are made the stable pointer will track them. All users of > >>>> releases prior to 1.4.6 are advised to upgrade to the new stable > >>>> release line. > >>>> > >>>> The prior stable release line was 1.2.z. I'm in the process of getting > >>>> releases on that branch going again. Users of that release line are > >>>> advised that once releases start again they will continue monthly for > >>>> a period of about 6 months before the branch moves to end-of-life. > >>>> > >>>> If you are currently a user of a release line older than 1.4 and > >>>> there's anything that would make your transition to the stable release > >>>> line easier please let us know either via email or JIRAs. > >>>> > -- Best regards, Andrew Words like orphans lost among the crosstalk, meaning torn from truth's decrepit hands - A23, Crosstalk --000000000000a472e805737ff961--