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Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 16:23:54 -0700
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Subject: Re: [VOTE] Stable releases from branch-1 and experimental releases
 from master
From: Lefty Leverenz <leftyleverenz@gmail.com>
To: dev@hive.apache.org
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+1

-- Lefty

On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Alexander Pivovarov <apivovarov@gmail.com>
wrote:

> +1
> On May 27, 2015 10:45 AM, "Vikram Dixit K" <vikram.dixit@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > +1 for all the reasons outlined.
> >
> > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Thejas Nair <thejas.nair@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > +1
> > > - This is great for users who want to take longer to upgrade from
> > > hadoop-1 and care mainly for bug fixes and incremental features,
> > > rather than radical new features.
> > > - The ability to release initial 2.x releases marked as alpha/beta
> > > also helps to get users to try it out, and also lets them choose what
> > > is right for them.
> > > - This also lets developers focus on major new features without the
> > > burden of maintaining hadoop-1 compatibility.
> > >
> > > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 11:41 AM, Alan Gates <alanfgates@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >> We have discussed this for several weeks now.  Some concerns have been
> > >> raised which I have tried to address.  I think it is time to vote on
> it
> > as
> > >> our release plan.  To be specific, I propose:
> > >>
> > >> Hive makes a branch-1 from the current master.  This would be used for
> > 1.3
> > >> and future 1.x releases.  This branch would not deprecate existing
> > >> functionality.  Any new features in this branch would also need to be
> > put on
> > >> master.  An upgrade path for users will be maintained from one 1.x
> > release
> > >> to the next, as well as from the latest 1.x release to the latest 2.x
> > >> release.
> > >>
> > >> Going forward releases numbered 2.x will be made from master.  The
> > purpose
> > >> of these releases will be to enable users to get access to new
> features
> > >> being developed in Hive and allow developers to get feedback.  It is
> > >> expected that for a while these releases will not be production ready
> > and
> > >> will be clearly so labeled.  Some legacy features, such as Hadoop 1
> and
> > >> MapReduce, will no longer be supported in the master.  Any critical
> bug
> > >> fixes (security, incorrect results, crashes) fixed in master will also
> > be
> > >> ported to branch-1 for at least a year.  This time period may be
> > extended in
> > >> the future based on the stability and adoption of 2.x releases.
> > >>
> > >> Based on Hive's bylaws this release plan vote will be open for 3 days
> > and
> > >> all active committers have binding votes.
> > >>
> > >> Here's my +1.
> > >>
> > >> Alan.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Nothing better than when appreciated for hard work.
> > -Mark
> >
>

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