Hi Accumulo devs, I'm thinking about initiating a vote next week for a 2.0.0-alpha release, so we can have an official ASF release (albeit without the usual stability expectations as a normal release) to be available for the upcoming Accumulo Summit.
An alpha version would signal our progress towards 2.0.0 final, serve as a basis for testing, and give us something to share with a wider audience to solicit feedback on the API, configuration, and module changes. Of course, it would still have to meet ASF release requirements... like licensing and stuff, and it should essentially work (so people can actually run tests), but in an alpha release, we could tolerate flaws we wouldn't in a final release. Ideally, I would have preferred a 2.0.0 final at this point in the year, but I think it needs more testing. Does an alpha release next week seem reasonable to you? Christopher
