On Sat, Oct 6, 2018 at 12:27 AM Christopher <ctubb...@apache.org> wrote: > > 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?
I am in favor of an Alpha release. Also, Alpha releases imply feature freeze in some projects. I am in favor of feature freeze. Is anyone opposed to feature freeze? Below is what feature freeze means to me. We agree to avoid adding new features for 2.0 AND work on 2.0 will focus on bug fixes and polishing features added before the Alpha. This polishing work could result in API changes. If anyone really wants to add a new feature, they should discuss it on the mailing list. > > Christopher
