So, for Apache Apex Malhar, for merging the pull requests targeted towards devel-3 branch, should we go ahead and merge it in devel-3? Can this then be merged from devel-3 to master in apache repo?
-Thanks. Bhupesh On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 1:11 AM, Sasha Parfenov <[email protected]> wrote: > I have updated documentation on > http://apex.incubator.apache.org/contributing.html and > http://apex.incubator.apache.org/release.html to reference master branch > instead of devel-3. > > Ready to celebrate :) > > Thanks, > Sasha > > On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 11:21 AM, Thomas Weise <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Soon :-) > > > > For Malhar master branch is now also the target for new pull requests. > > Given the large number of outstanding PRs I suggest we allow for some > time > > to complete them against the devel-3 branch and then merge from there to > > master. > > > > Would be great if authors can close those PRs that are not actively being > > worked on. > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 11:53 PM, David Yan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > We should celebrate :) > > > On Jan 29, 2016 3:37 PM, "Thomas Weise" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > Gone, we can put it back if there is strong demand for it :-) > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 11:33 PM, Aniruddha Thombare < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I think devel-3 should be removed to avoid any confusions WRT > master > > / > > > > > devel-3. > > > > > > > > > > Accidental / forgetful PRs can be avoided by removing devel-3. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Aniruddha > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Thomas Weise < > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I created the release-3.3 branch in core and set master to be the > > > > branch > > > > > > for development with 3.4.0-SNAPSHOT version. All current and > stale > > > PRs > > > > > are > > > > > > closed with this push. There were only 3 PRs actively being > worked > > on > > > > and > > > > > > new PRs need to be opened against master: > > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-apex-core/pull/208 > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-apex-core/pull/207 > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-apex-core/pull/194 > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone wants to keep devel-3 around? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Vlad Rozov < > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I guess plan to change to master as part of branching for 3.3.x > > > > applies > > > > > > to > > > > > > > core. Do we plan to make the same change to malhar at the same > > time > > > > or > > > > > > > while branching for 3.4? How do we handle existing open pull > > > > requests? > > > > > > Will > > > > > > > it be committer responsibility to merge them to the master > branch > > > > > instead > > > > > > > of devel-3? Do we plan to keep devel-3 around for some time or > > will > > > > > > delete > > > > > > > it once it is merged into the master? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vlad > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/25/16 11:43, Thomas Weise wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Looks like there is strong backing to move development to > master > > > as > > > > > the > > > > > > >> default branch. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> I would suggest to make this change along with branching for > > > 3.3.x. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> Thomas > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 9:15 PM, Bhupesh Chawda < > > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> +1 for master branch for development > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> -Bhupesh > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 9:24 PM, Sasha Parfenov < > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> wrote: > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> +1 for primary development on master branch. > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> Thanks, > > > > > > >>>> Sasha > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> On Sunday, January 24, 2016, Shubham Pathak < > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > >>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> +1 for master branch as the default development branch. > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>> Thanks, > > > > > > >>>>> Shubham > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>> On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 9:04 AM, Chandni Singh < > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>> [email protected] > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> <javascript:;>> > > > > > > >>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>> +1 for master being the development branch > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 7:08 PM, Yogi Devendra < > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>> [email protected] > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> <javascript:;>> > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> If you decide the make such change; please create an > action > > > item > > > > > to > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> do > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> necessary changes in all documentation which refers to > > devel-3. > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> From the documentation perspective, master would be > better > > > > than > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> devel-3. > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> Because, master will remain master forever (If we decide > not > > > to > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> change > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> it > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> yet another time). But, devel-3 will need to be eventually > > > > > replaced > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> by > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> devel-4 at some time in future. > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> +1 for master (from the ease of maintaining documentation > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> perspective) > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> ~ Yogi > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> On 22 January 2016 at 15:05, Priyanka Gugale < > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> [email protected] > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> <javascript:;>> > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> +1 for master branch. > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> -Priyanka > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 2:57 PM, Timothy Farkas < > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> [email protected] > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> <javascript:;>> > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> +1 for master branch being the default development > branch. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> Thanks, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> Tim > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 12:23 AM, Sandeep Deshmukh < > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:;>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> +1 for master branch as default master branch. That > makes > > > it > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> consistent > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> with what most of the other projects are following and > > will > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> have > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> a > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> smooth > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> experience for new users and contributors than getting > > into > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> another > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> branch > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> like devel-3. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Regards, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Sandeep > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Tushar Gosavi < > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:;>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> +1 for using default branch for active development. > > > devel-3 > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> if > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> it > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> can > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> be > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> made default or master. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> We already saw developer opening pull request against > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> master > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> ( > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> https://github.com/apache/incubator-apex-malhar/pull/146) > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> and we had to specifically tell them open pull > request > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> against > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> devel-3. > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> Using default branch will reduce such confusion. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> -Tushar. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 11:38 AM, Chinmay Kolhatkar < > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> +1 for switching trunk development to master for > both > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> APEXCORE > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> and > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> APEXMALHAR. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I understand that current master has stable/tested > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> version > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> of > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> apex. > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> And > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> we > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> would lose that if trunk development happens on > > master. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Hence, to point to last stable/tested version for > > apex, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> would > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> it > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> make > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> sense > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> to add a section about that in README.md? > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure if other Apache projects follow this > way. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> So, > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> this > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> is > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> just a > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> proposal. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Chinmay. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 7:10 AM, Vlad Rozov < > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I'll vote for all the trunk development being done > on > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> the > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> default > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> branch. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> If there is a way to mark devel-3 as default, it > will > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> be > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> as > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> good > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> as > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> switching all trunk development to the master branch > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> that > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> is > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> currently > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> default. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Vlad > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/21/16 17:08, Thomas Weise wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> That will also work but master is not needed for > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> released > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> versions. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Releases are tags and typically used through the Maven > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> dependencies. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> People coming to github are typically contributors and > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> they > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> should > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> see > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> latest stable code. When we merge changes into > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> devel-3, > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> they > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> have > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> been > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> reviewed and tested, we cut the release branches from > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> devel-3. > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> This > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> is > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> what > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> should be visible by default. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Once we do major changes, we will need to do those > > on > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> another > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> branch. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Making changes for next major release 4.x is one such > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> branch > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> in > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> my > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> mind. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Thomas > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Sandesh Hegde < > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> How about we just keep "devel"? and master > continues > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> to > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> be > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> released > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> version. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:55 PM Vlad Rozov < > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:;>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If I remember correctly the idea behind using > > master > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> devel-3/devel-4 > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> was to use devel-3 and devel-4 for trunks on 3.x > and > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4.x > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> and > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> use > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> master > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> as the latest released version. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am not proposing to use master one way or > > another, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> stating > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> my > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> understanding behind the current configuration of > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> Apex > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> core > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> and > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> malhar branches. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vlad > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/21/16 15:18, Thomas Weise wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It my be possible but I would question why. The > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> branch > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> does > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> not > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> serve any other purpose, so why not use it for > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> development? > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Vlad Rozov < > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I guess not, I think that we don't have admin > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rights > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> to > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> manage > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> apex > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> core > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or malhar mirrors on github. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vlad > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/21/16 14:12, Pramod Immaneni wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can't we set a default branch in the repo to > be > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> from > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> master? > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 2:04 PM, David Yan < > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have been using the devel-3 branch for > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> development > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> in > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> both > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Apex > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Core > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apex Malhar. The reason was that we wanted to > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> the > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> master > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> branch > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> point to the latest release so that when a user > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> checks > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> out > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> from > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> our > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> git > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> repo, it's always the latest source release > and > > it > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> always > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> works. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> But on the other hand, from what I see, that is > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> what > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> most > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> active > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> apache > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> projects do. I checked Flink, Spark, Storm, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Samza, > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> Pig, > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Hive, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> and > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Hadoop, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and ALL of these projects have commits on > the > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> branch > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> that > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> are > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> at > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> most one day old. Apex Core on the other > hand, > > > the > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> last > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> commit > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> on > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master branch was Nov, 2015, and that was when > > we > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> released > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> Apex > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> Core > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> 3.2.0. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because of our stale master branch, it's > easy > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> someone > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> outside > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> of > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apex community to conclude that Apex is not > very > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> active > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> compared > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> to > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> other > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apache projects. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To me, the benefits of using the devel-3 > branch > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> simply > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> not > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> worth > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> potential cost. I would like to propose that > we > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>> rid > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> of > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> the > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> devel-3 > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> branch and use the master branch for > > development, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> instead > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> of > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> having > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master branch always reflecting the latest > > > release. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> use > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> tags > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> for > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> that > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> purpose. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please share your thoughts. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> David > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> -- > > > > > > >>> Regards, > > > > > > >>> Bhupesh Chawda > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
