I've updated my scripts that check for files that aren't properly licensed
and saw the two I missed before. I think these can be fixed for the next
release.

Everything checks out on my end, so I'm also a +1.

Thanks,
mrg


On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM Nikita Timofeev <[email protected]>
wrote:

> +1
>
> - sources parity - good
> - signatures - good (Windows assembly is signed with my key)
> - full build from sources - good
> - MacOS Modeler and MCP - runs on MacOS, JDK 25
> - Generic Modeler and MCP - runs on MacOS, JDK 25 and 21
> - Windows Modeler - runs on Windows 11, JDK 25 unsupported, only JDK 21
> checked
> - RAT - missing headers in TestMcpServer.java and in
> org.slf4j.spi.SLF4JServiceProvider
> (we have headers in other providers). Good enough for the milestone
> release, it may be fixed later.
> - Staging Maven repo - good, verified with a demo project
>
> Also a note about the RAT: a bunch of new `.md` files are not excluded,
> need to fix config.
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM Andrus Adamchik <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Ok, to back up my intuition on the license headers I am going to lean on
> > the "lack of creativity" exception and "PMC judgement" clause in the ASF
> > policy :)
> >
> > https://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html#faq-exceptions
> >
> > Andrus
> >
> >
> > > On Jun 14, 2026, at 11:53 AM, Andrus Adamchik <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I am +1. I added MCP checks to my previous checklist (and they pass).
> > Haven't tested Modeler on Windows.
> > >
> > > Noticed the Mac .dmg doesn't have the background image and our custom
> > layout. The contents of the .dmg are correct though, so this is not a
> > blocker either. (I've seen my own builds losing the layout on rare
> > occasions; never got to the bottom of it though).
> > >
> > > One of the unit tests was missing the Apache header (my fault, I fixed
> > that already on the "past-M2" branch). I don't think this disqualifies
> the
> > release. This is an internal unit test, and is not expected to be
> > referenced or embedded by the end users in their code. Also the new .md
> > files don't have Apache headers, which I think is totally ok.
> > >
> > > Anyone has a different opinion on this?
> > >
> > > Andrus
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Jun 13, 2026, at 12:20 PM, Michael Gentry <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hello everyone!
> > >>
> > >> Finally time for the 5.0 M2 release!
> > >> Thanks Nikita and Andrus for helping with my environmental issues!
> > >> Hopefully smoother in the future. (I'll have to give Windows the
> stinky
> > >> eye.)
> > >>
> > >> Release Notes:
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/apache/cayenne/blob/cayenne-parent-5.0-M2/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
> > >>
> > >> Maven Repo:
> > >>
> >
> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecayenne-1063/
> > >>
> > >> Assemblies (Note the updated KEYS file there):
> > >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/cayenne/
> > >>
> > >> Please evaluate the assemblies and cast your votes.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> mrg
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Nikita Timofeev
>

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