I'm in favor of the name change for the default branch anyway, so this seems like a great time.
+1 jon On Wed, Sep 25, 2024, 2:01 PM Lee Rhodes <[email protected]> wrote: > Oops, modify the close date to Monday, Sep 30th, 1:03 PM Pacific > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 1:03 PM Lee Rhodes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I need some PMC approvals on this issue. >> >> The code changes required to move the ds-memory code base (java 8 and 11) >> to Java 17 required a major rewrite of the code. So much so that a merge >> back to the master branch would be massive, with lots of conflicts. Since >> we have decided that there will be no further development on Java 8/11, >> only code fixes, it makes sense to move the default branch to "main", which >> is where all the Java 17 code exists, and all further development will be >> based on that branch. >> >> Task: Change current default branch "master" to existing branch "main". >> >> Only INFRA can do this, and they want to see a discussion/vote on dev@ >> to demonstrate consensus. >> >> The vote will be performed as follows: >> - This letter will be published on dev@ and remain open for at least >> 72 hours (excluding weekends and holidays), AND until at least 3 (+1) PMC >> votes or a majority of (+1) PMC votes are acquired. Anyone in the community >> can vote. This vote will close no earlier than Thursday, Apr 25, 2024, >> 10:30 PM PST. >> >> Please vote accordingly: >> >> [ ] +1 approve >> [ ] +0 no opinion >> [ ] -1 disapprove with the reason >> >> Thanks, >> Lee Rhodes >> [email protected] >> >> +1 (Binding) My vote. >> >>
