Hi ! I'm very sorry, but I have to cancel this vote, as we discovered a nasty Java7/Java8 issue bug.
When building the full server with Java8, some tests are failing (they are passing green with Java7). I have filled a JIRA for that error (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSERVER-2016). The bug has been fixed, I'm running Java 8 tests now (java 7 are still passing) and will cut a new release immediately. Thanks !