Hi Drillers, We have a reasonable number of fixes and features since the last release [1]. Releasing itself takes a while; so I propose we start the 1.9 release process.
I volunteer as the release manager, unless there are objections. We should also discuss what the release version number should be after 1.9. Thank you, Sudheesh [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DRILL/fixforversion/12337861
