+1
On 7/14/11 2:16 PM, "Andrew Purtell" <apurt...@apache.org> wrote: >HBASE-2400 introduced a new connector contrib architecturally equivalent >to the Thrift connector, but using Avro serialization and associated >transport and RPC server work. However, it remains unfinished, was >developed against an old version of Avro, is currently not maintained, >and is regarded as "not production quality" (see: >http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-current-status-for-using-Avro-with-HBase) >. Therefore I propose: > >If a contributor steps up, then this person should bring the Avro >connector up to par with the Thrift connector. > >Otherwise, we should deprecate and remove the Avro connector. > >Best regards, > > - Andy > >Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. - Piet Hein >(via Tom White)