Here is our first 0.95.0 release candidate. Should we put this out as 0.95.0?
The 0.95.x series of releases are designated "developer releases", a type of release we have done in the past -- see the 0.89.x series -- where we let out 'raw', barely-tested product so developers and those generally interested can get some early exposure to what our next stable release to follow 0.94.x will look like. Putting out these 'rough cuts' also helps to get the feedback started earlier while the release is still baking. These "developer release" come with no guarantees. We make no promises that the next release will be compatible with this one or even that you will be able to preserve data across the update (This is at an extreme, and highly unlikely, but could be the case). No work has been done to make it so you can migrate from 0.94.x HBase. In spite of all the caveats above, we still need to vote. Remember, the bar is intentionally set lower on these "developer releases"; it will have to be something pretty bad to block this RC going out. There should be a new release along in a week or two and we can address the offender there. The release artifacts may be downloaded from: http://people.apache.org/~stack/hbase-0.95.0RC0/ Let the vote run for a short time, say, April 3rd. Take it for a quick spin. Over 1500 issues have been closed against 0.95.0. It is tough pulling out the highlights but I think most will be interested in big improvements in Mean Time To Recovery, a revamped metrics, support for hadoop1 and hadoop2.... the list is long. For the full list of issues fixed see: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12310753&version=12324094 All feedback is welcome. We'd be interested in getting feedback on everything from the packaging, layout, through documentation, UI, and of course, any bugs found. Thanks, St.Ack
