*** Please note that my key expired since the previous release. I have updated its expiration, pushed to pgp.mit.edu, updated the KEYS file linked below, and attempted to force an update on id.apache.org. I don't know how long it will take for people.apache.org to refresh. ***
*** Please note that this voting window is slightly shorter than the customary one week so that we have time for an RC1 before HBaseCon, if necessary. *** I'm happy to announce the first release candidate of HBase 1.1.5 (HBase-1.1 .5RC0) is available for download at https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/hbase/hbase-1.1.5RC0/ Maven artifacts are also available in the staging repository https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachehbase-1136/ Artifacts are signed with my code signing subkey 0xAD9039071C3489BD, available in the Apache keys directory https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/ndimiduk.asc and in our KEYS file http://www-us.apache.org/dist/hbase/KEYS. There's also a signed tag for this release at https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=hbase.git;a=tag;h=92323e8e630e46d277ab2e8ebd34b91ab5d597d5 The detailed source and binary compatibility report vs 1.1.4 has been published for your review, at http://home.apache.org/~ndimiduk/1.1.4_1.1.5RC0_compat_report.html HBase 1.1.5 is the fifth patch release in the HBase 1.1 line, continuing on the theme of bringing a stable, reliable database to the Hadoop and NoSQL communities. This release includes over 20 bug fixes since the 1.1.4 release. Notable correctness fixes include HBASE-15234, HBASE-15295, HBASE-15325, HBASE-15622, and HBASE-15645. The full list of fixes included in this release is available at https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12310753&version=12335058 and and in the CHANGES.txt file included in the distribution. Please try out this candidate and vote +/-1 by 23:59 Pacific time on Thursday, 2016-05-12 as to whether we should release these artifacts as HBase 1.1.5. Thanks, Nick
